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Four Star Pizza is backing Killarney Advertiser Sport in new sponsorship deal

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NEW DEAL: Balint Kaman (left) and Adam Moynihan (Sports Editor Killarney Advertiser) pictured outside Four Star Pizza Killarney to announce a new sponsorship deal with the Killarney Advertiser which kicks off this week. Photo: Michelle Crean 

 

In a ground-breaking new deal, local business Four Star Pizza have come on board as sponsors of the Killarney Advertiser sports section. The sponsorship arrangement will see the popular pizza restaurant teaming up with our sports department to provide our readers with regular prizes via trivia questions and other fun giveaways.

Announcing the partnership, Killarney Advertiser Business Development Manager Chris Davies praised the work being done by the magazine’s sports department and also thanked Four Star owner Seánie Culloty for agreeing to the deal.

“Significant disruption to sports the past year has presented many challenges for journalists, particularly those who focus on delivering local action,” Chris said. “Despite the lack of local action, we believe the Killarney Advertiser continues to be an enjoyable weekly read for sports enthusiasts in the town. From content to design, our Sports Editor Adam Moynihan is always finding creative ways to engage with our readers and this latest partnership is a testament to the work being done by him and the rest of the sports team.

“We are delighted to partner with Four Star Pizza Killarney for the coming year. Seánie Culloty is well-known for his generosity and support for sport in the community and so we are obviously proud to have Four Star aligned with our sports section going forward.

“Our readers can also look forward to Adam’s weekly sports trivia on our social platforms where we will be giving away lots of free pizza!”

Seánie Culloty said he was excited to get the new project up and running.

“We are delighted to sponsor the Killarney Advertiser’s sports section, which is a very popular read here in town. We hope to have a bit of fun with it and plan to run plenty of pizza giveaways for Killarney Advertiser readers throughout the year.”

Killarney Advertiser Sports Editor Adam Moynihan also welcomed the move and expressed his gratitude to Four Star for their support during these uncertain times.

“The pandemic has made things a bit more challenging for everybody and the print media is no exception, so to be able to bring in a new sponsor at this time is a real bonus,” Adam said. “I know Seánie well from the GAA scene – he’s a great man for the sports and, of course, the Culloty name is synonymous with sporting excellence here in Killarney. It’s fantastic to have Four Star on board as a sponsor and I’m looking forward to working with them to create some enjoyable competitions throughout the year.”

  Follow Killarney Advertiser on Facebook and Instagram for details on how to enter.

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Tributes paid to long-serving Scott’s Hotel manager Dan McCarthy

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Tributes paid to long-serving Scott’s Hotel manager Dan McCarthy


Tributes have been paid this week to Dan McCarthy, the long-standing General Manager of Scotts Hotel, who passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Sunday, February 22.


A proud Cork native originally from Turners Cross, Dan moved to Killarney over 30 years ago. During three decades at Scotts Hotel, he became a central figure in the local tourism industry and the wider Killarney community.
The O’Donoghue family and the team at Scott’s described him as the “foundation of the hotel,” noting his legendary wit, work ethic, and passion for people.
Dan was laid to rest following a Requiem Mass on Thursday, February 26, at Christ the King Church in Turners Cross, Cork, with burial afterward at St James’ Cemetery, Chetwynd.
His passing has been felt deeply by his colleagues in Killarney, who noted that while he remained a loyal ‘Rebel’, he had truly woven himself into the fabric of the Kingdom.
He is survived by his children, Shane and Grace, his mother Peg, his brothers Ger, Gene, Barry, Dave, and Paul, as well as his extended family, many friends, and longtime colleagues at Scott’s Hotel.

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Arbutus Hotel’s 100th anniversary honoured at IHF Conference

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The centenary of the historic Arbutus Hotel took centre stage this week at the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Annual Conference.

Held at the Gleneagle Arena, the gathering of over 300 hoteliers from across the country provided a platform to celebrate the 100-year legacy of the Buckley family and their landmark establishment.


The story of the Arbutus began with Tim Buckley, who spent 14 years in New York working as a night porter and hackney cab driver to save the funds needed to buy the property he had admired as a young man.

After returning from America, Tim and his wife Julia Daly purchased what was then Russell’s Hotel in 1925, officially renaming and launching it as the Arbutus Hotel in 1926.

Julia Daly played a significant role in the hotel’s early success, having attended the Ramsgrange Cookery School in Wexford to ensure the food and hospitality standards were world-class from the outset.


Today, the hotel remains under the care of the Buckley family, with three generations having steered it through a century of Killarney’s tourism history, passing from Tim to his son Pat in the 1960s, and now run by Tim’s grandson, Seán Buckley.


Garrett Power, Chairman of the Kerry IHF, presented a bouquet of flowers to Roisin Buckley, Seán’s daughter and first cousin of international star Jessie Buckley, to mark the occasion. The presentation honoured both the hotel’s centenary and the family’s wider contribution to the town.

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