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Killarney Rotary makes a splash for charity

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John O'Sullivan, President, Killarney Rotary Club, presenting a cheque to Audrey O'Leary, Killarney Water Rescue, with members Jason Harris, Ailish McCarthy and Daniel Jarkorsky, the main beneficiary of the Killarney Rotary Evening of Wine & Art.
PICTURE: VALERIE O'SULLIVAN

 


 

A WAVE of support flowed in for Killarney Water Rescue this week. The hard-working team was the main beneficiary of the 12th annual Killarney Rotary Club Evening of Wine & Art and its members and fellow beneficiaries were out in force at The Malton today as they accepted the proceeds of the event.
The Evening of Wine & Art, held in November, was hugely successful with an attendance of around a thousand people.
Killarney Rotary president John O’Sullivan was delighted with the fundraiser. “Sales were extremely good and I want to say a big thank you to all the artists; we had even more participating than last year,” he said.
Wine connoisseurs and fans of fine food were absolutely spoilt for choice, thanks to Daly’s SuperValu.
An excellent choice of local beers also tantalised the taste buds. “We would like to say a huge thank you to our main sponsor Daly’s SuperValu and we were also delighted this year to welcome Killarney Brewing Company and Torc Brewing and thank all of them for their support,” added John.
The evening featured an exciting charity auction of artwork.
Meanwhile, members of both the Kerry Hospice Foundation and the Killarney branch of the Irish Kidney Association sold charity Christmas cards.
The raffle was co-ordinated by the Irish Pilgrimage Trust and the proceeds of the cloakroom will support the Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club.
Amongst the other charities and community projects being supported by this year’s Killarney Rotary Evening of Wine & Art the Order of Malta, St Brendan’s Microtrack, Gaelscoil Faithleann, Coolick National School, Killarney Athletic Soccer Club, Kilcummin Defibrillator Group and SouthWest Counselling Centre.

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Chamber’s emphasis on cyber security

  Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to taketo ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies. Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted […]

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Businesses in Killarney have been fully briefed on what measures they need to take
to ensure greater cyber security to protect their companies.

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce hosted a very informative breakfast
briefing in the International Hotel at which they keynote speakers were cyber security
experts Mike Dennehy and Ger McAuliffe from progressive local company Tricel.
The opening question at the event was how will a business operate tomorrow if it
loses access to its data today?
Mike and Ger recommended that all employers to include IT training as part of the
induction programme for new entrants, organise monthly awareness training for all
employees and to conduct monthly spot-checks to ensure everything is going
according to plan.
It was essential, they pointed out not to give the same level of access to all
employees to reduce risk and to devise a disaster recovery plan in case it is needed.
Companies have also been advised not to allow the public to use their private wi-fi
network and, instead, to set up a public or guest network.
Chamber thanked the experts from Tricel for their engaging talk which certainly put
the spotlight very firmly on the need to enhance cyber security measures.

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Win tickets for Killarney for Palestine sold-out INEC show

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 […]

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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.

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