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Mary B named All-Star Kerry Business Person of the Year

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The owner of a Farranfore-based environmental services business has been accredited as All-Star Kerry Business Person of the Year 2023 by the All-Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF).

Mary B Teahan, Irish Drain Services, has been recognised by the autonomous accreditation body’s adjudication panel for meeting standards of business excellence in the areas of trust, performance, commitment and customer centricity.

Her business has also been accredited as a Business All-Star for the second successive year and is included in the AIBF Register of Irish Business Excellence (TRIBE).

Irish Drain Services was founded by Mary and Liam Brosnan in 2009, and provides a wide array of services for domestic, commercial and industrial clients. This includes everything from septic tank desludging and drain unblocking, to drain mapping and integrity/hydrostatic testing.

Mary and her team have become trusted service providers across the county and further afield offering 24-hour emergency call outs, and pride themselves on quality and efficiency.

“I am truly honoured to receive this prestigious accreditation," Mary B Teahan said.

"I share it with the team who have worked passionately beside me since we started the company. I am a proud Kerry lady who loves where I come from, and I would like to acknowledge the great support our business gets from communities across the Kingdom and beyond.

"My business partner Liam has been a constant support along with my family. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge my late husband Brendan, he always believed in me and inspired me every day. I would not be in this position without him.”

Deputy Chair of the Adjudication Board, Kieran Ring, congratulated Mary B and her team.

“I am delighted to have been part of the audit process which has led to the accreditation of Mary B Teahan as All-Star Kerry Business Person of the Year 2023."

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BREAKING: Kerry ETB Awarded €2.3m to purchase Pretty Polly Site

The Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) has been awarded €2.3 million in funding to purchase the former Pretty Polly site on Upper Park Road, Killarney. The funding, announced […]

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The Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) has been awarded €2.3 million in funding to purchase the former Pretty Polly site on Upper Park Road, Killarney.

The funding, announced this morning by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, will allow Kerry ETB to develop the site as a new Tourism Sector Training College. The proposed facility will focus on training for the hospitality and tourism industries.
Kerry TD Michael Cahill described the announcement as “a major vote of confidence in Killarney and the wider Kerry tourism industry.”
“This is immense news for the town,” said Deputy Cahill. “It will mark Killarney out officially as the tourism capital of Ireland by providing a Hospitality Sector Training College right in the heart of the county.”
Deputy Cahill said he had been advocating for such a development since entering the Dáil, adding that the investment “will be a gamechanger for the hospitality sector in Killarney and Kerry.”
He also recalled the former CERT training centre that operated at the Torc Great Southern Hotel in the 1970s, noting that this new project would revive that legacy for a new generation of tourism professionals.
The Pretty Polly site, vacant for many years, will now be transformed into a key educational and economic hub for the region once the project proceeds.

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Coffee morning being held in memory of late Kevin O’Shea

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A coffee morning will take place in the Aghadoe Heights Hotel next week in memory of the late Kevin O’Shea.


It will take place on October 18 from 11am to 1pm.


All proceeds will go to Kerry Hospice Foundation, Kerry Cancer Support Group and Recovery Haven.


For those who are unable to make it on the day, you can make a donation online by scanning the QR code on the picture.


Kevin’s family extended their heartfelt thanks to local businesses and hotels that have generously sponsored spot prizes, all to be won on the day.


They also said that any donation, big or small, is appreciated and all support is most welcome.

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