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Farewell Jacek

This week KC Print bids farewell to Jacek Zakrzewski. Jacek officially retired two weeks ago after 16 years’ loyal service to the company
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He made one last journey to KC Print and Killarney Advertiser to bid farewell to his work colleagues before he embarks on his journey home to Poland.
Shortly after arriving in Ireland Jacek joined KC Print and quickly made Killarney his second home.
He joined the company as a finishing operator and quickly expanded into the pre-press department.
His attention to detail and calm and systematic work ethic made for smooth-running of the pre-press department.
His dedication to the company and to his job was a constant.
Being an outdoor enthusiast, Jacek and Killarney hit it off from the word go.
He nailed the ‘work life balance’ whether it was biking or hiking, walking or running, Jacek was a familiar face in the National Park. Jacek could be seen participating in a park run one day and up Cardiac Hill the next.
There was neither a walk nor trail that was unknown to Jacek, most if not all explored.
Jacek’s appetite for the history of Killarney was so in-depth that he was able to engage knowledgeably in local historical conversations whilst occasionally correcting some misguided local in the process.
Jacek was responsible for laying out (imposing) and producing the printing plates for the print production including the Killarney Advertiser.
While going about his own job, from time to time he would catch an incorrect spelling derived from local or Irish backgrounds. A local would be forgiven for some, but they never got past Jacek!
Jacek was very active in both the local and Polish church communities, publishing a Polish church newsletter for a time.
Jacek is returning home to his family in Poland this weekend and we wish him safe travels. Jacek will be missed by his work colleagues and all he came in contact with within the community. Killarney became his second home, so we expect many return visits during his long retirement ahead.
On behalf of the management of KC Print and Killarney Advertiser, we wish Jacek a full and active retirement. See you soon…
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Eight month wait for a driving test in Killarney
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A Killarney councillor is calling for action in an effort to reduce the driving test wait list in Killarney
The current wait list for a test in Killarney sits at eight months.
Cllr John O’Donoghue raised the issue at Monday’s full meeting of Kerry County Council.
He proposed that driving instructors should be employed to carry out the final test to reduce the current backlog.
At Monday’s meeting he asked that hat Kerry County Council would write to the Minister for Transport to ask him to consider giving driving instructors temporary powers to issue a temporary Driving Licence/Certificate of Competence to those on the waiting list for tests.
“The wait is currently far too long and the system is in danger of becoming completely overwhelmed,” he said.
“The huge waiting list for young drivers is well documented at this stage. In a case I am familiar with, a young person passed their theory test in January 2022 and he immediately applied for his mandatory 12 driving lessons. When these were completed, he applied for his driving test on the 2nd of December 2022. Some weeks ago, he still had not received an application to apply for his driving test. This wait is placing him and his family under considerable extra cost and stress which is completely unacceptable.”
In the course of his research into the matter Cllr O’Donoghue discovered that the next available date for a driving test in Killarney is May 25, 2024, while Tralee is June 3 2024.
“Bear in mind, these are only the dates on which you receive an invitation to book your test, the test itself will then be an estimated three to five weeks later.
“This is an appalling situation and one which needs to be rectified as a matter of urgency. I am proposing that driving instructors, which presumably are fully trained up on the rules of the road, be granted temporary powers to be allowed to issue temporary driving licences to young people. When the waiting list time has been reduced, I would still propose that these people sit the test as usual, but the current pressure needs to be alleviated as soon as possible. There is precedent as I believe that in the 1970s, a cohort in this country were issued driving licences without having sat a test as the wait time for the test was too long.”
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