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Get voting to ensure Killarney is in the running for European Tree of the Year award
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ONLY 20 days of voting are left for the European Tree of the Year Awards. Ireland’s entry, the Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Grove in Muckross, is currently lagging in last place of 16 finalists. “Come on Killarney and Kerry – we only need your ‘click’ on the www.treeoftheyear.org to push us up the table,” said Jerry O’Grady, chairperson, Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society.
”Despite an extensive social media campaign, good print press coverage and wide communication with schools throughout the county, as of today, (February 8) we have only 1615 votes. Kerry alone has almost 115,000 people who can vote in a general election – surely more of us can take a couple of minutes to log on and vote for the Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Grove.”
“There are only 20 days left to vote so please get your ‘clicking’ finger into gear and drive us up the table.”
Running for Hugh O’Flaherty’s trees: Students of Presentation Monastery, Killarney, Monsignor O’Flaherty’s alma mater. PICTURE: DON MACMONAGLE