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Cathaoirleach John Francis Flynn
THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn, will travel to the United States this week for a number of engagements to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
Cllr Flynn will meet with representatives of the American Ireland Chamber on Tuesday evening and will meet with Tourism Ireland North America and the IDA North America on Wednesday. He will also visit and lay a wreath at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.
On St Patrick’s Day, Cllr Flynn will attend a St Patrick’s Day event hosted by the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams and New York City Council at the mayor’s residence, Gracie Mansion.
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He will then join the New York Kerry Association for the St Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.
‘I look forward to this important opportunity to meet with key organisations in New York and to promote Kerry as an attractive business and tourism destination. It will be a great honour to join the Kerry Association and represent the people of Kerry at the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade.
‘The annual international focus on Ireland is a tremendous opportunity to promote the country and the county and I look forwarding to meeting with key agencies who are working to promote investment in and travel to Ireland,’ said Cllr Flynn.
Cllr Flynn will be accompanied in New York by the Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell and the Kerry County Council Tourism Officer, John Griffin.
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