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Killarney London Reunion 50th anniversary plans fading
FOUNDER: Fr Tom Looney (centre), is one of the founding members of the Killarney London Reunion.
By Sean Moriarty
Hopes are fading for plans to bring the second part of the Killarney London Reunion 50th anniversary celebrations to Killarney as a result of COVID-19 related travel restrictions.
Last October the Killarney Association London celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala function in the famed Crown Hotel in Cricklewood.
It was always intended to close the year of celebration with a similar event in Killarney this October Bank Holiday weekend.
However, the organisers are now concerned about travel arrangements that may be place in October. It was hoped that large sections of its London-based membership would have attended the event.
There are also concerns about crowd gathering rules – currently only 50 people are allowed attend weddings and similar functions.
The Killarney Association London was formed in 1969 by local priest Tom Looney, who was the immigrant Chaplin in Wembley at the time, as well as Cllr Donal Grady, and the late Cllr Michael Courtney.
If October’s event cannot go ahead as planned it is hoped that it can be deferred to February or March next year.
“I am aware of 150 local people alone that want to attend,” Cllr Grady told the Killarney Advertiser. “Whatever happens, the next reunion will be in Killarney. That was agreed, what happened [the virus] was nobody’s fault.”
Serving as a home away from home for Killarney exiles, the Killarney London Association has gone from strength to strength over the last half century.
The Killarney Advertiser is an associate sponsor of the Killarney London Reunion.
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