Following on from the series of Pop up concerts & Comedy which took place in the INEC Killarney On June 27th & 28th Walking on Cars have presented two local charities with a cheque for €4000.00 each - The Oncology Unit in Kerry General Hospital and Cuan Counselling.Cuan Counselling is a non-profit, low cost, accessible and professional counselling and therapy service for young people aged 12-25years and their families in West Kerry. The Oncology Unit at Kerry General Hospital provides treatment and care for patients suffering from cancer. The spontaneous two-day Pop Up festival was organised in just three days and featured performances by Walking on Cars, Mundy, Damien Dempsey, Mick Flannery, Penrose, Moxie, Lisa Seavers, The Little Hours, and The Booka Brass Band along with comedians Jason Byrne, Karl Spain, Barry Murphy and Aprés Match.Speaking after the weekend a spokesperson for Walking on Cars said “It was great to see everybody out to support the community, we would like to thank everybody for offering their help and time to make the whole thing possible.”
Photo shows front from left, Fiona O’Connor – Entertainment Manager, INEC presenting a cheque for €4,000 to Mairead O'Connor of the Oncology Dept, Tralee General Hospital and Siobhan Donnelly – Group Marketing Manager, INEC presenting Marion O'Donnell of Cuan Counselling, West Kerry. At back are members of 'Walking on Cars, Pa Sheehy, Dan Devane, Sorcha Durham and Evan Hadnett with nurses Michelle O'Dowd Mary Fitzgerald and Theresa Walsh.
Photo: Don MacMonagle

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