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Community Games goes virtual for 2021

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By Sean Moriarty

 

The arts and crafts section of Killarney Community Games is moving online this year and local organisers are calling for entries. Participants can enter via www.mycommunitygames.com for the seven categories including art, handwriting, model making, solo singing, solo dance, solo recitation and solo music.

While entrants will have to place their entries via the national portal, local Killarney judges will select regional winners who will go on to the Kerry County Final and eventually the National Finals.

“There was an attempt at this last year but it did not work out very successfully,” Killarney Community Games Chairperson Philip Gammell told the Killarney Advertiser. “It is better organised this year, so we will be able to go on to the national website and select local winners from there."

While this is the plan for the arts and crafts section of the Community Games, there is no further confirmation on a potential athletics competition taking place.

“There is some talk of trying to run a national final in the autumn, but it depends on a lot of things. Even if we get the go ahead, we would need to run Killarney finals in July with the Kerry finals in August to meet that,” he added. “Maybe it will happen for individual sports but I can't see it happening for team sports.”

Online entries for the arts and craft section must be submitted before May 5.

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Chamber’s emphasis on cyber security

  Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to taketo ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies. Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted […]

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Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to take
to ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted a very informative breakfast
briefing in the International Hotel at which they keynote speakers were cyber security
experts Mike Dennehy and Ger McAuliffe from progressive local company Tricel.
The opening question at the event was how will a business operate tomorrow if it
loses access to its data today?
Mike and Ger recommended that all employers to include IT training as part of the
induction programme for new entrants, organise monthly awareness training for all
employees and to conduct monthly spot-checks to ensure everything is going
according to plan.
It was essential, they pointed out not to give the same level of access to all
employees to reduce risk and to devise a disaster recovery plan in case it is needed.
Companies have also been advised not to allow the public to use their private wi-fi
network and, instead, to set up a public or guest network.
Chamber thanked the experts from Tricel for their engaging talk which certainly put
the spotlight very firmly on the need to enhance cyber security measures.

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Win tickets for Killarney for Palestine sold-out INEC show

Killarney for Palestine has announced a fundraising competition that will give Killarney Advertiser readers a chance to win two tickets to the sold-out Night for Palestine concert in the INEC […]

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Killarney for Palestine has announced a fundraising competition that will give Killarney Advertiser readers a chance to win two tickets to the sold-out Night for Palestine concert in the INEC on December 19.

The event, which features Amble, Beoga and Clare Sands, has already reached full capacity, but the group is offering two tickets along with a €250 Gleneagle Hotel Group voucher, which can also be used at the Brehon.
To enter, supporters are asked to make a minimum €5 donation to the group’s Chuffed campaign, which is raising funds for urgent medical support for a displaced family in Gaza.

The link to the campaign is:

http://chuffed.org/project/154575-urgent-medical-relief-for-mohammad-basyouni-his-kids

After donating, entrants must email proof of donation to:
killarneyforpalestine@yahoo.com
The competition runs on the group’s Instagram page @killarneyforpalestine, where full instructions are listed. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on November 29.
Killarney for Palestine says all proceeds from the INEC event will support Aclaí Palestine, a community gym based in Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem.

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