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Palliative service receives an enormous present

By Michelle Crean
Pulling their most festive jumpers on resulted in over €16,000 being raised for the Kerry Hospice Foundation - which was handed over to the charity on Monday.

CERTS: Receiving certificates in recognition of raising over €16000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation from Christmas Jumper Day organised by St Brendan's College in collaboration with many of othe local schools from l-r were: Anne Lucey (Holy Cross Mercy NS) Pat Doolan (Kerry Hospice Foundation) Sean Coffey (St Brendan's College) Conor Gleeson (Lissivigeen NS) Colm Ó Súilleabháin (St Oliver’s NS) Elaine Moynihan (St Brendan's College) Mary Brosnan (The Mon NS) Doireann O'Sullivan (St Brigid’s) Cathal Walshe (Kerry Hospice Foundation) Gerda Poetzsch (Killarney Community College) Elaine Spillane (St Francis Special School) and Dermot O'Reilly (Kerry Hospice Foundation). Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan

CERTS: Receiving certificates in recognition of raising over €16000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation from Christmas Jumper Day organised by St Brendan's College in collaboration with many of othe local schools from l-r were: Anne Lucey (Holy Cross Mercy NS) Pat Doolan (Kerry Hospice Foundation) Sean Coffey (St Brendan's College) Conor Gleeson (Lissivigeen NS) Colm Ó Súilleabháin (St Oliver’s NS) Elaine Moynihan (St Brendan's College) Mary Brosnan (The Mon NS) Doireann O'Sullivan (St Brigid’s) Cathal Walshe (Kerry Hospice Foundation) Gerda Poetzsch (Killarney Community College) Elaine Spillane (St Francis Special School) and Dermot O'Reilly (Kerry Hospice Foundation). Photo: Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan
Students from St Brendan's College, St Oliver's National School, Killarney Community College, Presentation Monastery, Holy Cross Mercy, St Francis Special School, Lissivigeen National School and St Brigid's Presentation presented a cheque for €16,402 to the charity - the result of their combined 'Presents 4 Palliative' fundraiser in December.
This year was the third year the schools joined forces for this cause and while they initially set their goal at €10,000, the amount it costs to provide a week of the organisation's services, they quickly surpassed their goal. This donation brings the total donated from the combined efforts of these schools, over three years, to €30,000.
The Five LCVP class who coordinated the event in St Brendan's College were very grateful for the support they received and delighted to contribute to the relationship built up between themselves, the other schools and this incredible cause.
"Our LCVP class cannot thank the Killarney community enough for their support, both in words and donations," student Dara O'Shea.
"The hospice is an organisation that provides a crucial service for the local community and is one that has touched many of our own homes - to be able to give back to them is a real honour for myself and my classmates."
Aaron Coffey said that he feels "proud and honoured" to have taken part in this fundraiser.
"They do amazing work, giving people the gift of comfort and dignity in their final days and we were delighted to be able to raise so much for them."
Ryan McCarthy added that they "thoroughly enjoyed" organising the event and were "delighted with all the support" they got. "We are very proud to have exceeded our goal for a cause as special as the Kerry Hospice Foundation."
For TJ O'Sullivan he said they learned a lot about the hospice through this fundraiser and are delighted to have raised such a substantial amount.
"As students we are very proud of ourselves and the entire school community and incredibly grateful for the generosity shown by all who donated," student Mark Sheehan added.
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Massive Park Road housing development given green light
A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

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The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.
The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.
“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”
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Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.
Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.
Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.
One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.
Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.
“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.
One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.
A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:
“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.
“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.
“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.
“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.
“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.
“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“
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