The Mayor of Killarney and elected members of the Killarney Municipal District will host a Civic Reception for popular local photographer Michelle Cooper Galvin.

The reception will take place at Killarney Town Hall on Friday at 4.30pm and will recognise the Fossa woman’s 50 -year career in photojournalism.

She retired from fulltime press work in March 2022 but still supports local community groups by photographing their efforts.

Despite retirement Michelle remains a regular contributor to the Killarney Advertiser

She started her career with the Cork Examiner in 1974 and after four years with that publication she returned to Killarney where she worked as the local media snapper until her retirement two years ago.
Michelle also supplied many of the photographs that have appeared in the Killarney Advertiser over the last 40 years or more.
Michelle’s beat covered all of East, South and Mid Kerry, but she was best known for her work on the streets of her home town.
“The biggest change for me was the switch to digital,” Michelle told the Killarney Advertiser at the time of her retirement. “It became a simpler process from the camera to the computer and straight on to a page – ending negatives and processing film.”