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Strong performances from Killarney and Tralee in litter league  

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At the IBAL ceremony were Killarney representatives Angela McAllen, Killarney Municipal District manager, Councillor Michael Gleeson and Yvonne Quill, Killarney Tidy Towns chairperson, accepting the scroll from Conor Horgan, IBAL.

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THE final litter survey of 2015 by Irish Business Against Litter shows Killarney to be Cleaner than European Norms.

Killarney is rated sixth among the 40 towns surveyed, while Tralee is “clean” in 17th. There was a slight fall-off in the number of litter-free towns across Ireland, but no towns were deemed “litter black spots” and only one was ‘seriously littered’. The winning town will be announced at a function at lunchtime yesterday in Buswells Hotel in Dublin.

An Taisce report for Killarney stated: “Some of the very good sites in Killarney included The Main Street and Plunkett Street, both of which had some very nicely presented premises. There was a complete absence of litter in the residential area of Friary Downs and the Car Park on College Street was very clean and tidy. However, the ‘heavily littered’ road to Tralee brought down the town’s ranking.”

The report for Tralee stated that two “seriously littered sites” brought down Tralee’s ranking.

The judges praised certain areas. “Some of the very good sites included Pairc an Piarsaig, Manor West Retail Park and Aqua Dome – these sites were not just clear of litter but very freshly presented and maintained,” they stated.

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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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