Event: Summerfest

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news

Killarney mulls pop-up trading idea

Killarney, in which more businesses are reported to be closing than opening, has mixed views on an American-style trading idea.

golf

So why do the pros love Killarney?

general

Perry forced to cancel tour dates

golf

Killarney Open for business

sport

15,000 expected to line streets for Waterways Ireland triAthlone

golf

Killarney will up the ante

Irish Open worth €30m to Killarney as town is teed up as 2011 venue

KILLARNEY, which has just successfully hosted the 3 Irish Open golf championship, may be the venue again next year.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2010

Timing of lockout added heat to a very sticky dispute

FAMED in song and story, the jaunting car has been an emblem of tourism in Killarney since the 19th century.

Sat, 18 Jul, 2009

Air show to get ministerial seal of approval

Minister for Tourism Seamus Brennan will make a guest appearance this weekend at the country’s biggest all-Irish free air show.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2007

Fáilte Ireland cutbacks may hit festivals

LEADING festivals in Kerry could be hit by reductions in grants from Fáilte Ireland and local business interests may be expected to make up the shortfall.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2006

Killarney Racecourse gets €1.5m building boost

A €1.5M building planned for Killarney Racecourse has been described as the most ambitious development in the 70-year history of the local race firm.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2005

Music mix puts sizzle in summer

IT was a weekend for the purist and pop idol alike — a feast of music for everyone from groupies to grannies, rock babes to folkies.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

O’Donoghue fails to strike a chord as rocking minister

THERE he was, our doughty Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, out standing in his own field.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Ireland ‘must offer quality to boost tourism’

IRELAND is not a cheap holiday destination and cannot compete with other places in regard to prices, Sean Quinn, chief executive of Fáilte Ireland, the recently formed national tourism body, has admitted.

Sat, 28 Jun, 2003

Gray kicks off festival with open air concert

‘BE MINE’, says the David Gray hit, and so were 26,000 fans who clapped and sang along with the singer songwriter at an open air concert in Killarney, on Saturday night.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2003

Gray set to dazzle fans in the sunshine

THERE will be no Gray clouds over Killarney tonight as the sun is set to shine for the start of the town’s Summerfest.

Sat, 21 Jun, 2003