{"id":370591,"date":"2026-03-29T00:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370591\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:31:11","slug":"a-kerry-and-mayo-match-in-which-both-sides-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370591\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kerry and Mayo match in which both sides win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerry-Mayo colours were flying high as Kiara Carolan and Kealen Conboy exchanged vows.<\/p>\n

Kiara, from Killorglin, and Kealen, from Claremorris, were married in St Mary\u2019s Cathedral, Killarney, by Fr Pat Hogan, Moyross, Limerick, and held their reception in The Brehon Hotel.<\/p>\n

Both primary schoolteachers in Limerick City, the couple first met 11 years ago, at a Halloween college party in D\u2019Icon in Limerick. \u201cKiara was dressed up as a fairy but broke a wing due to some questionable dance moves,\u201d says Kealen. \u201cI noticed the broken wing from across the dance floor and tried to fix it. I had no luck with fixing the broken wing, but I did get Kiara\u2019s number.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan and Kealen Conboy. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

Kealen popped the question during a beach stroll on a day out in Kilkee, Co Clare, on May 19, 2024.<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan and Kealen Conboy. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

Very much remembered on their big day were Kiara\u2019s sister, the late Tara Carolan, and Kealen\u2019s father, the late Sean Conboy. \u201cWe had beautiful pictures of Tara and Sean on the altar,\u201d says Kiara. \u201cOn my bouquet, I had a small picture of my sister, which made me feel a little closer to her on the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tara, who died last year, will be Kiara\u2019s \u201cforever maid of honour\u201d, adds the bride: \u201cShe booked all the wedding dress appointments and picked the shop \u2014 The White Ivy was the only choice in her eyes, she helped choose and approve the wedding dress, bridesmaid dresses, and the reception venue. Tara was such a big part of the day, and we miss her dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

Kiara\u2019s cousin Orla Murphy was the chief bridesmaid, and her friends Mairead Rafferty, Emer Moore, and Elaine Carroll were her bridesmaids. The bride\u2019s niece, Freya Carolan, and her niece and godchild, S\u00edofra Glynn, were the flowergirls.<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan with her dad Michael Carolan and bridal party. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography <\/p>\n

Kealen\u2019s friend John Hutton was his best man, and his brothers Aidan Conboy and Jarlath Conboy were his groomsmen, along with his friend Sean Doherty, while his nephew and godson Calvin Conboy was junior groomsman and ringbearer.<\/p>\n

\"KealenKealen Conboy with John Hutton, Aidan Conboy, Jarlath Conboy, Sean Doherty and godson Calvin Conboy. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

The newlyweds paid tribute to mother-of-the-groom Nuala Conboy and the bride\u2019s parents, Joan and Michael Carolan, for their support, as well as Tara\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Johnny Mahon. \u201cHaving him there was like having a little piece of Tara with us on the day,\u201d says Kiara.<\/p>\n

\"KealenKealen Conboy and his mother Nuala Conboy. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

Despite an orange warning, the weather gods favoured this golden couple, which meant a photoshoot through the Gap of Dunloe, culminating in pints at Kate Kearney\u2019s Cottage, was possible. \u201cI think we spent more time on the weather app than anything else that week, our screen time for that alone was embarrassing,\u201d says Kiara.<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan and her dad Michael Carolan. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

The bride, who had worked and performed as an Irish dancer at Kate Kearney\u2019s Cottage for 15 years, adds: \u201cWe also had our day-two [celebration] here, we wouldn\u2019t have it anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, during the wedding, Kiara and her Irish dance troupe brought a new level of energy to the reception.<\/p>\n

The bride wore a Rosa Clara \u2018Amado\u2019, from The White Ivy, as her main wedding gown and an \u2018Anna\u2019 dress by Rosie Etienne Bridal for her Irish dance performance and later changed into a third dress, the Feeling of Forever dress, Lulus.<\/p>\n

\"KiaraKiara Carolan and Kealen Conboy. Pictures: Padraig Healy Photography<\/p>\n

The bridal hairstyling was by Noelle Casey with makeup by Sharon O\u2019Sullivan. The groom and his party were dapper in tuxes thanks to Esquires, Limerick City.<\/p>\n

The newlyweds enjoyed a minimoon in Vilamoura, Portugal, and chose Dubai as their honeymoon destination.<\/p>\n

If you would like to be featured in Weekend Wedding of the Week email eve.kelliher@examiner.ie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kerry-Mayo colours were flying high as Kiara Carolan and Kealen Conboy exchanged vows. Kiara, from Killorglin, and Kealen,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,55665],"class_list":["post-370591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-wedding-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}