Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>A much loved member of the community, businessman Denis P Counihan was remembered last week during a fundraiser in his memory.</h3>
Family, neighbours, friends, as well as those from the business community joined his wife Mabel and children Michelle, Kieran and Mike, in the International Hotel.
Support was immense as so far the Riverside Drive family have raised €4,700 for Comfort for Chemo Kerry.
Denis, who along with his wife and son Kieran ran Fine Designs in Park Road, sadly passed away on May 20 last year after being diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. He was aged 64.
His family wanted to do something to honour his memory and help a local charity at the same time.
&#8220;It was the first coffee morning we held in his memory and we said we&#8217;d do it for a local charity,&#8221; Mabel told the Killarney Advertiser.
&#8220;It was incredibly busy. Thanks to the International Hotel for hosting the event. They have been absolutely wonderful to us, they couldn&#8217;t have been nicer to us. We really appreciate everything. Everyone, friends, family, neighbours and business people we have dealt with over the years, were absolutely wonderful. Thank you also to Killarney Cardiac Response Unit for their support especially to me personally. Without everyone&#8217;s help it wouldn&#8217;t have happened.&#8221;
She added a huge thank you also to Colin Baker and The Trustees of Muckross House who donated a whole array of beautiful cakes, scones, and pastries for the coffee morning.
&#8220;We, as a family, are delighted that all the funds raised will now stay in the county, and patients and families of Kerry will benefit from them.&#8221;

Coffee morning remembers Denis P Counihan

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