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NO DOUBT the resounding rounds of applause could be heard on high when it was announced that the St Mary's Church of Ireland railings project had scooped the coveted overall prize at the Killarney Looking Good Awards.

Presenting Reverend Simon Lumby with the accolade tonight was the manager of the All-Ireland winning Kerry minor team, Peter Keane, who was guest of honour at the ceremony in the Killarney Plaza Hotel. He along with Killarney Looking Good/Killarney Tidy Towns chairperson Yvonne Quill congratulated all the winners and paid tribute to the dedication of the volunteers, Kerry County Council and the business community.

Also addressing the gathering was Councillor Brendan Cronin, Cathaoirleach, Killarney Municipal District Area; Angela McAllen, Killarney Municipal District Area Manager, Kerry County Council; and Eve Kelliher, Editor, Killarney Advertiser.

Killarney Advertiser is delighted to be a sponsor of Killarney Looking Good and the awards were also sponsored by O'Donoghue Ring Hotels and Daly's SuperValu.

The awards were as follows: Best Large Commercial Premises: Quills Woollen Market; Best Medium Commercial Premises: Who’s 4 Shoes?; Best Small Commercial Premises: Noelle’s, Old Market Lane; Most Improved Premises: Black Sheep Hostel, New Street; Best Newly Painted Premises, Large: Killarney Outlet Centre; Small: Music Express, Plunkett Street; Best Public House: Celtic Whiskey and Larder; Best Hotel: Killarney Avenue Hotel; Best Restaurant Cronin’s Restaurant; Green Hospitality Award: Brehon Hotel; Conservation Award: 11 O’Kelly’s Villas, Killarney; Preservation Award: Railings at St Mary’s Church of Ireland; Best Signage: Mac’s, High Street; Best Guesthouse: St Anthony’s, Park Road; Best Private Residence: Colemans, Rock Road; Best Large Estate: Pinewood Estate; Best Medium Estate: Kilcoolaght Residents; Best Small Estate: Millwood Estate; Best Roadside Garden: 'Mar Lodge', St Anne’s Road Best Laneway: Bohereencael; Award for Floral Display: Murphy’s, College Street; Best Kept School: St Brendan's Secondary School; Bio-Diversity Award: St Oliver’s National School; Volunteer Award: Tom Roche, Just Forests; Restoration Award: Gardens at Killarney House; Junior Volunteer Award: John O’Shea, Faughchoille, Muckross; Pride of Place: Gortroe Environs; Best Community Co-Operation: Holy Cross Gardens; Highly Commended Award: 2 Pinewood Estate, 25 Pinewood Estate, 172 Ballyspillane, 5 Belleview Grove.