After a mid-season lull trainer Willie McCreery has returned to form with a vengeance, and he recorded a 29-1 double on the opening day of the Killarney’s August festival, including taking the listed Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes with the game Erysimum.

Drawn by the sunshine, huge crowds descended on Killarney for its St Patrick’s Day parade where the green of the traffic lights had been turned into shamrocks and the buildings had been turned green overnight.

The activation of the Kerry County Council’s emergency plan prohibited the Killarney and District Motor Club from proceeding with Saturday’s Rentokil-Initial Killarney Historic Rally.

Killarney Adventure Race 2015 will take place in the picturesque tourist town of Killarney on October 3rd.

Two good meetings this afternoon, and the best bet comes in the shape of Roconga, who will take beating in the Mallow Hospital Maiden Hurdle.

Jockey Johnny Burke was in top form on the final day of the four-day July festival at Killarney, completing a near 15-1 double aboard Viconte Du Noyer and Knockraha Prince.

The sun came out just in time to show up a dazzling array of colours and style on Ladies’ Day at rainy Killarney Races.

The David Wachman-trained Off Limits returned to her best with an impressive victory in the listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes on day one of Killarney’s July festival.

The peak tourist season was kick-started in Killarney, Co Kerry, last evening, with the opening of the four-day July racing festival in drizzling, overcast conditions.

In 2013, Kerry defeated Tipperary in Fitzgerald Stadium to deny the Premier County footballers a minor three in a row.

An Irish woman is understood to be among the 28 victims killed in an attack at a Tunisian resort, Sepp Blatter has fuelled speculation about his future by insisting he has not resigned as FIFA president, and the US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the country.  Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

One man has been beheaded and at least two have been injured in an attack on a factory in the south-east of France, Renault has recalled thousands of vehicles because of a problem with the braking system, there will be two more boxing finals with Irish involvement at the European Games in Baku. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

While the Killarney name adorns the failed festival which was due to be held in ‘the Kingdom’ this weekend, there was little Kerry involvement behind the scenes of the cancelled event.

The Kerry branch of the Irish Hotels’ Federation (IHF) has asked all its members to make full refunds to people who made weekend accommodation reservations for the cancelled Killarney Festival of Music and Food.

Here’s a quick look at the latest music, gig, film and entertainment news.

A clash is looming between business and environmental interests over the venue for a major music festival which will bring a financial windfall to a tourism hotspot.

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle guided their Citroen DS3 to a magnificent third place finish on Rally Finland, round eight of the World Rally Championship.

Shield rounded off a terrific week for Aidan O’Brien, JP McManus and Mark Walsh when cruising to victory in the Dawn Omega Milk Novice Hurdle, as an attendance in excess of 7,000 topped off a very successful festival.

A holiday atmosphere prevailed as a €4m bonanza got under way with the opening of the July Festival Races, in Killarney, Co Kerry, last evening.

A multinational assembly of trad music aficionados will descend on Killarney, Co Kerry, for the annual Gathering Festival this weekend.

Rower Paul O’Donovan admitted the disappointment of finishing fourth at the world juniors two years ago was the driving factor in his medal winning performance at the U23 equivalent on Sunday.

Ruby Walsh struck for the first time at Killarney this week when Shamar followed his recent success at Cork by landing the Dawn Milk Omega Novice Hurdle before a massive crowd yesterday.

Jamie Piggott, son of the legendary Lester, will try to follow in his father’s footsteps when he has his first ride in public at Killarney today.

The Health & Safety Authority has launched an investigation into a gas explosion in which one man died in Killarney on Saturday.

Gardaí are continuing their search for a man in his 50s following a gas explosion in Killarney earlier.

Pioneers of innovation in Irish motorsport, the Killarney and District Motor Club will herald the introduction of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship on next week’s caretll.ie International Rally of the Lakes.

The first of Killarney Golf and Fishing Club’s series of popular Open Days is slated for March 27 on O’Mahony’s Point.

NORTHERN Ireland’s Mark Allen added his voice to the growing number of frustrated players in snooker echoing Ronnie O’Sullivan’s sentiments last week that most of the PTC events are “pointless” at the moment.

THE forecast for the next week starting tomorrow is that it will be very unsettled so we’re adopting a wait-and-see policy before deciding what to do with Dragon Pulse.

KEN CONDON moved his total for the week at the track to three when Peaks Of Fire took the Dawn Omega Milk Maiden at the final stage of Killarney yesterday.

The road crash near Killarney yesterday in which four young people lost their lives and another was seriously injured is probably the nightmare of the parents of all adolescents. It is another human tragedy that resonates with all parents.

SHERCHANCEIT, trained by Mary O’Connnor at Tallow, Co Waterford, ran her rivals ragged to land the featured Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle before an an excellent attendance of 4,808 at Killarney yesterday.

HORSE RACING meetings in Ireland will fall next year for the first time this decade, according to Horse Racing Ireland.

TONY MARTIN abandoned any thoughts of going to Galway with Pires, after his well-backed five-year-old had won the Londis Close To You Novice Hurdle at the concluding stage of a very successful Killarney Festival yesterday.

THOSE who waded into Royal County Star, from 8-13 to 4-9, in the Summerfest Chase at Killarney last night had their share of heart-stopping moments.

MEETING the needs of delegates from 40 countries will come easy to the main sponsors of the 2008 World Holstein Friesian Federation Conference and Show in Killarney and Millstreet.

ON rare occasions you look at a race and arrive at the conclusion that a particular horse just won’t get beaten.

The opening weekend of the Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague got off to a thrilling start with Limerick Lions snatching victory from the hands of Ballina, while Belfast Star came out on top in the Ulster derby with league newcomers University of Ulster.

THE National Ploughing Championships for the wellies: Killarney Races for the brollies.

MOVES have got under way to promote the monastic island of Innisfallen, in the Killarney Lakes, as a bigger tourist attraction.

The Duke in Dublin and the DUP in Killarney — in the same week! And they all got home safely.

PEOPLE who may have injured themselves in falls while skating on a hugely popular ice rink in Killarney during the festive season are themselves responsible, the rink’s operator insisted yesterday.

WITH their home event just a week away, Irish drivers, Colin Turkington and Gavin Smith will be hoping to improve their current positions within the British Touring Car Championship in Sunday’s three rounds at Croft.

Pat Keane