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<h3>Glencar native Patrick McGillycuddy has been named as the Kerry Person of the Year 2022 by the Kerry Association London (KAL).</h3>
Chairman of the hugely successful Glencar Construction company, Mr McGillycuddy was selected in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the construction industry and for charity work in London.
&ldquo;Patrick moved his family to Harrow from Glencar in the early 1980s. He spent three decades running Gazeley, a developer, investor and manager of European logistics warehouses and distribution parks and took on the additional roles of Store Development Director of Asda, and COO of EZW (A Dubai World Company),&rdquo; said Kerry Association London PRO, Paudie O&rsquo;Shea.
&ldquo;He is now Chairman of the hugely successful Glencar Construction firm, set up by his son Eddie in 2016, and recently hailed by the Financial Times as one of Europe&rsquo;s fastest growing companies in the FT1000.&rdquo;
The company has also been shortlisted in the 2022 Construction News Awards in the category Contractor of the Year.
A family man, Patrick and his wife Margaret have seven children and 19 grandchildren, with baby Tadgh coming into the world earlier this year.
Patrick will be presented with the award at the KAL&rsquo;s annual gala dinner in November on what will be a fantastic evening of craic and ceol, with Daith&iacute; &Oacute; S&eacute; as MC for the night and appearances from some of&nbsp;the All-Ireland winning Kerry football team and special guest Sam Maguire also making a return to London Town for the night.

London Kerry Person of the Year announced

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