Celebrating Rotarians welcome new members

Barry Murphy, President Killarney Rotary Club, with new members of Killarney Rotary Karena McCarthy, Michael Jacobi and Conor O’Leary.
Pictures: Michelle Cooper Galvin

Killarney Rotary Club, considered to be one of the most progressive in the county, is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary and new members have joined the organisation to help them celebrate.

The new recruits are Karena McCarthy of Killaney Credit Union, Michael Jacobi of the Hayfield Family Collection and Conor O’Leary of the Killarney Technology Innovation Centre.

Barry Murphy, President, Killarney Rotary Club (front, second from left) welcoming Kenny Fisher, District Governor Ireland to the weekly Killarney Rotary lunch at the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney with (front, from left) Maria Murphy, Betty Fisher, Cherry O’Callaghan Secretary, Killarney Rotary and, second row from left, Ciara Irwin Foley, Karena McCarthy, Kevin Taylor, Anna Alcock with, third row from left),Conor O’Leary, Paul Sherry, John Shanahan and James Tarrant ant, at back,Tom Leslie, Grace O’Neill, Michael Jacobi and Edmond Smith Zoner at The Great Southern, Killarney on Wednesday. Photo by Michelle Cooper Galvin

Rotarians in Killarney organise several events each year and the activities include the hugely successful annual charity wine and art evening, youth leadership awards for secondary school students, afternoon team fundraisers, formal interviews to help Leaving Cert students preparing for employment and college opportunities.

The club was chartered on June 8, 1983 and John O’Shea, now a retired jeweller, had the honour of becoming the first president.

A welcome visitor to the latest Rotary Club launch was Kenny Fisher who is the Rotary District Governor Ireland, and his wife Betty.

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