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Verstappen victorious as Vettel storms to fourth
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MAX VERSTAPPEN celebrated his 20th birthday last weekend by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix from the front. A dominating drive saw Verstappen soundly beat Lewis Hamilton, with team mate Daniel Ricciardo holding off Sebastian Vettel for third having started from the back of the grid.
After winning the opening-lap tussle with Valtteri Bottas to seize second place, Verstappen confidently took the lead from polesitter Hamilton on lap four. And as Hamilton struggled, the Verstappen never looked back.
Ricciardo fought and beat Bottas before himself coming under pressure late in the race from back-row starter Vettel, who drove a superb race. The latter started on Pirelli’s soft tyres and was thus on light fuel and supersofts when he began to slash into Ricciardo’s advantage late in the race, just as the Australian himself was closing on Hamilton.
On lap 49 Vettel got close for a long look down the inside in Turn 1, but Ricciardo was having nothing of it. That proved to be the tipping point, as Vettel’s challenge faded as his tyres began to go off.
And after that there was further drama for Ferrari, when Vettel collided with Lance Stroll’s Williams on the slow-down lap and came to a stop with its left-rear wheel atop his engine cover.
The result means that Hamilton is now 34 points ahead of Vettel with five races remaining but we don’t have to wait long for the next instalment with Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka this weekend.
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Maine Valley Golf Club raises €13,050

Maine Valley Members Golf Club hosted a Comfort for Chemo Golf Fundraiser in memory of Kathy Scannell. The fundraiser was a great success raising €13,050. Clonkeen Forestry Services sponsored the event, and a cheque was presented to Mary Fitzgerald, Paul McCarthy and Mary Horgan on behalf of Comfort for Chemo.
Maine Valley Members Golf Club and Clonkeen Forestry services would like to thank all those who sponsored T-boxes, golf teams, and those who purchased tickets for the event. They would also like to thank Tom Barry from Killarney Printing for all the print works.
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Dóchas Drama Group’s series of short plays is go!
The Dóchas Drama Group will run a series of short plays at the Muckross Schoolhouse from December 5 to 7. The group’s annual performance has been switched to the Muckross […]

The Dóchas Drama Group will run a series of short plays at the Muckross Schoolhouse from December 5 to 7.
The group’s annual performance has been switched to the Muckross venue as its traditional base – the ballroom in the Killarney Avenue Hotel is being refurbished.
“If you are fed up with the incessant rain and constant bad news. Do you need a break? Are tired of listening to advice about your Christmas cake recipe? There is a perfect solution,” said the group’s Liz Ryan.
“We will present six short plays and some of the questions you may ask yourself are:
“Why is Jane suddenly so honest?
“What did happen on December 9. Will Tiffany be promoted? Will Mags eventually find love?
“Can lost love be re-kindled? What do grandparents get up to when they’re babysitting?
For answers to these questions and more, come along to Muckross Schoolhouse on December 5, 6 and 7.”