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Town Twining association forging musical links in Germany

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By Sean Moriarty

Killarney Town Twinning Association celebrated Irish and German culture in Pleinfeld this week.

Pleinfeld and Killarney became twin towns in October 2007. Pleinfeld is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany and is the largest town in the Great Brombachsee region.

A delegation of Killarney Town Twinning Association committee members visited the German town this week.

They were joined by members of the Killarney School of Music. Previous visits focused on the sporting culture of both towns on this occasion music and dance was the main attraction.

A 30-person delegation from Pleinfeld will visit Killarney, between September 4 and 12 as part of a reciprocal arrangement between the two towns.

“This year we choose educational and cultural activities having done sport on the last few occasions,“ said Sean Counihan Chairman of Killarney Town Twinning Association.

“We had a wonderful ambassador group from Killarney School of Music led by music teacher Padraig Buckley . The young people got to visit an educational museum dealing with the Nazi Trials in Nurenburg including the actual courtroom where these events took place.

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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