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‘Paddy’s looking down from above on us’

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CALLS by his friends for a memorial to the late Paddy Turner will come to fruition today.
Backed by numerous members of the Killarney Municipal District, Paddy’s pals Enda Walshe and Joe Mulvihill were delighted to inform us that special benches, at the top of the High Street Paddy loved so well, will be dedicated to his memory at noon today.
“Paddy’s looking down from above on us,” said Joe as he tried the bench for size.
Tom Tobin of Killarney Medals and Trophies is sponsoring the plaque for the memorial.
Councillor John Joe Culloty and Cllr Donal Grady raised the matter at a meeting of Killarney Municipal District last year.
Cllr Culloty said the memorial would “mark the recent passing of Mr Paddy Turner, a hugely popular and respected citizen of Killarney”.
The council stated a bench could be provided and would be suitable for funding from the Councillor Specific Municipal District Fund.
Paddy was hugely popular and his death in March last year, following a brave battle with illness, prompted an outpouring of tributes.
Friends of the late Paddy Turner, including Joe Mulvihill Enda Walshe, pictured, are delighted with the bench in Paddy's memory on High Street.
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