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Killarney Gardai raise awareness of need for home security
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ALMOST one in four summer burglaries involve entry through an unsecured door of window, so Killarney Gardaí are urging homeowners to make sure their properties are secured.
Gardaí have unveiled details of the National Crime Prevention Campaign of 2017 entitled ‘Summertime Home Security’. This initiative will coincide with the June Bank Holiday weekend and promotional events will run from June 1-8. Most summer residential burglaries occur late at night between midnight and 4am and in the afternoon between noon and 3pm.
Jewellery and cash are the objects stolen which amount to the highest value. Smaller, less expensive tools such as con-saws and chainsaws are more likely to be stolen in the summer months. There are more burglaries where bicycles are stolen in the summer than in the winter.
Gardaí advise whether at home or going out, turn on some lights, use timer switches.
Lock all doors and windows, use your house alarm and store keys safely, away from windows and letterboxes. Record details of valuables and don’t keep large cash amounts at home. If your home is going to be vacant during the summer period, ask a trusted neighbour or family member to conduct frequent checks of the property. Ensure the house alarm is set.
Check all doors and windows are secure. Install timers on internal lights and motion detectors on external lights to make the house appear occupied.
Ensure that the building doesn't look neglected. Ask a neighbour to collect post or if you are going to be away for longer periods arrange a “mail minder” service with An Post to retain post for collection and place a ‘No Junk Mail’ sign on letter-box.
Inform the local Garda station about the premises being vacant to afford passing attention on patrols. If you are going on holiday and your home is going to be vacant, be mindful of what you post on social media.
A barrier of prickly hedge along your boundary or underneath a window will help deter thieves. Hedges and shrubs in the front garden should be kept to a height of no more than three feet in order to avoid giving a burglar a screen behind which he can conceal himself.
Ballymac Vintage Club raises over €7k for local charities
The Ballymac Vintage Club raised over €7,000 for two worthy causes following the 16th running of its annual Classic Car and Honda 50 Run over the bank holiday weekend.
Despite a wet start to Sunday morning, more than 100 registered vehicles turned out at Ó Riada’s Bar and Restaurant. Entrants brought a diverse selection of classic cars, vans, and campers, including several vehicles making their first appearance at a Kerry vintage event.
The day began with a Cars and Coffee gathering, allowing participants and spectators to catch up, inspect the vehicles, and enjoy light refreshments.
Proceeds from the event and Saturday’s street collection in Castleisland will support two local causes: St John of God Oileán Beo Castleisland, which provides services for adults with intellectual disabilities, and the Kerry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, which supports sick and infirm pilgrims alongside volunteers and medical staff.
A range of spot prizes were awarded throughout the morning, with organisers extending sincere thanks to local donors and main sponsors BG Motors Killarney, Brownes Agri Steel Castleisland, and Ó Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.
The run departed Ballymacelligott shortly after 11am, travelling back roads through Castleisland before making a short stop in Brosna. Drivers then completed the final leg to Knocknagoshel, where refreshments were served by the Knocknagoshel Meals on Wheels team.
The annual Dr Crokes GAA Club Golf Classic proved to be another major success last weekend, drawing 64 teams to Killarney’s Mahony’s Point course over two days of competition.
The Dromhall Hotel team of John Brosnan, Mike Dwyer, Shane Kelly, and Ger O’Meara took first place. Second place went to the O’Carroll Engineering team of Anthony O’Mahony, John O’Driscoll, Derek McAllister, and Michael O’Sullivan.
Third place went to the Quills team (Vincent Casey, Colm O’Brien, Evy O’Brien, and Donie Buckley), while Diarmuid O’Carroll Electrical (Mark O’Carroll, Brian McCarthy, Ben Kelliher, and Luke O’Shea) finished fourth.
Rounding out the top positions were Fexco in fifth (Andrew McCarthy, Ivo O’Sullivan, Ross Brosnan, and Niall O’Shea), Money Maximising Advisors in sixth (John Lenihan, Michael Lenihan, Des McCarthy, and Peter Bellew), and The Gleneagle Hotel in seventh (Patrick O’Donoghue, Mike McAuliffe, Margaret Gill, and T Buckley).
Raffle prize winners on the night were David Cotter (1st), Eugene Browne (2nd), Donal Brosnan (3rd), and Colm Murphy (4th).
The prize presentation took place at Charlie Foley’s Bar on Friday night, with sponsor Colm Foley handing over the honours. Dr Crokes expressed thanks to all who entered teams, sponsored tee boxes, and donated prizes, as well as Colin Finlay and the team at Killarney Golf Club for the superb condition of the course.
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