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Dance night to support Mary’s mission of mercy

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Mary O'Leary who is organising a fundraising evening in The Gleneagle on January 8 as part of her campaign in aid of Nepal's earthquake victims.

 

GET ready to dance the night away in January in aid of a very good cause. Mary O’Leary, Killarney, is to travel to Nepal next summer to volunteer as part of the Umbrella Foundation project to help schools recover from the devastating earthquake that struck in April.

Mary, pre-school leader at Naionra Faithleann, honeymooned in the country over two decades ago and will return to spend six weeks working in communities there. “After news of the earthquake broke last April, I decided I had to do something to help,” she said.

Nepal’s most vulnerable people were left struggling to rebuild their lives last April and Mary will help in the education sector there when she travels there in July.

She has decided to use her upcoming birthday (which has a zero in it) to raise funds for the schools in Nepal.

“No presents, just please come and support the cause,” she said.

All are invited to the night of nostalgia in aid of Nepal Earthquake Relief, with music by local bands and musicians. “Jiving, waltzing, polka and pop – all tastes will be catered for – we’re telling everyone to start off their New Year by going back in time!” said Mary.

The event takes place in the Gleneagle Ballroom on Friday, January 8, at 8.30pm.

Tickets, €10, are available at the door, as well as at O’Leary’s Expert Electrical, Plunkett, Street, and from Mary, 086-0628461.

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Chamber’s emphasis on cyber security

  Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to taketo ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies. Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted […]

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Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to take
to ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted a very informative breakfast
briefing in the International Hotel at which they keynote speakers were cyber security
experts Mike Dennehy and Ger McAuliffe from progressive local company Tricel.
The opening question at the event was how will a business operate tomorrow if it
loses access to its data today?
Mike and Ger recommended that all employers to include IT training as part of the
induction programme for new entrants, organise monthly awareness training for all
employees and to conduct monthly spot-checks to ensure everything is going
according to plan.
It was essential, they pointed out not to give the same level of access to all
employees to reduce risk and to devise a disaster recovery plan in case it is needed.
Companies have also been advised not to allow the public to use their private wi-fi
network and, instead, to set up a public or guest network.
Chamber thanked the experts from Tricel for their engaging talk which certainly put
the spotlight very firmly on the need to enhance cyber security measures.

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Win tickets for Killarney for Palestine sold-out INEC show

Killarney for Palestine has announced a fundraising competition that will give Killarney Advertiser readers a chance to win two tickets to the sold-out Night for Palestine concert in the INEC […]

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Killarney for Palestine has announced a fundraising competition that will give Killarney Advertiser readers a chance to win two tickets to the sold-out Night for Palestine concert in the INEC on December 19.

The event, which features Amble, Beoga and Clare Sands, has already reached full capacity, but the group is offering two tickets along with a €250 Gleneagle Hotel Group voucher, which can also be used at the Brehon.
To enter, supporters are asked to make a minimum €5 donation to the group’s Chuffed campaign, which is raising funds for urgent medical support for a displaced family in Gaza.

The link to the campaign is:

http://chuffed.org/project/154575-urgent-medical-relief-for-mohammad-basyouni-his-kids

After donating, entrants must email proof of donation to:
killarneyforpalestine@yahoo.com
The competition runs on the group’s Instagram page @killarneyforpalestine, where full instructions are listed. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on November 29.
Killarney for Palestine says all proceeds from the INEC event will support Aclaí Palestine, a community gym based in Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem.

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