WHEN businessman Tomás Garvey was honoured as 2019 Kerry Person of the Year at a gala function in Croke Park, he nominated the Kerry Cancer Support Group as his chosen charity to benefit from proceeds of the raffle.
It has resulted in a cheque for an impressive €4,500 being presented to the supermarket tycoon by Keelin Kissane, Chairperson of the Kerry Association in Dublin.
The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team, represented by Mike Slattery, Gerry Christie and Dermot Reen, were also presented with a cheque for €1,610, also from the raffle proceeds on the night, in recognition of their selection as Laochra Chiarraí award winners for 2019.
Meanwhile, the Kerry Association in Dublin is actively seeking nominations for the 2020 Kerry Person of the Year and 2020 Laochra Chiarraí awards.
The Kerry Person of the Year award, which commenced in 1979, is now in its 41st year and recognises an individual who has shown leadership, brought honour to the county and performed services for the county to such an extent that could be described as being beyond the norm of everyday life.
Previous winners include literary legends John B Keane and Brendan Kennelly, former GAA President and current MEP Seán Kelly and sporting heroes Mick O’Dwyer, Páidí Ó Sé and Colm Cooper.
The Laochra Chiarraí award, meanwhile, recognises a group for exemplary leadership in community activity
Nominations for both awards are now being accepted on the Kerry Association website at www.kerryassociation.ie and the deadline for all nominations is Sunday, December 1.
The awards will be presented at the Kerry Association in Dublin’s annual dinner, Oiche Chiarraí, on Saturday, March 28 at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin.
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