Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>A much loved school principal got a great send off last week ahead of beginning a new role with the National Council for Special Education.</h3>
Staff, pupils, the Board of Management, parents, family members and Fr Nicholas Flynn gathered in Glenflesk National School to say a final farewell to Paul Favier who has been with the school for 11 years.
A number of presentations and speeches were made followed by tea and cake.
&#8220;Paul is moving on to a new job as a Special Educational Needs Organiser &#8216;SENO&#8217;,&#8221; Michael McGillicuddy, a member of the Board of Management told the Killarney Advertiser.
&#8220;We had speeches, the Board of Management made a presentation, the staff also made a presentation and the children presented him with a scrapbook that they had made. We had invited Paul&#8217;s parents Dan and Marian, his sister Danielle and his brother Ollie whose children attend the school.&#8221;
There was also a night out in Spillane&#8217;s in Barraduff that weekend, he added.
Michael added that Paul worked very hard in the school over the years.
&#8220;He did more than what the job entailed, he put in a lot of work&nbsp;behind the scenes. He was the chairperson of Erasmus and organised all the trips away and generated a lot of money that way. He&#8217;ll be greatly missed.&#8221;
Next week the school will welcome Michael O&#8217;Sullivan from Kilcummin who will take up the role of principal.

Pupils and staff say farewell to principal Paul

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