Vintners seek early opening in busiest weekend of year

Killarney vintners are applying for special early opening times on Sunday morning, for the first time, as the town prepares to welcome 100,000 visitors in what is expected to be one of the busiest weekends of the year.

The early exemption is to facilitate the Munster football final encounter between Clare and Kerry minors and Cork and Kerry seniors at Fitzgerald’s stadium. Killarney’s bonanza game comes as the Pairc Uí Chaoimh reopening was postponed two weeks ago.

The town is also hosting the country’s biggest single one-day fundraising charity event, the 34th Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle.