The legacy that Moira Murrell has left in her home town has been acknowledge by Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce following her appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Cork County Council.

In her 10 years as the Chief Executive Officer of Kerry County Council, the Killarney woman secured several key projects for the county and her home town.

The Chamber said when Ms Murrell first took up office in Kerry, she met with Tidy Towns representatives from Killarney who expressed concerns about the under-resourcing of local projects and she was good to her word when promising that the matter would be rectified.

The Killarney business representative organisation acknowledged that Ms Murrell’s great legacy in Kerry will be the fantastic progress that has been made with the provision of greenways which will attract significantly more visitors and create wonderful additional amenities for locals.

“As a Killarney woman, she can be very proud of the progress made with several local projects, including the enhancement of Muckross Road, the finalising of plans for the development of Áras Phadraig, securing URDL funding for key infrastructure developments, the advancement of plans for the Dinis-Torc walkway and cycle path and the planned college development at the former Pretty Polly site,” said Chamber Co-Presidents, Johnny McGuire and Pádraig Treacy a joint-statement.

“Killarney is very grateful to Moira Murrell for all she has done for her home tand for the county and we wish her every success in her new role. Cork, going forward, is certainly in a very safe pair of hands.”