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Ian O’Connell presents the cheque for €10,000 to Pieta thanks to the Business Wall at Kerry Airport. Photo: Domnick Walsh
THE generosity of Kerry-based companies towards Pieta has almost doubled since 2021, as the number of local businesses to put their name on the Open for Business Wall at Kerry Airport has increased to 45.
Inspirational Radio Kerry presenter Ian O’Connell unveiled the new wall in the Departures Hall and, on behalf of the many sponsors, presented a cheque for €10,000 to representatives of the Kerry Branch of Pieta.
Kerry Airport CEO John Mulhern, Fred McDonogh, Managing Director of Red Chair Recruitment, Killarney and Chris Fitzgerald, Proprietor of Slógadh Signs, Killorglin have driven the campaign since 2021 to raise awareness of the many job opportunities that exist in Kerry.
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The CEO of Kerry Airport Ireland, John Mulhern, said; “We’ve been reminded over the past three years that resilience and a sense of community are essential for our mental wellbeing.
“The Open for Business Wall in the Departures Hall at Kerry Airport began with 26 local companies making donations to Pieta. They each shared concerns for the increasing marginalisation of rural Ireland and the isolation many feel as population centres and opportunities for social interaction shift relentlessly into urban centres. We are proud to unveil the updated wall with 20 additional companies who also support Pieta and are proud to promote Kerry as a wonderful place in which to work and live.”
Pieta’s Regional Community Funding and Advocacy Team Lead, John Dempsey, said: “Pieta are so grateful and appreciative of the overwhelming support from Kerry Airport and the businesses that have supported the Open for Business Wall.”
The new Kerry-based companies who’s added their names to the Open for Business Wall in support of Pieta are: TLI, Maguire & Liston, Killarney Brewery, Kerry GAA Store, Skinlab, Southern Scientific, Munster Technological University, Athena Analytics, MC Group, Kerry District League, John Lane & Sons, University Hospital Kerry, Enercon, Orbitus (formerly CDS Tax & Law), HR Buddy, Corcoran’s Furniture, Corcorans Food Equipment, SkelligSix18, RDI Hub, Avalanche Designs, Egg Design and Glencar Construction.
They have joined the 26 companies who set the ball rolling on the project in 2021: Adams of Tralee, A Fit Body, Aherns Castleisland, Astellas, Bathrooms4U, Boyles Killorglin, CSG (formerly Casey Stephenson) Accountants, Cremur Heating, FEXCO, Gallarus Industry Solutions, Gary Corcoran Car Services, Greenway Health & Hygiene, Irish Drain Services, JRI America, Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin, Kerry Group, Lámha Therapies, Liebherr, Matthew Murphy Photography, Retrofit, O’Sullivan’s Bakery, Portwest, and Vertex Inc (formerly Taxamo).
The wall will be renewed in January 2024 and anyone interested in promoting their business to a local, national, and global market, while supporting Pieta, is invited to contact Fred McDonogh at Red Chair Recruitment at Fred.McDonogh@redchairrecruitment.ie
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