Huge coup for Killarney as International Lions Clubs Board visits
Ding dong the bells are going to chime! A warm welcome for Global President of the Lions Club Worldwide, Brian Sheehan, all the way from the USA as he visits The Mon to view the works of the local Lions Club in Killarney. Pictured L-R are Lori Sheehan, Principal Mary Brosnan, Global President Brian Sheehan & Killarney President Denis Doolan. Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
Global President of Lions Club World Wide, Brian Sheehan, visits Killarney with his wife Lori and 87 other delegates who stayed at the Europe Hotel and visited many premises who benefitted from local Lions Club fundraising. Pictured at The Mon NS cooking up a storm were L-R Michael O'Driscoll, SNA Marian O'Connor, Teacher Olga Ncube, measuring carefully AJ O'Shea with Lori Sheehan & Global Lions Club President Brian Sheehan. Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
All the way from the USA, Lori Sheehan with her husband, Global President of Lions Club, Brian Sheehan, plants one of many trees at Maurice O'Donoghue Park with the students of our secondary schools (L-R) John Fuller, Lori Sheehan, Global Lions Club President Brian Sheehan with Aoibhín Kelly (St Bridget's Presentation). Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
All the way from the USA Lori Sheehan with her husband Global President of Lions Club Brian Sheehan plants one of many trees at Maurice O'Donoghue Park with local secondary school students. Pictured l-r were: Denis Doolan (Lions Club President Killarney) John Fuller Lori Sheehan Global Lions Club President Brian Sheehan Aoibhín Kelly (St Brigid's Killarney) Sean O'Leary (St Brendan's College) and Aliza Gul (Killarney Community College). Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
Brian Sheehan President of the International Lions Club visits Killarney with 87 other delegates. One of his stop off points was basketball with the Kerry Stars. Pictured were: Graham Roe (Director of Marketing Communications & Fundraising of Special Olympics Ireland) Will Byrne (Special Olympics Europe) Eoin O Beara (Munster Regional Director Special Olympics Ireland) Tom Tobin (Kerry Stars Killarney) Teresa Dineen (International Director of Lions Club Ireland) Denis Doona (President Lions Club Killarney) and Gerald Cashman (District Governor of Lions Club Ireland). Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
Lions Club Global President Brian Sheehan visits Killarney with 87 other delegates to see the works of Killarney Lions Club one being Kerry Stars where the President nails a basketball challenge at Killarney Leisure Centre. Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
Global President of the Lions Club Brian Sheehan with his wife Lori (left of centre) enjoyed his trip to the Killarney Leisure Centre with over 87 delegates gathering in Killarney to visit the Killarney Lions and view the fundraising projects undertaken one of which with the Kerry Stars. Photo by Marie Carroll-O'Sullivan.
It was quite the St Patrick's Day weekend for members of the Killarney Lions Club as they welcomed the board of the Lions Club International to town where they spent a fairly jam-packed three days visiting with and meeting different local people and organisations.
For those who may be unfamiliar with the Lions Club International, they are the largest service club organisation in the world with 1.4 million volunteers serving communities in 200 countries and territories and last weekend saw a party of almost 100 board members from throughout the world, led by International President Brian Sheehan, visiting Killarney following a board meeting in Belfast.
The highlights of their visit were a tour of the sensory room in the Monastery school, tree planting in Maurice O’Donoghue Memorial Park with transition year students from Killarney’s secondary schools, and a basketball training session with athletes from Kerry Stars Special Olympics.
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Their trip culminated in a reception hosted by Killarney Lions Club at Killarney Racecourse where they were welcomed by the Mayor of Killarney, Cllr. Niall Kelleher.
“This is a huge honour for the local Lions club in Killarney” said Denis Doolan, President of Killarney Lions Club. “We do our best to provide support where it’s needed in our community, so it was great to be able to show the International Board some of the work we have done with organisations like Kerry Stars and local schools.”
To commemorate the trip, Lions Clubs International and Killarney Lions Club made donations to help complete the sensory room at the Monastery school and provide further support for Kerry Stars activities.
The Killarney Lions club through its members, assists various groups and individuals in and around the community. Lions do this through voluntary activities, fundraising and by holding various types of events in support of many local causes.
For further information contact killarney_sec@lionsclubs.ie
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