Killarney for Palestine has announced a fundraising competition that will give Killarney Advertiser readers a chance to win two tickets to the sold-out Night for Palestine concert in the INEC on December 19.

The event, which features Amble, Beoga and Clare Sands, has already reached full capacity, but the group is offering two tickets along with a €250 Gleneagle Hotel Group voucher, which can also be used at the Brehon.
To enter, supporters are asked to make a minimum €5 donation to the group’s Chuffed campaign, which is raising funds for urgent medical support for a displaced family in Gaza.

The link to the campaign is:

http://chuffed.org/project/154575-urgent-medical-relief-for-mohammad-basyouni-his-kids

After donating, entrants must email proof of donation to:
killarneyforpalestine@yahoo.com
The competition runs on the group’s Instagram page @killarneyforpalestine, where full instructions are listed. A winner will be chosen at random and announced on November 29.
Killarney for Palestine says all proceeds from the INEC event will support Aclaí Palestine, a community gym based in Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem.

It all started as a living room ‘ticket in book’ corner store in 1924 founded by Mary Hegarty, mother of Donal (Dodo) Hegarty at Larrys Cross, Muckross, in the house in which Dodo was born and reared.

Developed into a filling station and ancillary shop in the 1960’s and into 1990’s when Dodo and his family developed the first Spar on Muckross Road.

Dodo passed the reins to his children, Majella, Liam, Donal and Adrian, the third Generation Hegarty family to run the business in 2022, instilling the importance of community spirit and neighbourly friendship.

The 4th generation are already working in the store and lined up to step into help running the business to carry forward long into the future 101 years and beyond.

Kerry Football legend Seán O’Shea was on hand to help with the celebrations.

Donal (Dodo) had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon on the newly refurbished shop in the company of his daughter Majella, sons Liam, Donal, Adrian and daughter Majella along with their spouses and children at the weekend.