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Turning the sod on new sports complex

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Local club and organisation officials, councillors and TD’s met at the site of the yet to be built sports complex in Derreen this week to turn the sod and mark the start of an exciting new amenity for the town.

The project was given the green light by a special assembly of the Killarney Municipal District during the Summer. The development is on council-owned land situated between the Killarney Celtic soccer club and the Legion GAA club in Derreen. Site clearance will begin over the coming days with steel works to commence in the next four to six weeks.

The single-story community hall will house two basketball courts, a versatile multipurpose room, a meeting space, a gym, a Judo room, changing facilities, restrooms, storage areas, and a coffee room. The development also encompasses an outdoor playground, parking spaces, a raised pedestrian crossing, lighting, and sidewalks.

The Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club, St. Paul’s Basketball Club, and Killarney Judo Club will all benefit from access to this building. These three groups have come together to form Derreen Sports Centre CLG, which will oversee and operate the sports facility.

To finance this venture, the council has secured just under €1 million through the Community Recognition Fund, and additional funding sources, including road grants and sports capital funding, will be pursued to complete the project.

The development is utilising only one-third of the council-owned land at Derreen, and discussions are underway regarding potential plans for the remainder of the site.

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School Dayz St Brendan’s students donate to Kerry Hospice

Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice. The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024. Teacher Mary […]

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Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice.

The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024.
Teacher Mary Denise Lyons and students Divo Lucic Kovacevii, Michéal McElligott, and Jaroslav Stetsenko handed over the funds to Cathal Walshe of Kerry Hospice.
‘Futures from the Past’ is a book written by current and retired writers, as well as students from St Brendan’s College.
This donation is the second from the book, with €800 donated last year and €600 this year.
The book was created to allow students to use their imaginations to explore the past and think about the future. It involved students from Poetry Ireland’s Writers-In-Schools Programme and adult learners from Kerry Education & Training Board’s Community Education Creative Writing group.
The book was launched at St Brendan’s College in April last year and was made possible with support from Poetry Ireland and the Arts Office of Kerry County Council.
‘Futures from the Past’ is available for sale at St Brendan’s College for €9.

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Community College TY students become qualified baristas

School Dayz Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas. They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make […]

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Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas.

They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make coffee, which could make them very employable in local cafes and restaurants this summer.
Their teachers, who are described as the school’s “resident coffee experts,” were impressed with the students’ hard work and enjoyed the lattes, cappuccinos, and Americanos the students made throughout the day.
In addition to their barista training, the TY students also took a trip to Mallow. There, they learned about the rules of the road, practiced the driver theory test, and many got behind the wheel of a car for the first time. They also learned about the dangers of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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