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Over €44k in funding for Killarney Water Rescue

Killarney Water Rescue will receive €44,600 for the purchase of a vehicle from CLÁR funding.
It's part of a bigger package which will see a total of €223,022.87 announced for four Community First Responder groups in Kerry including Kerry Cancer Support Group which will receive €100,000 for the purchase of a wheelchair accessible vehicle, Baile Mhuire CLG €50,000 for the purchase of a vehicle, and Banna Community Rescue Boats Ireland who will receive €28,4222.87 also for the purchase of a vehicle.
The funding will allow the groups to transport people who have mobility issues or people being treated for cancer.
Community groups that perform roles such as transporting blood samples from hospitals and delivering medication, will also be supported under the initiative.
Mountain Rescue Teams, Air Ambulances and Sub-Aqua Groups are also to receive funding.
“This is welcome funding that will ensure that four vital First Responder community groups in Kerry can continue to provide excellent care and key voluntary services to some of Kerry’s most vulnerable, enhancing the communities they serve,” Minister for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley said.
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Flesk Fest promises to be a great evening of fun
By Michelle Crean Glenflesk GAA are planning a fun filled evening of top class entertainment. The Flesk Fest takes place on Saturday July 16 at 4pm in The Kerryway Steakhouse […]

By Michelle Crean
Glenflesk GAA are planning a fun filled evening of top class entertainment.
The Flesk Fest takes place on Saturday July 16 at 4pm in The Kerryway Steakhouse & Bar.
Two exciting bands ‘All Folk’d Up’ and ‘Super Ceili’ will be playing and there’ll be plenty of fun and games and a delicious barbecue, raffle with some great prizes, and of course the ever popular Hang Tough Challenge!
“Please come out and support this great event! Tell your friends and we will make it a night to remember,” Seamus Healy from Glenflesk GAA said.
” Admission is only €15, and tickets are available from Mary McCarrick 087 7750773, Padraig O’Sullivan 087 0530384 or any club officer. They are also available in the Kerryway on the night.
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Rising cycling star selected for Belgium Project
By Sean Moriarty Killarney cyclist Sam Bolger (18) has been selected as one of four riders for the Belgian Project – one of the most prestigious stepping stones for Irish riders […]

By Sean Moriarty
Killarney cyclist Sam Bolger (18) has been selected as one of four riders for the Belgian Project – one of the most prestigious stepping stones for Irish riders with ambitions to turn professional.
Northern Ireland-based Belgian Danny Blondell is the man behind the project.
For the last 15 years Blondell selects between four and six Irish riders and sends them to Belgium where they stay with local families and contest pro and semi-pro races.
As a race commentator Blondell is well placed to decide who is deserving of inclusion in the project.
Over the first six months of the year he makes decisions while attending early season races.
Those lucky enough to get selected go to live and race in Belgium for the second six months of the year.
Bolger, from Lewis Road, was selected after winning the junior race in the Cycling Ireland National Road Series in Mayo in March and the Orwell Stage Race in County Wicklow in June.
“He is delighted, it is a very big deal,” his father Paul told the Killarney Advertiser.
“He has had a very good year and the wins in Mayo and Wicklow secured the Belgium Project.”
Bolger will head to Belgium in late July and after to the Junior Tour of Ireland which takes place in County Clare between July 12 and 17.