Killarney Valley AC

26/10/2026

Congrats to KVAC Distance running power house Brendan Joy on winning the Tralee Half Marathon in a fast 74 min 26 sec..
A real 🚀 performance.
Brendan Joy

26/10/2026

Congrats to our Marathon Crew 💪

25/10/2026

💚💜 MUNSTER GOLD FOR JAMES DOODY AS KVAC ATHLETES SHINE IN MUNSTER CROSS COUNTRY!

Killarney Valley AC athletes produced some excellent performances at the Munster Cross Country Championships in Two Mile Borris, Co. Tipperary, on Sunday, 25th October, competing across the juvenile, U18, U20 and Novice races.

🥇 James Doody – Munster Boys U12 Champion!
A superb performance from James saw him take the Munster title, finishing first in a field of 126 athletes. Charlie Jay Kelliher also ran strongly to finish 27th, with both boys contributing to bronze medals for the Kerry county team. A fantastic achievement for the lads!

🥉 Boys U10 – individual bronze and fourth club team
Dylan Aherne led the KVAC challenge with an excellent third-place finish, closely followed by Mateusz Poslada in fourth. Maksymilian Poslada finished 50th, Cillian Doody 92nd and John Coakley 133rd. Their combined efforts secured fourth place in the club standings, with 149 points among 19 scoring teams.

🥉 Natalie Murphy delivered another standout performance, finishing sixth & on the podium in the Girls U10 race against a field of 179 athletes.

Our other juvenile representatives were:
💚 Girls U12: Siun O’Callaghan 108th and Sadie Sugrue 109th.
💜 Girls U14: Carolena Kelly 58th.
💚 Girls U16: Muireann Breen 40th.
💜 Boys U16: Thomas O’Sullivan 27th.

In the combined Girls U18/U20 race, Ciara Forde finished 23rd overall in 19:14, with Kirsten Kenny 25th in 19:38. These results placed them 15th and 17th respectively in the U18 category.

Karl James O’Neill finished 14th in the combined Boys U18/U20 race in 15:26, while Conor Crowley represented the club in the Novice Men’s race, finishing 11th in 21:49.

Congratulations to all our athletes who wore the green and purple at provincial level, and thank you to the coaches, families and supporters behind them.
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25/10/2026

Big thanks to Killarney Rotary Club for having our club once again as a beneficiary of the annual W**e & Art evening. Killarney Valley AC has used the funds over the years to build our great facility and invest in the development of so many athletes.
Tickets for this year are €25 each and will be for sale at each training session . We really appreciate the support from all who buy tickets.

18/10/2026

☀️ Great to see our Pole Vaulting Crew making the most of the great Autumn sunshine with Coaches Alan & Maureen.
A High Flying Squadron 🛫
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14/10/2026

Our Mid Term kids camp is open for bookings.

We have indoor & outdoor facilities so Fun guaranteed ☔️🌦️☀️
Click link to book

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11/10/2026

💚💜 KILLARNEY VALLEY AC — KERRY’S BEST OVERALL JUVENILE CROSS COUNTRY CLUB 2026 ! 🏆 & SENIOR TEAM MEN CHAMPIONS🏆

A proud moment for KVAC as Captain Sadie Sugrue accepted the Perpetual Shield on behalf of our 200 athletes who competed across three weekends of the County Kerry Cross Country Championships!

Every athlete played their part, with determination, teamwork and pride in the green and purple helping secure this fantastic club achievement for the 4th time in a row. 👏

🥇 Four County Titles in the Juvenile 4×500m Relays!

Our relay teams delivered outstanding performances, winning all four titles and securing massive points towards the overall juvenile shield:

💚 U10 Girls: Bella Brosnan, Alice Pyne, Natalie Murphy & Cara McElroy.

💜 U10 Boys: Cillian Culloty, Teddy O’Brien, Dylan Aherne & Mateusz Poslada.

💚 U12 Girls: Lauren O’Sullivan, Siún O’Callaghan, Sadie Sugrue & Béibhinn O’Donnell, Saoirse O’Sullivan & Scarlett O’Sullivan.

💜 U12 Boys: Charlie J Kelliher, James Doody, Dylan O’Connor & Noah Brosnan, Luke Sheehan.

🏆 Senior Men — County Team Champions!

Our Senior Men also brought home the County Team Title, with Risteard Clifford crowned Senior Individual Champion, Jack O’Leary taking 2nd place and Conor Kissane finishing fourth. A brilliant team performance with the lads joined by Brendan Joy, Naoise Daly , Jehven Kurbanov, Brendan Kissane & Derek Pyne in the 7500 race.

🥈 Senior Women — Second Team Place!

Congratulations to Fiona Doody, Margaret O’Connor, Mary Clare Healy & Grace O’Meara, whose combined points secured second place in the Senior Women’s team competition!

From our youngest runners to our senior teams, this was a tremendous championship campaign. Thank you to all our athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers and supporters for making it possible. 🙌
big thanks to sponsors Lee Strand & Kerry Athletics for the 3 weekends of racing amd the host clubs today St Brendan’s AC (Kerry).

200 Cross Country athletes. Three weekends. One very proud club! 💚💜
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11/10/2026

💚💜 A great family day of fun, strength and community spirit!

Killarney Valley AC had a fantastic day at today’s fundraiser, hosted by Killarney Valley Classic & Vintage Club. We are delighted to be one of the community groups benefiting from the funds raised and sincerely appreciate their support.

We brought along one of Track & Field’s traditional events, Weight for Distance, giving the public a chance to test their strength and throwing skills! There was plenty of friendly competition, with first-place prizes awarded for the longest throws in each category:

🏆 Women’s winner – Michaela O’Connor
An impressive 4.87 metres with the 28lb weight great power & strength.

🏆 Men’s winner – Ruairi Coughlan
A powerful 5.01 metres with the 56lb weight.

🏆 Men’s Over-50 winner – Mike McCarthy
A winning throw of 5.38 metres with the 35lb weight.

🏆 Men’s Over-80 winner – Liam Murphy
A fantastic 4.97 metres with the 28lb weight!

Congratulations to our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part with such enthusiasm, fun and sporting spirit. 👏

Our sincere thanks to everyone in KVC&V Club for organising a wonderful family day and supporting local community groups like ours.

08/10/2026

We are thrilled to be one of the 3 beneficiaries from this great event.
We will be on site Sunday giving folks a go at Shot Put & Weight For Distance .

🚜 Killarney Valley Classic & Vintage Club Tractor Show 2026

📅 Sunday October 11th

📍 4 Park Business Centre, Farranfore, Co. Kerry — V93 V292

⏰ Tractors in by 10am
👥 Public from 11am
Entry by donation

🚜 TRACTOR SHOW
• Open to tractors of all years
• Dedicated Vintage section
• Dedicated Ferguson 20 section
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🎉 FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
• Fantastic family fun
• Bouncy castle
• Digger Challenge
• Other great games

🔧 DYNO TESTING
• €200 per test
• Pre-book to guarantee your time slot
• Contact Eugene: 087 9162303

❤️ 3 GREAT CHARITIES
• Firies National School
• Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House
• Killarney Valley AC

☕ On the Day
• Warehouse Café open for refreshments

🙏 OUR SPONSORS
Tricel
Reens Rathmore Car Sales
Samco Agri Sales
Cyril Wharton Tool Hire Ltd
The Warehouse Cafe
Noel C Duggan Structural Steel Ltd.

A great day out for all the family — bring the whole gang and enjoy a fantastic day of tractors, machinery, entertainment and family fun! 🚜

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Irish Vintage Society clg.,
Irish Vintage Scene

06/10/2026

An Icon of Athletics the great Jason Smyth made a long awaited visit to our Oasis of Athletics.
One of the fastest ever Irish Sprinters and 18 years undefeated in para athletics and Six Paralympics Golds as well as Twice the Irish 100m sprint Champion with a PB of 10.22 seconds. Also a winner of Dancing with the Stars 🕺💃
We are all looking forward to Jason Smyth on stage tomorrow 7pm in the Plaza Hotel for a fireside chat courtesy of Killarney Chamber & AIB Killarney .
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