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Storm Desmond batters Kerry

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Code red: Glenflesk farmer Johnny O'Brien heading back to his flooded house after rescuing his sheep and guiding them to higher ground during Storm Desmond. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan


The first-ever Red Alert for rainfall was issued in the county as Storm Desmond lashed Kerry from Friday to Sunday morning. Killarney Advertiser reports.

Evacuations became commonplace as flooding wreaked havoc throughout Kerry last week. Kenmare and Tralee suffered extensive flooding and the Glenflesk and Loo Bridge areas were rapidly submerged with boats and canoes replacing cars in some areas.

Killarney Water Rescue swung into action to ferry stranded residents ­– including one elderly couple in Glenflesk – to safety. In Killarney, Ballycasheen and Whitebridge were the most seriously stricken areas. Meanwhile the Lake Hotel also faced following water in the hotel grounds and building.

An excess of 70 millimetres of rain fell, with the main Cork to Killarney road impassable.

The chairman of Kerry County Council, Councillor Pat McCarthy, thanked the emergency service providers who were in action all weekend, including the local authority workers, the Fire Service, the Gardaí, the Health Service Executive and the Army.

“We also wish to thank sincerely the very significant contribution made by the Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross and Killarney Inshore Rescue who had over 100 volunteers responding to the emergency and were assisting onsite from Friday afternoon,” said Cllr McCarthy.

Through the collective planned efforts by all of these agencies, almost 10,000 sandbags were distributed to high-risk areas and the risk of injury to life was managed.

“The contribution of the public in heeding the safety advice given by the emergency services is greatly acknowledged, in particular the community spirit and resilience shown in attending to elderly and vulnerable neighbours,” he added.

“In the aftermath of the storm we are presently working on the clean-up and are working with communities to attend to those areas affected and working with residents to assist them as required.”

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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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