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For tourism industry professionals, the Skal President’s Dinner is the social highlight of the year, but was also a perfect opportunity to show the best of Killarney.

GALA: Melanie and John Hurley at the Skal President's Dinner on Saturday night. Photo: Alexandra Bozic

PRESIDENT'S DINNER: Caroline Hennigan Molly O'Mahony and Geraldine O'Mahony at the Skal President's Dinner. Photo: Alexandra Bozic

SCHOOL: The singers and dancers from St Brigid's Presentation Secondary School who performed at the Skal President's Dinner on Saturday night. Photo: Alexandra Bozic

The gala event in the Plaza Hotel on Saturday night was hosted by Kerry Skal President Michelle Rosney and she used the occasion to highlight the best of Killarney’s performing arts talent, cuisine and locally produced drinks.

There were special performances on the night by singers and dancers from St Brigid’s Presentation Secondary School, Killarney and the West End House School of Arts who brought The Liberator, Daniel O’Connell, back to life for one night only to deliver a passionate dramatisation of a famous speech.

Food served included local produce from the Killarney Urban Farm project on East Avenue Road.

The tipple of choice for the traditional after dinner toast was the Liberator Irish Whiskey supplied by Maurice and Francesca O’Connell of Wayward Irish Spirits based in Fossa.

On display on the night were the All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate trophies recently won by Fossa and Rathmore respectively, and although the Sam Maguire was unavoidably absent, Kerry Skal President Michelle Rosney promised guests that, all going according to plan, Sam would be on display in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Skal is the largest international hospitality networking organisation in the world with 13,000 members in 308 clubs in almost 90 countries.

Special guests in attendance included Fáilte Ireland chairperson Paul Carty, Skal Ireland President Margaret Cahill, Skal Ireland Treasurer Francis Brennan, lifelong Skal member Dermot Cronin of Cork, Mayor of Killarney Cllr Niall Kelleher, MEP Seán Kelly, Kerry College and ETB Chairman Cllr Jim Finucane, Kerry branch of the Irish Hotels Federation Chairperson Bernadette Randles and Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne.

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Massive Park Road housing development given green light

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

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A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.

The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.

The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.

“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”

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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

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Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.

Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.

Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.

One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.

Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.

“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.

One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.

A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:

“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.

“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.

“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.

“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.

“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.

“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“

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