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Heart of Killarney rings in the changes in Fossa
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WELL done to the Heart of Killarney team which on Wednesday unveiled its latest life-saving “defibrillator phone box” in Fossa.
The phone box is the second to be set up in Killarney and is located outside the Golden Nugget bar and restaurant, with the support of owners Mark and Caroline Hallissey. “We will be opening a third Killarney phone box, in Woodlawn, very soon,” said Damien Baker of Heart of Killarney.
The initiative has proved such a success since the first phone box opened on Main Street, Killarney, last year that communities across Ireland have followed suit, including as far afield as Carndonagh in Co Donegal. “We are working with a lot of groups to try and bring these phone boxes on-stream and we have been delighted with the response,” said Damien.
“We would like to say a special thank you to the Killarney Bikers and Friends group which raised funds for the Fossa phone box and the Cooper family who raised the funds for the Woodlawn phone box through the screenings of The Dawn in Cinema Killarney. We would also like to say thank you to Mark and Caroline Hallissey of the Golden Nugget who have given us huge support.”
Above: Barbara O'Sullivan, Victor Mulcahy, Emma Hallissey, Caroline Hallissey, Ger Looney, Mark Hallisey, Paul O'Sullivan and Leo O'Connor.
PICTURE: DYLAN CLIFFORD