Skerries teenager Ciaran Frawley converted four of UCD’s five tries and kicked a penalty as they dished out a 36-8 derby defeat to Dublin University, moving to the top of Ulster Bank League Division 1A in the process.

The ultra-competitive fare in Ulster Bank League Division 1A has seen Old Belvedere edge their way to the summit.

St Brigid’s became the fifth Dublin team in a row to win the Féile Peil Division 1 final after a comprehensive 1-6 to 0-0 victory over Portlaoise in O’Moore Park yesterday.

A Kerry politician, who was co-opted to Killarney Town Council following the sudden death of his father in 2009, has confirmed that he will resign his seat at a meeting of the local authority on Monday night.

THE death has taken place of the man often described as the original ‘maor uisce’ of the GAA.

SCREEN star Michael Fassbender received a tumultuous welcome when he returned to his hometown Killarney to act as grand marshal of the St Patrick’s Day parade.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Killarney to remove ugly advertising signs not deemed to be in keeping with the area’s reputation as a top tourist destination.

LEGENDARY entertainer Cliff Richard, looking relaxed and willing to give an impromptu bar of a song, was feted in Killarney last night.

I READ with interest your report (May 14) of an inquest held in Nenagh concerning the death of Archbishop Michael Courtney in Burundi.

KILLARNEY’S answer to the spectacular viewing platform on the Grand Canyon, in the US, will not affect the livelihoods of traditional jarveys and boatmen, the developers insisted yesterday.

DESPITE concerns that the commercial lifeblood is being sucked out of the centre of Killarney, a developing shopping complex on the outskirts of the town is to hold onto its retail zoning.

SOME residents of Kerry towns “plagued” by boy racers have had to buy ear sealants and headache tablets to shut out the late night noise, it was claimed yesterday.

THE thousands of Munster men who died in the first world war are to be honoured at separate events in Cork and Kerry.

A PLAN to close part of Killarney’s “golden mile” for eight weeks starting in mid-September is facing opposition from the tourism industry and local councillors.

Having re-fettled his S12B Subaru WRC following a crash on the Rally of the Lakes, Derry driver, Kevin Lynch took a comfortable victory in today’s ALMC Rally in Gormanstown, County Meath.

A GROWING number of high-rise buildings are taking from the beauty of Killarney and blocking off views traditionally enjoyed by local people and visitors, it has been claimed.

RETAIL giant Marks and Spencer & has shelved plans for a Tralee store after An Bord Pleanála gave the thumbs-down at the weekend.

UPWARDS of 10 to 12 people are homeless in Killarney, it has been claimed.

AT LEAST 10 to 12 people are homeless in Killarney, it has been claimed.

MAJOR work on the busiest street in Killarney in the run-up to Christmas could lead to serious disruption, traders claimed yesterday.

The Government will ban any EU funding for stem cell research in Ireland, the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister told the Pope today.

THE murder of a Nenagh-born Vatican diplomat in Africa will be raised by Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern when he meets the Pope in Rome tomorrow.

The murder of a Nenagh-born Vatican diplomat in Africa will be raised by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern when he meets the Pope and Vatican officials in Rome on Wednesday.

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

LOCAL people and visitors to tourist haven Killarney are being regularly pestered by ticket sellers, beggars and street vendors of goods such as flowers, hats and Chinese lamps, it was claimed yesterday.

ONLY in exceptional circumstances will cash be accepted from developers in lieu of affordable housing, Kerry County Council insisted yesterday.

CURBS are to be imposed by Killarney Town Council on the building of offices and apartments in housing estates.

CURBS are to be imposed by Killarney Town Council on the building of offices and apartments in housing estates.

IT’S time to cry halt to the building of apartments in Killarney, one of the town’s longest-serving councillors urged yesterday.

DUBLIN is one of the least popular places - and among the most favoured - in Ireland for tourists to visit according to a survey of more than 1,100 visitors from the US, Canada, Britain and Europe.

A sculpture to honour an Irish archbishop murdered in Burundi in 2003 will be unveiled in Co Galway this weekend, it emerged tonight.

IRELAND’S brave missionaries were remembered yesterday at the start of a series of commemorative services for 14 priests, brothers and nuns who died violently abroad in recent times.

IF you wanted to know the truth about show jumping, Millstreet Horse Show was the place to be last weekend. The best of sport combined with the legendary Green Glens spirit for another memorable weekend.

COUNCILLORS have said that Killarney has more than its fair share of asylum seekers following reports that another property has been purchased in the town to accommodate up to 60 further asylum seekers.

TRAVELLER women yesterday threatened to stage protests in Killarney if they fail to get a meeting with local publicans.

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ENVIRONMENTAL groups will oppose any plans to build on a piece of prime land in Killarney which came on the market yesterday.

AN elderly Killarney woman has forced the local council to remove her picture-postcard shop from its list of protected structures.

THERE are fears that election postering could cost leading tourist town Killarney valuable marks in the Tidy Town’s competition.

SPORT and Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue was king on both land and water when he officially opened a controversial €690,000 boathouse in his South Kerry constituency, at the weekend.

PEOPLE all around Ireland took to the streets over the weekend to celebrate the expansion of the EU.