The Man Who Built a Business Empire and Bequeathed €500K to Kerry Parents and Friends – March 26th, 2024

Former ­Kerry Person of the Year, Crohan O’Shea from Waterville, who died in 2022, instructed that €500,000 be left to the Kerry Parents’ and Friends’ Association to benefit Tigh an Oileáin centre on Valentia Island. He said another €500,000 should be left to the children’s medical and research foundation at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin. Jerry spoke to Bernice Costello, director of services with Kerry Parents and Friends Association, Elaine Deinum, manager of Tigh an Oileáin, and to Patrick O’Sullivan and Diarmuid O’Connell, who are service users.