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Ted Moynihan receiving a citation to mark his civic reception from Mayor of Tralee, Cllr Tom McEllistrim. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
A MAN who helped raise €11 Million over 27 years for a cancer charity in Kerry was honoured with a civic reception on Monday.
Ted Moynihan of the Kerry Hospice Foundation was given the civic reception by the Tralee Municipal District at Kerry County Council buildings in Rathass.
The ever humble Tralee man thanked his wife Breda, volunteers and the people of Kerry that have helped the foundation achieve its goals after four decades of incredible fundraising.
“Without their generosity and help, none of it would have been possible,” said Ted.
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“I would like to thank the council because, without a doubt, it is a great honour and it’s a great honour for the Hospice,” said Ted.
Ted has been instrumental in developing palliative care in Kerry and a new €6.2 million euro, 15-bed palliative care unit in University Hospital Kerry, which is unique to any facility in Ireland outside the major cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway.
The staffing at the unit will be funded by the Kerry Hospice Foundation.
“We’re extremely proud of that. We don’t have all the money but we’re not too far away, I can tell you that much,” said Ted.
Mayor of Kerry Cllr Pat McCarthy, thanked Ted Moynihan for his tireless work he has done for the people of Kerry and called for Ted to be awarded ‘Kerry Person of the Year’.
“Ted is not only a gentleman and a very well respected member of the community but what he has achieved is beyond belief,” said Cllr Pat McCarthy.
“Because of his work and the people who helped him, the lives of many people now are much better. There are facilities that are there now that weren’t and they wouldn’t be available in the near future without his help,” he added.
In the time since the Kerry Hospice Foundation was founded, it has helped between 10,000 and 11,000 sufferers of cancer and their families in Kerry.
Civic reception honored Ted Moynihan with family and Kerry County Councillors. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
