Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>It has taken 10 years but the Italian town of Casperia is now an official twin town with Killarney.</h3>
The idea to twin the picturesque town near Rome was first mooted by the old Killarney Town Council.
However, when town councils were discontinued in 2014 the task was handed over to Killarney Town Twining Association and was supported by the elected Killarney Municipal District members of Kerry County Council.
A delegation from the association and the council visited Casperia in 2019 to sign the Italian side of the twining agreement.
The pandemic further delayed the process but on Thursday last Killarney Mayor Niall Kelleher and Casperia Mayor Marco Cusso met to formally sign the charter in Killarney.
&ldquo;This was honouring a commitment made by the former town council to establish a twinning under European guidelines back in 2014,&rdquo; said association chairman Sean Counihan.
&ldquo;Unfortunately the town councils were abolished and Killarney Town Twinning Association pursued the matter.
&ldquo;We are delighted that the municipal authority saw fit to move the beautiful town of Casperia near Rome from association status to full twinning with Killarney.
&ldquo;We deeply appreciate the members&#8217; positivity in honouring the former Town Council&rsquo;s decision.&rdquo;
The signing between the two mayors took place over the St Patrick&#8217;s Festival weekend when Killarney Town Twining Association also welcomed groups from other towns like Pleindfeld in Germany and Concord, North Carolina, USA.

Killarney twinned with Italian town

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