Killarney Looking Good Awards honour local residents and businesses

Local residents and businesses were honoured at the annual Killarney Looking Good Awards on 11 October, killarneytoday.com reported. The ceremony took place at the Great Southern Hotel to recognise those who made exceptional efforts with their homes and premises over the year. [1]

Local poet Tim Buckley presented the awards and served as a guest speaker, according to killarneytoday.com. The late John O'Mahony, Yvonne Quill, and Father Michael Murphy were also associated with the presentations. Barbara Lenhard and Tim Sayles received the Yvonne Quill Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award. [1]

The event was attended by several notable guests, killarneytoday.com reported. These included Councillor John O'Donoghue, who is the Cathaoirleach of the Killarney Municipal District Council, as well as Paul O'Shea, Kathleen Foley, Anna Dunlea, John Quill, Juliette Kelly, and Sandra Quill Dunlea. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, the late journalist John O'Mahony helped start the Killarney Looking Good competition in 1991 and assisted in reviving it in 2023. Killarney is a popular tourist destination located in County Kerry, Ireland. [3][4]