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At the cheque handover of €7,930 to Kerry Hospice from Chief Superintendent Pat Sullivan’s retirement coffee morning were, from left: John Sheehy, Farah Siddiqi, Mary Shanahan, Linda O’Connor, Garda Fiona O’Dowd, Sergeant Michael Fleming, Pat Sullivan, Dan Galvin and Maura Sullivan. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
OVER 500 people recently attended a coffee morning at the Ballygarry House Hotel to mark the retirement of Chief Superintendent Pat Sullivan after 41 years service in An Garda Síochána.
The event on Friday, January 22, doubled as a fundraiser for the Kerry Hospice Foundation, which is a charity very close to the hearts of Pat and his wife Maura.
Attendees on the day gave generously to this cause with a very impressive €7,930 collected on the day.
Maura who is very involved in the Kerry Hospice for over six years now, is the present day treasurer for the Tralee and Kerry Branch, was very much to the fore in organising the fundraising morning.
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She expressed her thanks to those who showed their support and who generously made donations at the event.
Dan Galvin from Kerry Hospice accepted the cheque from recently retired Pat Sullivan and informed those present that all proceeds collected were to go towards the completion of the in-patient unit.
The Kerry Hospice provides care to terminally ill cancer patients throughout the county of Kerry. Last year the Kerry Hospice celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The newest venture they have embarked on is the construction of an 15 bed inpatient unit on the grounds of Kerry General Hospital.
This is a very exciting time for Kerry Hospice with the first sod turned on this project on the 11th December 2015. It is expected this project will take 12 months to complete with the estimated cost of the project amounting to €6.2 million euro.
