Six of the best for Killarney in IBAL report

The fact that Killarney received six A grades and moved up the rankings in the latest Irish Business Against Litter League has been welcomed by the town’s Chamber of Tourism and Commerce.

The town has been described as being clean to European norms by the adjudicators and it has increased its overall standing in the league by eight places to 20th position.

Joint Chamber President Johnny McGuire, who is also involved in the town’s Tidy Towns campaign, said it was very encouraging and gratifying that a top grade was secured in six of the categories and that the judges were very impressed by the main streets in the town, with both Plunkett Street and Main Street securing an A grade.

“It was wonderful also that Lewis Road, the Maurice O’Donoghue Memorial Park and Riverwalk, the approach road to town from Muckross and the bring facility in the Mission Road car park were all deemed worthy of the top grade,” Mr McGuire said.

“Great credit is due to the Killarney Municipal District Council’s outdoor crew who are out and about every day to ensure the town is being well kept, and thanks also to the volunteers and individual businesses who demonstrate great pride of place and give the town an extra polish.”

He acknowledged that there were disappointing aspects in the latest IBAL report, some of which were quite surprising, but that it is encouraging to note that the council has plans to upgrade the problematic bin storage area in the Glebe car park which has been highlighted for criticism in the last two litter league reports. credibly dynamic and exciting sector to operate within. It’s a sector that refuses to stand still and constantly evolves to meet the ever-changing needs and desires of travellers and consumers. Our responsibility lies in constantly adjusting and refining our business practices to guarantee the highest levels of customer satisfaction,” said Brian Lawlor, Group General Manager of the family-run collection.

“Keeping the town looking its best is a team effort and everybody has a part to play. The revamped Killarney Looking Good Competition is now up and running again, with great incentives on offer, and there will be a great focus on that as the summer months progress with the winners to be announced in September,” Mr McGuire said.

In the meantime, he has extended an open invitation to anybody willing to get involved in the Monday night Tidy Towns Meitheal to come forward to help out and he said the more people that make themselves available, the better Killarney will look.

The award is the latest in a string of recognitions the O’Donoghue Ring Collection has received so far this year. The group began the year being certified as a “Great Place to Work” following positive feedback from almost 500 employees. In February it was awarded Merits for three of its venues at the CIE Tours Annual Awards of Excellence, based on overwhelmingly positive responses to CIE’s customer surveys.