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Business dinner honours entrepreneurial Kerry leaders

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By Michelle Crean

The former Managing Director of Liebherr was honoured at a gala dinner event last night (Thursday) which celebrated inspiring Kerry business owners.

AWARDS: Honours for Kerry leaders at a gala dinner held at the Rose Hotel Tralee. Pictured from l-r were Ned Harty founder of Dairymaster who received the Business Leader of the Year 2022. Ned is pictured with Maureen Harty and Lifetime Achievement Award winner 2022 Pat O’Leary former Managing Director of Liebherr Eileen O’Leary and Emerging Business Leader of the Year 2022 Ogie Sheehy and Kathleen Wall of ViClarity. Photo: Domnick Walsh

Pat O’Leary received the Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 at the Business Leaders’ Gala Dinner and Awards in the Rose Hotel in Tralee.

The event, which had taken a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, was a glitzy affair with the aim of honouring the entrepreneurial spirit and achievements of Kerry-based business leaders.

On the evening, over 180 of Kerry’s business, enterprise, and public representatives attended to award and honour three deserving business champions which also included Ned Harty, founder of Dairymaster who received the Business Leader of the Year 2022 and Ogie Sheehy and Kathleen Wall, founders of ViClarity, who accepted the Emerging Business Leader of the Year 2022 award.

Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny congratulated the winners as he delivered the after-dinner speech.

“Kerry Innovation Centre is a not-for-profit organisation with a remit to support and advance enterprise activities across Kerry," Brid McElligott, Chair of the Kerry Innovation Centre who acted as master of ceremonies, said.

"It is our privilege to be able to organise an event which honours the business community in Kerry. We are delighted to be able to recognise the achievements of our award recipients and thank them in person for their role in creating meaningful employment and opportunities for the people of the county. Each of these leaders has demonstrated incredible entrepreneurial drive, determination, and ability, as they spearheaded the growth of a global business from Kerry.”

Previous recipients of awards at this event include Donie Ring, Tomas Garvey, Brian McCarthy, and the Stack family (Tricel). This event is made possible through support and sponsorship from Kerry Innovation Centre, Kerry County Council and EY.

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Ireland’s oldest citizen has Killarney connections

Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week. Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections. The previous record […]

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Ireland’s oldest woman met with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin this week.

Máirín Hughes, who turned 109 on May 22 has strong Killarney connections.

The previous record was held by 107-year-old Nancy Stewart who died on September 10 2021.

Although born in Belfast, Máirín went to school in the Mercy Convent. Her father was a customs and excise officer and the family moved around a lot eventually coming to Killarney after spells in County Down and Dublin.

Her mother came from the Rathmore area and her father was from Newmarket in County Cork.

She attended the Mercy Convent and has, in previous interviews, recalled growing up on the shores of Lough Lein.

“Neighbours who had three children were given the job of taking me to school,” she said. “They were annoyed because the children were going to school for two or three years but I was put in to the same class as them – my mother had taught me.”

In 2021 she featured in the book ‘Independence Memories: A People’s Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation’, sharing stories of being kept in school in Killarney during an attack on the RIC barracks down the road.

In 1924 she started a degree in science and a diploma in education at University College Cork, before working in the pathology lab in University College Cork’s Department of Medicine for 16 years.

last year she recalled her story on the podcast: ‘Living History – Irish Life and Lore’.

During the broadcast she talked about her parents’ membership of the Gaelic League in 1910; the Spanish Flu in Ireland in 1918; The Black and Tans in Killarney in 1921; the early days of the new Free State; Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932, visiting the Basket Islands in 1929; and working in the UCC medical laboratory from 1932 until 1948.

This week President Michael D. Higgins hosted an afternoon tea event to celebrate the important role that a variety of people have and can play in different communities and Máirín was among the guests of honour.

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Philip is running over 100kms for Cancer charity

Local runner and charity fundraiser Philip Kissane is set for the biggest challenge of his career as he lines up for the Cork City Marathon on Sunday. Phillip has already […]

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Local runner and charity fundraiser Philip Kissane is set for the biggest challenge of his career as he lines up for the Cork City Marathon on Sunday.

Phillip has already completed four half marathons at various locations around Killarney – all in aid of Kerry Cancer Support Group – or the Cancer Bus as it popularly called.

This is the second time that Phillip has run four half marathon and an official race for the charity.

Back in 2021 he finished with 5km Run Killarney event but his finishing race this time around is over eight times the distance at 42kms.

“We are delighted with Philip’s continued fundraising support but also with his awareness raising for the charity,” Breda Dyland, Service Manager Kerry Cancer Support Trust.

“We are getting busier all the time and still get no statutory funding so are dependent on fundraisers like Philip’s to keep us on the road. We have just put our new wheelchair accessible bus on the Cork route so Philip’s funding will be going towards the operation of this vehicle.”

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