A Killarney woman marked a special birthday milestone by supporting a local sporting group close to her heart.

Mary O’Doherty recently celebrated her 50th birthday and chose to mark the occasion by asking family and friends to make donations to the Kerry Stars Special Olympics Sports Club in place of gifts. This week, Mary and her daughter Mardia visited the club during a basketball training session, where Mary presented a cheque for €515, with further donations still to come.
Club members and coaches expressed their appreciation for the generous gesture, which will support ongoing training and activities for athletes. The visit ended on a high note when the athletes joined together to sing Happy Birthday to Mary, providing a memorable moment for all involved.
The Kerry Stars Special Olympics Sports Club thanked Mary, her family and friends for their support and wished her well following her birthday celebrations.
Meanwhile the Kerry Stars enjoyed a visit from Kerry footballer Tony Brosnan and the Sam Maguire Cup during a training session last Thursday

Local insurance broker, John Healy of Healy Insurances has been elected to the Board of Directors of Brokers Ireland at their recent AGM.

Commenting on the election John said: “I am excited to join the board and hope to bring valuable insights, experience and opinion to the table over the coming year”.

John also sits on the general committee of Brokers Ireland advising on general insurance matters.

Diarmuid Kelly, Brokers Ireland CEO said “We are delighted to have John on the Board of Brokers Ireland.

His expertise, common sense and good humour contributes greatly to the Board”.

Brokers Ireland is the leading representative body for Insurance Brokers with a combined strength of over 1200 firms representing both Insurance and Financial Brokers throughout Ireland.

Their responsibilities include advising members, regulators, government and other stakeholders on key insurance issues in order to raise and maintain industry standards.