The Gleneagle Squash Club concluded its season with a series of competitive finals at the Gleneagle Leisure Centre.

Sponsored by Kerry Airport, the evening highlighted the significant progress of the club’s junior members, many of whom are now challenging senior players.
The night opened with a five-game ladies final battle between junior player Éabha Lynch and Mary O’Callaghan. Lynch took an early lead before O’Callaghan fought back to level the match.
However, Lynch held her nerve in the decider to win 3-2. In the second ladies’ final, Paula McElligott defeated Joanne McCarthy 3-1. Despite a strong second game from the experienced McCarthy, McElligott’s pace secured her the victory.

Division 4 and 3

In Men’s Division 4, Alan Moriarty defeated Rob O’Sullivan 3-0. Moriarty controlled the game with strong power hitting to take the match in straight sets.
In Division 3, junior Noah Counihan continued his season-long winning streak with a 3-0 victory over John O’Sullivan, demonstrating the momentum he has built through several recent promotions.

Division 2 and Main Championship Division 2

saw another junior success as Ignacy Truchan faced his coach and mentor, Keith Cronin. Truchan took a two-game lead before Cronin mounted a comeback to force a fifth game. Truchan eventually won out 3-2.
The main event was a repeat of the club’s top-tier rivalry between current holder Paul O’Brien and Donnagh Crowley. Crowley led 2-1 and appeared to be closing in on the title, but O’Brien fought back to take the final two games, winning 3-2 and retaining the cup.
The club expressed its gratitude to Kerry Airport for their continued sponsorship and to the Gleneagle Leisure staff including Eoin, Lisa, Dieter, and Lisa for their assistance in organising the event.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has said the achievement of the town retaining its place in the top 10 in the fiercely competitive Irish Business Against Litter League is a wonderful tonic at the start of the new year.

There has been a warm welcome for the fact that the town is once again deemed to be cleaner than European norms and it is in seventh place out of 40 towns and cities surveyed.

The An Taisce report for Killarney stated: “Another superb showing for Killarney with eight sites surveyed getting the top litter grade.”

Chamber said it was particularly gratifying that the town centre streets – including Main Street – received the highest possible grade despite the huge footfall and the thousands of people passing through every day.

“Great credit is due to Killarney Municipal District Council and its dedicated outdoor crew who work with such dedication, passion and purpose to ensure the town is presented at its best at all times,” said Chamber President Johnny McGuire.

“The council is certainly setting an example for us all to follow and, combined with the work of tidy towns volunteers, those spearheading the Killarney Looking Good project and others, it is only a matter of time before Killarney is back in the number one slot in the Business Against Littler League,” he added.

The Chamber said fact that eight of the 10 local sites inspected received the top A grade and it is hoped that concerns raised regarding the JYSK car park and Rock Road will be addressed as a matter of priority.