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Restored carriage takes top parade award

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The team responsible for restoring a Victorian Landau carriage from 1861 have been rewarded for all their of hard work with the Best Overall Entry prize in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. The group, working out of the Men’s Shed on Lewis Road, spent over six months painstakingly renovating the badly damaged vehicle, which was used to transport the Grand Marshall in Saturday’s festival.

Dermot Healy found the carriage on a scrap heap and tasked Mick Myers, Tom Ashe, Pat O’Brien and a Mexican woman named Marguerita Camphuis with restoring the coach to its former glory. The dedicated enthusiasts went about their business and the end result, as you can see, were remarkable. The classy carriage truly was the talk of the parade and a deserving winner of the Seán O’Keeffe Perpetual Trophy.

Killarney Athletic AFC picked up the Michael Courtney Trophy for Best Interpretation of Theme (Killarney You’re Looking Good) while Killarney Legion GAA Club, who have a proud competitive history in the parade, scooped both Best Sporting Entry and Best Activity Group honours. The Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club won Best Sports Club.

Barraduff National School were named Best School.

Awards Winner
Best Overall Entry Landau Victorian Carriage
Best Interpretation of Theme Killarney Athletic AFC
Best Sporting Entry Killarney Legion GAA Club
Best Sports Club Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club
Best Musical Entry Millstreet Pipe Band
Best Children's Group Raheen National School
Best New Entry Park Lodge Group
Best Voluntary Group Pieta House
Best School Barraduff National School
Most Entertaining Irwin School of Irish Dancing
Best Activity Group Legion GAA Club
Most Original Millstreet Pipe Band
Most Stylish Entry Group from Thonan, France
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Gardaí appeal for witnesses in Castleisland crash

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A woman in her 70s was critically injured following a single-vehicle car crash at Lisheenbaun, Castleisland.

The accident occurred at 11.40pm on Wednesday, December 10.

The female driver and sole occupant of the car was removed from the scene to Kerry University Hospital.

She remains in critical condition.

The road is closed pending a technical examination to be conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Local diversions are in place via Currow Village.

The N21 Castleisland–Tralee and N22 Tralee–Farranfore roads are not affected.
 
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.
 
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N23 in the Lisheenbaun, Castleisland area between 11:20pm and 11:50pm are asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.
 
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on 064-6671160, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
 
Investigations are ongoing.

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New sports kit presented to Knockaderry National School

Knockaderry Farranfore National School received a new set of football and basketball jerseys and shorts this week, sponsored by the Manor West Hotel in Tralee and produced by MFC Sports. […]

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Knockaderry Farranfore National School received a new set of football and basketball jerseys and shorts this week, sponsored by the Manor West Hotel in Tralee and produced by MFC Sports.

The presentation was made by Manor West Hotel General Manager Ruth O’Sullivan and Senior Kerry footballer Joe O’Connor, who is Munster Area Development Manager with MFC Sports.
Pupils decorated the school hall in green and gold for the occasion and were excited to meet the visitors. The school thanked Manor West Hotel for its generous support and said the new kit will be well used in upcoming games.
“The children enjoyed the visit and decorated the hall in green and gold in anticipation of the presentation. The BOM and staff wish to thank Ruth and Manor West Hotel for their very generous sponsorship. The kit will certainly be put to good use,” said school principal Áine Daly.

Manor West Hotel said it was pleased to support the school and promote children’s sport and wellbeing. Knockaderry Farranfore NS, founded in 1888, now operates beside Farranfore GAA facilities, which the school uses regularly for training and matches.
“I would like to thank Joe and the MFC team for their incredible assistance in designing the kit. Who knows, we might even have a future Kerry All Ireland winner among us,” said Ruth O’Sullivan, General Manager, Manor West Hotel.

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