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from KILLARNEY ADVERTISER WK30 2023

Best wishes Dara and all the kery team

Fans travelling to the homecoming are advised to plan their journey as several other car parks in the town centre will be closed for other events.

The Fair Hill car park is fully closed to accommodate the annual visit of Bird’s Fun Fair to town.

The Killarney Canine Club hosts its annual International Dog Show on Monday and Tuesday and the Cathedral Car Park on the bottom of New Street will remain out of bounds on both days.

Fitzgerald stadium could become the Nou Camp of Ireland

The proposed major redevelopment of Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney will deliver big dividends, not alone to the town itself, but also to all of Kerry, according to Fianna Fáil Councillor, Michael Cahill.

The stadium development will create additional jobs and accommodation needs with its sports and concert potential and permanent employment.

“I am strongly of the opinion that a Kerry Sports and GAA Museum tour experience should be an integral part of this proposed redevelopment and will be essential in the success of the project. If you visit the famous Stadia of the world, such as Camp Nou in Barcelona, you can experience a virtual history of their sport as well as viewing memorabilia of all kinds,” he said.

“A Kerry Sports and GAA Museum simi- larly, will attract many additional visitors to Kerry and can provide an education in the glory that is Gaelic Sports in this county, including all other sports. We are proud here in Kerry of our sporting history and our Gaelic Athletic tradition and our many successes and challenges down through the years and through this, we can celebrate and share them.”

The Glenbeigh man also believes that the venue could be used to host major concerts in the future.

“With this proposed redevelopment, a modern, state of the art stadium, bearing the name of Dick Fitzgerald, will continue to host many fantastic sports events and top class music concerts, in the most beautiful of settings, in the heart of Killarney town" he added.

"Killarney and Kerry will continue to thrive as the place to visit in Ireland, with a range of attractions unparalleled elsewhere.”