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Exciting times for Town Twinning Association

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The recent AGM of Killarney Town Twinning Association was held in Scotts Hotel last week. A good attendance saw Chairman Seán Counihan outline a very busy 2017. The highlight of the year was the granting of European citizen funding so the town of Pleinfeld could bring a large number of their citizens involved in organisations.

The night was attended by Minister Brendan Griffin and Seán Kelly MEP and the chairman also thanked the Mayor of the Municipal Authority Niall Kelliher, Angela McAllen and Kerry County Council for their help and providing a civic welcome. Mr Counihan outlined that there was interaction between the association with seven of our twinned towns and this led to quite a lot of visitations to our town.

Pleinfeld continues to grow its contact with Killarney and in April this year and again in September we will welcome two groups of thirty people, with a further trip planned for May 2019.

There will be an exciting trip for some local people as Killarney Celtic will travel to the Burgerfest in June and participate in a tournament which hopefully will grow to a festival of football in Killarney. A student exchange programme is also taking place between some students studying German in school and exchanges between rotary clubs is well under way.

The chairman informed the meeting that the association is now affiliated association with Scotsdale, Arizona and Casperia near Rome.

It was also confirmed that an application has been registered with the EU Citizens Programme to bring our very first twin town citizens of Castigilione to visit this year. The chair advised that funding remained a problem and thanked the group for their enthusiastic support.

The following officers were elected:

Chair: Seán Counihan

Vice Chair: Donal Grady

Secretary: Seán o Grady

Assist Secretary: Micheal O’Leary

Treasurers: Sheila Dickson & Niall O’Callaghan

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Chamber pays tribute to late Dick Henggeler

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has expressed condolences following the death of Dick Henggeler, the well-known owner of The Rose Hotel in Tralee. Mr Henggeler passed away peacefully at […]

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Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce has expressed condolences following the death of Dick Henggeler, the well-known owner of The Rose Hotel in Tralee.

Mr Henggeler passed away peacefully at his home in Baltimore, USA surrounded by his Aghadoe-born wife Eibhlin (née Moriarty), their son Franz, and other family members.
Dick and Eibhlin purchased The Rose Hotel in 2015 in tribute to their late daughter Dorothy, who represented Washington DC in the 2011 Rose of Tralee Festival.
The Chamber said Mr Henggeler would be remembered for his warmth, good nature and positive approach, as well as for being a forward-thinking and knowledgeable businessman.
“He knew how to run a good hotel and that was and still is very obvious at The Rose Hotel, which is a great success story,” the Chamber said.
It added that continuity of ownership will remain in place, with Eibhlin, Franz, daughter-in-law Amber, and grandchildren Conrad and Rowan continuing to honour Dick’s legacy and vision for the hotel.
“Dick took enormous personal pride in Tralee and all of Kerry and he was always available to generously support any community initiative or endeavour undertaken in Killarney,” the Chamber said.
“He will be greatly missed by all that knew him but he leaves a wonderful legacy.”

He will repose at O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Killarney, on Friday (October 17), from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. The funeral will arrive at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday morning at 10:00am for Requiem Mass at 10:30am, with burial afterwards in Aghadoe Cemetery. The Requiem Mass will be live streamed at https://www.churchservices.tv/killarneycathedral.

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Beaufort Film Night returns with French drama-comedy

Beaufort Film Night will return on Friday (October 17) at Cullina National School, with a screening of the French drama-comedy The Marching Band. The film tells the story of Thibaut, […]

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Beaufort Film Night will return on Friday (October 17) at Cullina National School, with a screening of the French drama-comedy The Marching Band.

The film tells the story of Thibaut, a successful conductor recently diagnosed with leukaemia. A search for a bone marrow donor reveals that he was adopted and has a brother, Jimmy, a cafeteria worker.
The two meet, discover a shared love of music, and form a strong bond through an unexpected collaboration with Jimmy’s workplace band.
The Marching Band (French title En Fanfare) will screen at 8.30pm. Admission is €7, cash only, and will cover the motion picture licence fee.
The film has a 12A rating and is in French with English subtitles.
Beaufort Film Night is a non-profit community group that screens cultural English and international films that usually do not receive general release in Kerry.
The event is supported by Kerry County Council Arts Office and Access Cinema. Cullina National School is providing the venue.
Further details are available on Beaufort Film Night’s Facebook page @BeaufortFilmNight.

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