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Awards Season at The Gleneagle Group
The annual Gleneagle Group Employee Awards took place last Thursday (February 8).
Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue and General Manager John Dolan with staff members who were winners and nominees at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week.
Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year and John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group.
Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year and Eilis Loughrey HR Dept The Gleneagle Group.
Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Nora Carroll Manager of the Year Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group and Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year.
Photo: Don MacMonagle
Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue and General Manager John Dolan with staff members who were winners and nominees at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year and John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year and Eilis Loughrey HR Dept The Gleneagle Group. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Nora Carroll Manager of the Year Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group and Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year. Photo: Don MacMonagle
Following the success of last year’s awards, this year’s ceremony returned to the neighbouring Muckross Park Hotel with the team enjoying a gala banquet followed by live entertainment with Riff Shop.
The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards is an annual event that celebrates the hard work and dedication of the whole team with nominees chosen from across 2023.
Speaking about the ceremony Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue said: “We are very proud of all that our team achieved throughout 2023. It was another incredibly busy year packed with events, concerts and conferences. We welcomed visitors from all over the world and their feedback consistently mentioned the professionalism and friendliness of our team. Thank you to everyone for your part in making 2023 a success.”
The top accolades of Employee of the Year were awarded to Bernard Murphy from The Gleneagle Hotel, Anna Puskzo from The Maritime Hotel and Orla Steinbeck from The Gleneagle Group.
In The Gleneagle Hotel categories, Nora Carroll received the Manager of the Year award, Mikeala Woods the Best New Starter, Eimear Flynn the Leadership Award, Shubert Standford Furtada the World’s Best Colleague and Maria Jesus Del Viso Esquinas received the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Terence McCarthy, Bridget Herlihy and Krystian Krampilc all received special recognition awards.
In The Maritime Hotel categories, Adrian Biffen received the Manager of the Year Award, Megan Horgan the Best New Starter, Ben Horgan the Leadership Award, Anna Gajownicek the World’s Best Colleague and Pauline Murray the Excellence in Customer Service Award.
In The Gleneagle Group shared services categories, Brian Miley received the Excellence in Action Award and John Carroll received the Excellence in Customer Services Award, while Kieran Murphy and Denis Lovett both received special recognition awards.
KWD Recycling shortlisted for national environmental awards
Killarney-based KWD Recycling has been announced as a finalist in the 2026 Repak Resource Awards, securing a spot on the national shortlist for environmental achievement.
The local waste management company has been nominated in the Best Recovery Operator Innovation category, sponsored by DNV, for its state-of-the-art residual waste recovery system.
The Killarney facility utilizes optical sorting, screening, and mechanical processing to extract recyclable plastics and organic material from municipal waste. In its first year of operation, the technology recovered more than 10 per cent of plastic packaging from residual waste for recycling and diverted almost 50 per cent of organic material toward composting.
KWD Recycling will compete alongside Dublin operators Panda and Thorntons Recycling for the category title.
Repak CEO Zoe Kavanagh commended the Kerry firm for demonstrating environmental leadership and bringing local ambition to the national awards.
Category winners will be announced at a black-tie ceremony at the Mansion House in Dublin on Friday, October 23, where each winner will also compete for the Overall Repak Resource Award.
Local businesses have a strong track record at the national event, with Killarney town venue The Killarney Park and The Ross previously taking home the overall title in 2023.
Drivers warned as deer rutting season begins
Motorists in Killarney are being urged to exercise extreme caution as the annual deer rutting season gets underway, causing animals to stray far beyond their usual habitats inside Killarney National Park.
The autumn mating season sees deer becoming highly active and unpredictable, leading to increased sightings and collisions on local roads outside traditional park boundaries.
Two separate incidents highlighted the growing hazard on local routes this week. A reader contacted the Killarney Advertiser to warn drivers after spotting a deer roaming near Tiernaboul towards the school on Sunday afternoon around 7.30pm.
Later that same night, in the early hours of Monday morning, a local driver collided with a deer near Kerry Airport around 1am while returning home from an event.
Despite attempting evasive action, the motorist struck the animal, which died at the scene and temporarily blocked the road before local Gardaí were alerted to clear the obstruction.
The driver sustained substantial vehicle damage, requiring repairs to the bumper, headlamp, and internal components, leaving her facing significant garage costs and time off the road.
Gardaí and road safety advocates advise motorists travelLing during early morning and late evening and remain vigilant along tree-lined routes.
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