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No progress on town centre CCTV scheme

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By Sean Moriarty

Plans to provide CCTV cameras for Killarney Town centre and Ballyspillane remain on the long-finger despite partial funding being released by the Department of Justice and Equality.

There have been calls for CCTV in the wider Killarney area since 2018 but the plan has yet to be progressed.

It is hoped that three separate schemes, one each in the inner town centre, outer town centre and Ballyspillane will come on stream once all of the formalities are completed.

These include the appointment of an independent security expert to review the scheme's designs and clarification from the Data Protection Office on how the scheme may be implemented.

The initial cost of the scheme was priced at €160,000 and the recent grant announcement covers €47,877 of this cost.

“There have been significant changes in the requirements of Data Protection elements of such schemes in recent years, following the introduction of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, and recommendations arising from the Audits of CCTV in Local Authorities and An Garda Síochána,” a Council official explained. “In addition, the technology to be utilised has also changed in the period and it will be useful to assess the technological advances to provide for the best specifications for the project.”

Another stumbling block centres on who is responsible for the management of the data captured by CCTV cameras.

There are continuing discussions between the Gardaí nationally and the Local Authority sector about whether Gardaíwill become Joint Data Controllers for Community CCTV schemes.

“This will also be an important development as it will provide Gardaí with direct operational access to the new systems,” added the official.

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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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