The €80m concert and event centre proposed for Cork has cleared its final planning hurdle following the rejection of an appeal.

In light of announcements made by the Irish government regarding the shutdown of public spaces, events promoters around the country have begun announcing plans to cancel and postpone events throughout the month and beyond.

A coalition of business leaders, hoteliers, publicans and restaurateurs in Cork say their focus remains on doing everything possible to ensure the delivery of the Cork event centre as it faces yet about obstacle.

The Kerry-based hotel group behind the last-minute legal challenge to the €50m state-funding package for Cork's event centre has been accused of lodging a “nasty, vexatious, commercial ambush” on the stalled project.

The future of a tourist attraction in Killarney is uncertain after its owners failed to secure planning permission for the venue.

Operating profits at the hotel group which operates the INEC in Killarney fell 7% to €1.3m last year.

Celebrity Cannonballers at the wheel or riding shotgun included Love Island's Tom Walker, Corrie actor Ryan Thomas, and a slew of superheroes from Wonder Woman to Spiderman.

Frits Potgieter has been appointed as general manager of the 5-star Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Killarney, part of the iNua Collection.

It might only be a 3½-hour drive from Mullingar to Killarney, but Niall Horan’s journey from his hometown to the stage of the INEC has been epic.

Health and fitness fans are flocking to Killarney today for Balance Expo, a one-day exhibition encompassing all areas of fitness, health, nutrition and sport.

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Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of entertainment.

Calls are mounting for a public statement from the developers of Cork’s stalled event centre, amid renewed reassurances that the project is still on track.

LIKELY to be chased as a trophy Killarney purchase, as either a hotel with further potential, or as an extraordinary private residence once more, is the 38-bedroomed Victorian timepiece Cahernane House Hotel, on the Muckross Road in Killarney.

The largest event of its kind in the world, Killarney Adventure Race, welcomed record numbers of 2,500 participants this year.

SINGING is an undiscovered country for traditional music icon Seamus Begley. Renowned for his accordion and fiddle playing, the Kerryman is notably less confident in his prowess as vocalist — despite a fine, nuanced crooning style. Indeed, he lives in fear that his voice might leave him down at any moment.

Ryan Sheridan erased an entire album because he thought it wasn’t good enough, he tells Ed Power. What he did next went straight to number one

Here's what to watch on TV tonight.

A new series on RTÉ One tomorrow looks behind the scenes of the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney.

This year’s Ireland Folk Fest will be held in the tourist town of Killarney in Co Kerry from 24th to 26th of July.

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.

A musical society with a show-stopping history has been given the rights to present the Irish premiere of Ghost: The Musical.

Pat Magner was getting stuck into the dinner when the protesters started banging on the restaurant window. Around him, diners at the Labour conference lowered knife and fork, momentarily arrested by shock.

Pat Magner was getting stuck into the dinner when the protestors started banging on the restaurant window.

The Labour party National Conference gets underway in county Kerry later today.

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

The group that operates the INEC events centre in Killarney plunged into the red last year recording pre-tax losses of €606,228.

Alanna Diggin features in Connected on RTÉ2, which finishes its first season next Tuesday. She is 21 and lives in Tralee.

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Singing legend Daniel O’Donnell is to be honoured for his contribution to the multi-million-euro tourism industry in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Management at a concert venue have apologised to a photographer after she was verbally abused and reduced to tears by comedian Billy Connolly.

Comedian Billy Connolly today refused to apologise for an incident during a concert in Killarney on Thursday night during which he is alleged to have called a local photographer a "f****** c***".

Members of a 2,000-strong audience have expressed their shock after comedian Billy Connolly told an award-winning photographer she was “a fucking c**t”.

Mentalist of the Year Keith Barry’s new show opens in Killarney tonight. David Young plays head games with the maestro

The new theatre will offer a venue for professional tours, director Louise Donlon tells Colette Sheridan

“I miss him every day and when I wake up in the morning I think we’re going to be having our breakfast together. His presence is still here. I can feel him around the place.” — Mary Keane

IF YOU’RE heading down to the Lakes of Killarney in the next week or so you may encounter a large group of walkers out around the shores.

IRELAND’s manufacturing sectors had another strong month in October, with production levels rising by 13.4% on a year-on-year basis and by 7.3% when measured against the preceding month.