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Almost €9k raised to help get tragic Polish man home

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BIKER: Grzegorz 'Pająk’ Pfister was a popular member of the Kerry motorcycling community. Photo: Marke Hajdasz

By Sean Moriarty

Communities have rallied and raised almost €9,000 in days after the sudden and shock death of a Polish man living in Killarney.

Father of two Grzegorz 'Pająk’ Pfister, who was living in Caherane Meadows, died suddenly after suffering a heart attack on April 16 - the day before his 49th birthday. He leaves behind his wife Maria, and two sons Mike (14) and Mateusz (13) from his first marriage, and their mother Ula.

The stonemason was a very popular member of the Kerry Motorbike Riders group and the Polish community in Killarney.

Almost immediately a group of Kerry motorcyclists came together to set up a GoFundMe page: 'Help us bring Grzegorz Pfister 'Paják' home' with a €10,000 target to repatriate him back to his hometown of Zory.

Well-known Killarney photographer Marek Hajdasz, who is also a member of Kerry Motorbike Riders, is one of the main organisers of the fundraiser.

“It is very complicated because of the times,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

“We wanted to get him home in a coffin but that is not allowed, so Paják must go for cremation first. Once that is done it will take seven or 10 days to get him home by a specialist transport company. When we know the dates that he will arrive in Poland we need to book flights for the family here. And there is paperwork in Poland too.”

The fundraiser was launched over the weekend and already over €€8,891 has been raised by the Polish and motorcycle communities in Kerry including an anonymous donation of €1,000.

“Those who knew him know he was a hardcore biker,” Marek added. “People have been very generous, and we have decided, that once all funeral costs are paid, we will divide up the rest equally between his two boys and Maria.”

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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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