Bird’s Euroshow Funfair, which is wrapping up its annual summer run in Killarney over the weekend, made a €500 donation to the Kerry Cancer Support Group.

The donation was made during the presentation of prizes for the Fancy Dress competition held as part of Carnival Week. This year marked Bird’s 87th year bringing their show to Killarney.
Mayor Cllr Martin Grady, who presented the prizes, was the inspiration for the donation. The funfair organisers learned that the mayor donates 5% of his salary annually to the Kerry Cancer Bus, a cause close to his heart, and they decided to contribute themselves.
The Kerry Cancer Support Group is currently upgrading one of its key services: a new bus will soon replace the existing vehicle that connects Kerry patients to the Mater Private Network’s Mid-Western Radiation Oncology Centre in Limerick. The current bus has travelled nearly 300,000km since 2019.
Breda Dyland, manager of the Kerry Cancer Support Group, said the new vehicle will help ensure that patients and their families continue to receive safe, free, and reliable transport during difficult times.