RECOVERY Haven Cancer Support House Kerry has reached the national finals of the Rural Innovation Awards.

Eileen Comerford entered the competition on behalf of Recovery Haven, where there was an interview with Marie Kelly, Teagasc; Dr Finbarr Daly, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and Peter Young, Irish Farmers Journal and Lisa Herlihy, Marketing Manager Dairymaster.

A film crew visited Recovery Haven last week to film a short piece about the innovation in the business.

The next round of interviews will take place Dairymaster Global Headquarters on Tuesday, May 26, the day of the awards ceremony, which takes place in the Ballygarry House Hotel that evening.

There were three categories – Farm Innovation, Rural Business Innovation and Community Focused Innovation with Recovery Haven nominated in the latter category.

Eileen Comerford is very proud of all the volunteerism and innovation at Recovery Haven that made this happen and are now in a position of possibly boosting the organisation with an injection of €15,000.

The overall award winner will receive a prize fund of €15,000 which includes a cash fund of €5,000, advertising space in the Irish Farmers Journal of €5,000 and training and business support of €5,000.

Category winners will receive a prize fund of €3,000 which includes a cash fund of €1,000, advertising space in the Irish Farmers Journal of €1,000 and training and business support of €1,000.

Category finalists will receive a prize fund of €1,500 which includes a cash fund of €500, advertising space in the Irish Farmers Journal of €500 and training and business support of €500.