Killarney

<h3>The board of Lions Club International visited Killarney over the St Patrick&rsquo;s Bank Holiday weekend.</h3>
A party of almost one hundred board members from throughout the world, led by International President Brian Sheehan, spent three days in town following a Board meeting in Belfast.
Lions is the largest service club organisation in the world with 1.4 million volunteers serving communities in 200 countries and territories.
The highlights of their visit were a tour of the sensory room in the Monastery School, tree planting in Maurice O&rsquo;Donoghue Memorial Park with Transition Year students from Killarney&rsquo;s secondary schools, and a basketball training session with athletes from Kerry Stars Special Olympics. 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.
&ldquo;This is a huge honour for the local Lions Club in Killarney,&rdquo; said Denis Doolan, President of Killarney Lions Club.
&ldquo;We do our best to provide support where it&rsquo;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.&rdquo;
To commemorate the trip, Lions Club 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.

International Lions Club visits Killarney

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