PEOPLE who have done sterling work for the Kerry Hospice Foundation over the years were honoured at a special event in the Palliative Care Day Unit at University Hospital Kerry on Thursday night
Seventeen men and women (although three couldn’t make it on the night) were honoured with local ‘Sunflower Hospice Hero’ awards which recognise the efforts of volunteers in branches of the Kerry Hospice Foundation around the county.
Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh introduced each deserving recipient individually and they accepted a certificate and medal from Joe Hennebery, Chairman of the Kerry Hospice Foundation.
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It was a wonderful social occasion and a chance for volunteers from around the county to meet each other.
Branches represented were Tralee, Spa/Fenit, Killorglin, Castleisland, Iveragh, Listowel, Ballyduff, Ballyheigue, Killarney, Annascaul, Castlemaine, Castlegregory, Lixnaw, Glenbeigh and Dingle. Scroll down for photos…