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Rotary plants trees to enhance burial ground

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An innovative community initiative has seen 30 young trees planted in the new Killarney Burial Ground to greatly enhance the extensive car parking area adjacent to the final resting place of loved ones.

TAKING A BREAK: Members of the Rotary Club of Killarney pictured with Kerry County Council landscaping staff at Killarney Burial Ground on Wednesday planting trees were: John Shanahan (founding member) John Tarrant and Finbar Kennelly. Photo: Don MacMonagle

THE FIRST TREE: Members of the Rotary Club of Killarney pictured with Kerry County Council landscaping staff at Killarney Burial Ground on Wednesday planting trees. Pictured were: Killarney Rotary President Rayla Tadjimatova Denis Doody John O'Shea and Paul Sherry planting the first tree. Photo: Don MacMonagle

The Rotary Club of Killarney initiative is part of the worldwide organisation’s pledge to support the environment and the local club applied for, and was successful in, obtaining grant funding from the Community Support Scheme from Kerry County Council to fulfil the objective.

The initial contact was established with outgoing Killarney Municipal District Officer Eileen O'Donoghue and the burial ground was chosen as a prime location for the planting as it has been identified as an area that needed attention in the most recent Tidy Towns report.

A comprehensive plan identifying species and planting locations was drawn up by tree expert Cormac Foley while horticulturist and founding member of the Rotary Club of Killarney, John Shanahan, was tasked with sourcing the trees.

A total of 12 Silver Birch (Betula Pendula), 15 Rowan (Sorbus Aucuparia) and three Native Oak were planted at a ceremony on Wednesday while a Weeping Mulberry was selected to occupy pride of place in the meditation area adjacent to the Columbarium wall just inside the main walk of the graveyard.

Killarney Rotary Club members were on hand to assist Kerry County Council foreman Noel O'Leary and Council landscaping staff with the completion of the project.

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Legion GAA Club’s set dancers claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing

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Killarney Legion GAA Club’s set dancers recently claimed the County Final title in Set Dancing at Scór na bPáistí, held in the Tinteán, Ballybunion.
The winning group includes Diarmuid and Hannah O’Regan, Aoibheann and Cliona Hegarty, Sadie and Grace Brosnan, and Mark and Anne Marie O’Sullivan. Also pictured is their dance teacher, Hanna Majella O’Donoghue. The club was also represented at the finals by Abbey O’Leary, who performed in the solo dancing category.

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O’Leary and Lynch among local stars as Kerry win Camogie league final

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The “trilogy” between Kerry and Meath ended in triumph for the Kingdom on Saturday, as the Kerry Intermediate Camogie team secured the Division 2 league title in Banagher.


In a match dominated by a fierce breeze and relentless defending, Kerry edged out their rivals by 1-07 to 0-08. While the scoreboard remained low, the impact of the Killarney-area players was a decisive factor in securing Division 1B status for next season.
Kate Lynch of Glenflesk, a mainstay of the attack this season, started in the forward line and contributed to an offensive effort that gradually wore down the Meath backline. However, it was the second-half introduction of Rathmore dual star Danielle O’Leary that helped shift the momentum.
Entering the game in the 43rd minute, O’Leary sharpened the Kerry attack during the intense midfield battles of the final quarter. Her impact was most evident when she combined with fellow substitute Shannon Collins to set up Patrice Diggin’s only score from play, providing the platform for the game’s decisive moment.
In the 55th minute, Collins fired a low shot into the net to nudge Kerry ahead. Despite a late Meath rally, Patrice Diggin held her nerve to slot over two late dead-ball scores to seal the win.
While Kathryn Ryan, Áine Devlin, and Tiarna Dineen were part of the matchday panel and have played key roles throughout this unbeaten campaign, they were not called upon from the bench on this occasion.
Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin 0-07 (4fs, 2 45s); S Collins 1-00
Kerry: A Fitzgerald, T McCarthy, S Murphy, M Costello, R Quinn, N Leen, E O’Donoghue, P Diggin, C Spillane, A O’Sullivan, J Horgan, K Lynch, R O’Connor, L Collins, E Conway. Subs: D O’Leary for Conway, S Collins for Lynch (43); A Behan for Quinn (43)

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