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The hard-working teams of the Great Southern and Killarney Royal celebrated their annual employee awards evenings last week.

Pictured at the Great Southern Killarney annual awards from left were: Milandi Basel (HR Director) Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Denise O'Sullivan (Manager of the Year) Mark Scally and Kamile Lyne (GSH Hotel Manager). Photo: Don MacMonagle

Long Service Awards at the Great Southern Killarney front from left: Kamile Lyne (GSH Manager) Prianka Saha Mark Scally Kathleen Bhuiyan Milandi Basel (HR Director) Christina O’Connor Eamonn Canty David Mulvihill Rory Gabriel Sean McAllister Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Stephen Quinlan Bogumila Bierdzio and Katarzyna Odwazna. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the Great Southern Killarney annual awards from left were: Milandi Basel (HR Director) Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Bogumila Bierdzo (Employee of the Year) Mark Scally and Kamile Lyne (GSH Hotel Manager). Photo: Don MacMonagle

LONG SERVICE AWARDS: Pictured at the Killarney Royal Hotel from left were: Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Jevgenijs Kuksenkovs Joe Scally (Proprietor) Aoife Ross Alex Slabkovskis and Milandi Basel (HR Director). Photo: Don MacMonagle

EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR: Hayden Coffey received the 'Employee of the Year' award at the Killarney Royal Hotel. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the Killarney Royal Hotel annual awards from left were: Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Joe Scally (Proprietor) Joanne Brosnan (Manager of the Year) Alex Slabkovskis and Milandi Basel (HR Director). Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the Killarney Royal Hotel annual awards in front were: Michael Jacobi (Managing Director) Joe Scally Jelena Bivka (Employee Choice Award) Alex Slabkovskis Milandi Basel (HR Director). Back: Michael Cronin (Guest Choice Award) Aoife Ross (Positive Peer Influencer) Patryk Komosa (Team Player Award) and John Harrington (Constant Contributor). Photo: Don MacMonagle

A wonderful night was had by all, enjoying their first celebration in over two years. During the events the hotels management teams celebrated their businesses, with long service and customer service excellence awards.

Monday evening last saw the Great Southern awards held in the Dromhall Hotel, followed by the Killarney Royal awards which were held in Great Southern on Tuesday evening.

The Great Southern event saw a range of awards presented, including Employee of the Year which went to Bogumila Bierdzo, Manager of the Year, which went to Denise O’Sullivan, Events Manager.

The Guest Choice Award went to Shubert Furtado, while the Employee Choice Award went to Goran Dijakovic.

Positive Peer Influencer was Marko Sarac, Team Player Award went to Liam Palmer and Constant Contributor to Pal Palfi.

There was over 20 Long Service Awards also presented on the evening with Restaurant Supervisor Kathleen Bhuiyan celebrating an incredible 30 years with Great Southern Killarney.

The Killarney Royal event saw awards go to Employee of the Year, Hayden Coffey, Manager of the Year, Joanne Brosnan, Guest Choice Award, Mike Cronin, Employee Choice Award, Jelena Bivka, Positive Peer Influencer, Aoife Ross, Team Player Award to Patryk Komosa and Constant Contributor to John Harrington.

Long Service Awards were also presented on the evening with Jevgenijs Kuksenkovs and Aoife Ross celebrating 10 years and Maura Gallivan celebrating a fantastic 20 years.

“We were delighted to welcome our teams together to celebrate in the same room and thank everyone for their hard work over the past two years,” Hayfield Family Collection Managing Director, Michael Jacobi, said.

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Killarney and District Motor Club members honoured by Motorsport Ireland

By Cormac Casey Several members of Killarney and District Motor Club were honoured at the Motorsport Ireland awards lunch in Dublin on Wednesday. The highlight of the event is the […]

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By Cormac Casey

Several members of Killarney and District Motor Club were honoured at the Motorsport Ireland awards lunch in Dublin on Wednesday.

The highlight of the event is the announcement of the sport’s top awards.

Kilkenny’s Jack Brennan (19) was named Young Rally Driver of the Year, while Wexford native Jack Byrne was named Young Racing Driver of the Year and the International Driver of the Year award went to recently crowned FIA Junior World Rally Champion, William Creighton.

Muckross-based co-driver Noel O’Sullivan was presented with his Irish Tarmac Rally Championship winning trophy.

This year saw the introduction of the Motorsport Ireland President’s Awards which celebrate the achievements of  clubs and organisations.

Killarney and District Motor Club won in the innovation category for their work with their KDMC 2 initiative thanks to the efforts of the club’s vice chairman Mike O’Shea.

Rally Rescue teams were also recognised and the club’s Mike Cleary picked up an award for his role he played in what was a difficult year for rescue crew operators.

Tom O’Riordan, who looks after ambulance procurement on the club’s events, was presented with an FIA Volunteer Pin by Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper.

Killarney Advertiser Journalist Sean Moriarty was presented with an award for best use of of PR and media in 2023.

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Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest ‘thank you’ event at Brehon

Participation in the 2023 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest has grown by more than 100% since 2020 with 98% of those who gave feedback saying they would attend similar […]

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Participation in the 2023 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest has grown by more than 100% since 2020 with 98% of those who gave feedback saying they would attend similar events again in 2024.

Feedback from more than 100 people who attended this year’s Fest events from 7th to 14th October was positive with 91% stating they were satisfied.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest is held annually over the course of a week to highlight World Mental Health Day on October 10.
It aims to raise awareness of the available supports and services in Kerry as well as empower people to engage with the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ through offering a dynamic and interactive programme of events.
99% percent of respondents, most of whom identified as female, said they would recommend the Fest to friends next year. Some key notes for improvement included a request for more events with wider variety throughout the county.
The Chair of the Interagency Steering Group, John Drummey from Kerry Mental Health Association, said: “We wish to extend a heartfelt thanks to event organisers, community groups, businesses, funders and partners that facilitated the Fest’s dynamic and interactive programme of events in 2023. We are encouraged to see such growth in numbers attending the Fest events with a 50% increase from 2022. We are already making plans for the Fest from 5 to 12t October 2024 and we are looking forward to building on this year’s successes. That said, there is always room for improvement and we would welcome suggestions for new events and activities.”
Many of the event organisers attended a ‘thank-you’ event at the Brehon Hotel, Killarney, courtesy of the Kerry Volunteer Centre to coincide with the annual International Volunteer Day, December 5.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest was organised by an interagency steering group made up of local agencies that support wellbeing in our community.
The organising committee is a collaboration between Connecting for Life Kerry, Healthy Kerry, Kerry County Council, Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership, the HSE, NEWKD, SKDP, Kerry Mental Health Association, Jigsaw Kerry, Munster Technological University/Kerry, KDYS, Kerry Volunteer Centre and Family Resource Centres throughout the county.

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