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Ukrainian team take part in 10km Killarney Run

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For the first time, Ukrainians took part in the 10-kilometre Killarney Run.

Julia Kolesnyk pictured holding her national flag after finishing the 10-kilometre Killarney Run at the weekend.

Julia Kolesnyk and Alex Ashkolunenko both took part in the 10-kilometre Killarney Run at the weekend.

Yaryna Sereda and Olga Tkachenko from Ukraine happy to have completed the 10-kilometre Killarney Run at the weekend.

RUN: Tkachenko Olga Yarina Sereda Alex Ashkolunenko and Julia Kolesnyk who took part in the 10-kilometre Killarney Run at the weekend.

A small team of four Ukrainians decided to join the race to express gratitude to the local community for their hospitality, as well as to join the sports life.

Olga Tkachenko runs five kilometres every week with Killarney House parkrun, but this time she decided to increase the distance and run 10 kilometres.

Yaryna Sereda from Chernihiv says that she participated in marathons and races as a volunteer in Ukraine, helping with organisation including distribution of food and water. She ran for herself, mostly in the park.

Yaryna decided to take part in the race in Killarney because she realised that she had wanted to do it for a long time, but had always put it off for later. With the beginning of the war, she realised that life is short and you have to use all the opportunities here and now.

"My impressions from the race are incredible, I am proud of myself and everyone who took part. This is an opportunity to challenge yourself," says Yaryna.

Alex Ashkolunenko took the initiative and created branded T-Shirts for the mini team. Alex completed the race distance with his girlfriend Julia Kolesnyk. "We are both from Odessa. He has been in Ireland for four months."

They had never run such distances before, but Ireland is exciting, you want to run here! Initially, the idea was simply to participate. Then they decided to assemble a small Ukrainian team.

"A cool atmosphere awaited us at the race, it was very nice to be a part of this grand event," says Alex.

Other Ukrainians joined the support group of our runners. Ukrainian flags and joyful shouts in their native language at the finish line added strength and emotions to the runners.

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Sunflower day fundraiser for Killarney on Friday

Killarney Branch, Kerry Hospice Foundation are hoping the sun will shine for their Sunflower Day fundraiser which takes place on Friday, June 10. There will be collections at various locations […]

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Killarney Branch, Kerry Hospice Foundation are hoping the sun will shine for their Sunflower Day fundraiser which takes place on Friday, June 10.

There will be collections at various locations in and around town as well as Foley’s Spar Shop, Fossa and Hegarty’s Spar Shop, Muckross.

“This is our first Sunflower Day collection since 2019. It is one of our main annual fundraising events and is always well supported by the local community” says Cathal Walshe, PRO., Killarney Hospice Branch.

The services provided by Kerry Hospice Foundation for people with life limiting illnesses at it’s 15 bed inpatient unit and “Suaimhneas” Day Care Centre at University Hospital Kerry have been well documented in recent years. Also highlighted is the fact that it costs in the region of €10,000 weekly to provide these services.
Kerry Hospice Foundation has plans for further expansion of its services into the future. An outreach clinic has already been set up at Killarney Community Hospital where patients can meet with a Palliative Care Specialist. This service along with the existing services would not be possible were it not for the generous support Kerry Hospice gets from the people of Kerry.

People can find out more about the work of Kerry Hospice Foundation at www.kerryhospice.com, on Facebook or on Twitter @kerryhospice.

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Ted Healy Properties wins DNG Small Branch of the Year

A Killarney estate agents has received a national award at the DNG National Conference and Awards, which took place at The Curragh Racecourse last week. Killarney estate agent DNG Ted […]

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A Killarney estate agents has received a national award at the DNG National Conference and Awards, which took place at The Curragh Racecourse last week.

Killarney estate agent DNG Ted Healy Properties was named the ‘Small Branch of the year’ at the awards sponsored by the Irish Examiner.

The Conference and Awards ceremony was attended by more than 150 delegates from offices across Ireland where a range of topics from Ireland’s property market outlook to DNG’s recent partner affiliation with Hampton International and the role of DNG in the residential and commercial sectors, were discussed.
Delegates were entertained by guest speaker Ireland Rugby legend and La Rochelle coach Ronan O’Gara.

The judging panel of industry experts, included Peter Dargan of Irish Times, Adrian Bushnell of Pan Research, Ross Killeen of Media Pro and Keith Lowe, CEO of DNG.
The panel praised DNG Ted Healy for the high standard of service to customers and the team’s use of Social Media to enhance their business.

A native of Killarney, Ted Healy officially opened his estate agency practice in March 2006 and has gone from strength to strength ever since providing a highly professional and competent residential and commercial estate agency service to the people of Killarney and its surrounds.

“We are so grateful to be recognised as the DNG Small Branch of the year. The whole team at DNG Ted Healy has strived towards excellent for the last 12 months, and this only motivates us to continue exceeding expectations and delivering excellence to our clients,” said Ted Healy.

The awards celebrate the hard work carried out across the DNG Network and recognise the successes of individuals within the organisation, rewarding the high standards of service, business acumen and professionalism that are demonstrated in each DNG branch.

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