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In front; Lisa McElligott (who received the Sunflower Hospice Hero honour on behalf of her mother Deirdre) and Margaret O’Shea. At back; Mairead Moriarty, Christine Gallagher, Mary Kelly, Norma Lee and Marie McSwiney of Spa/Fenit Hospice at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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…
In front; Denise Sheehy, Josie Stackpoole and Kitty McCarthy. Back from left; Patricia Heffernan, Noreen Flaherty, Christina Bucley and June O’Connor (missing from picture Siobhan Stack) from the Lixnaw branch at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Orla O’Brien, Carmel O’Brien, Breda O’Sullivan and Margaret Naughton of the Killorglin branch at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Marian O’Connor, Eileen Murphy, Tess Fitzgerald and Catherine Horan of the Castleisland branch at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Bridie O’Connor, Margaret Crean, Ita Behan, Breda Moynihan and Pearl Browne of the Tralee branch at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Josephine Stackpoole (Lixnaw) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Billy Cotter (Castlemaine) accepting his cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Hospice Heroes’ night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anita Doody (Iveragh) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Eileen Brosnan (Tralee) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Pearl Browne (Tralee) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mary Casey (Ballyheigue) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kathleen O’Connor (Annascaul) accepting her cert from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Breda O’Sullivan (Killorglin) accepting her award from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Ruth Bowler (Castlegregory) accepting her award from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mary O’Sullivan (Listowel) accepting her award from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Margaret Sheehy (Dingle) accepting her award from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Catherine Horan (Castleisland) accepting her award from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Pat Doolan accepting on behalf of Phyllis O’Sullivan (Killarney) from Joe Hennebery, with MC Deirdre Walsh at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Members of Tralee and Spa/Fenit branches at the Kerry Hospice Foundation Sunflower Hospice Heroes Awards on Thursday night. In front; Mairead Moriarty, Eileen Brosnan, Pearl Browne, Lisa McElligott and Marie McSwiney. At back; Margaret O’Shea, Bridie O’Connor, Mary Shanahan, Ita Behan, Margaret Crean, Norma Lee, Christine Gallagher and Mary Kelly. Photo by Dermot Crean
