Mayor proud of new ties with major party leaders
THE Mayor of Killarney strengthened his ties, quite literally, with the leaders of the two main political parties in the country at the weekend.
Cllr Tom Doherty dug deep to purchase neck-ties owned by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny at a major celebrity auction in aid of a worthy local charity.
Cllr Doherty, who was one of the VIP guests at The Kingdom Charity Ball on Saturday night, got caught up in the excitement of the post-dinner auction and splashed out
•250 for Bertie’s autographed tie and a further •200 for the tie donated by Enda Kenny.
The Fianna Fail councillor out bid FG Senator Paul Coghlan to secure the Kenny tie and was delighted with his double strike.
“All the proceeds from the auction will go to the Kerry branch of the Cystic Fibrosis Association and that’s a cause well worth supporting,” he said.
Other star items auctioned on the night included a VIP corporate box trip to Anfield for the Liverpool v Real Betis tie, a copy of the Downing Street Declaration signed by John Major and Albert Reynolds, Ronan O’Gara’s autographed Munster jersey and a premium advertising package in 14 newpaper titles owned by the Thomas Crosbie Holdings Group, the parent company of The Kingdom.
The Kingdom newspaper
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