Hugely Successful CD Launch for Annmarie O’Riordan
Day: March 15, 2011
Bouncy Castles/Slides/Marquees
Shop in Millstreet for St. Patricks Day
Regional Report 1055 – 15th March 2011
by
Eily Buckley
Dia is Mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to news Report 1055 from Millstreet
Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this nice crisp and seasonal Tuesday morning.
On behalf of our Community I want to extend our sincerest sympathy to the people of Japan on their recent disasters. Alps Electric which is a Japanese Company has been our best employer here in Millstreet for many years and our people have forged many close links with them. They can be assured of our prayers and support in these difficult times.
As we near St Patrick’s Day, preparations are going well with lots of our shops and stores in the town already decorated for the occasion. Please do all you can to help those who are organising the parade itself which will be held at 5pm on this Thursday March 17th. A few more stewards are needed, you can give your name to any committee member and they will be glad of your help. There are lots of prizes to be won with no less than six or seven categories on the list plus a prize for the best dressed window. We will have Pipe Band music as well as traditional music golore. The Wallis Arms Hotel will be open for warming snacks and meals as well as the many other food outlets in the town and we have hundreds of off – street parking places. So it only remains for me to wish you a very enjoyable day in honour of our Patron Saint.
Kelcro continue to grow
Celebrating 34 years in business this year, Kelcro Transport Cork continues to stand the test of time.
Celebrating 34 years in business this year, Kelcro Transport in Cork continues to stand the test of time even in the difficult climate. Company co-director Donny Kelleher spoke to Irish Trucker about the business he started all those years ago and what they’re up to at the moment.
Based in Millstreet, Co. Cork, since 1977 Kelcro Transport is been working hard to build an excellent reputation in a very competitive environment.
Founder and co-director Donny Kelleher has been the main driving-force behind the company that has enjoyed a strong business relationship with Mid-Cork Pallets & Packaging, which is owned by Sean Lehane and is the current leading manufacturer of pallets in Ireland. Through their dealings with the Clondrohid-based company, Kelcro Transport has been able to build itself into the company it is today.
“We’re established since 1977 and we now have 12 trucks on the road,” explained Donny.
“I suppose my position is co-director, with Sean Cronin as the other co-director here.
“Around 80 per cent of our work here is from Mid-Cork Pallets. We draw finished pallets for them and bring in their raw materials from the timber companies. They have a premises in Dunboyne in county Meath and we haul back and forth from there also.”
Donny describes the haul up to Dunboyne as “only up the road” for him and his drivers, who have surely covered almost every mile in Ireland at this stage given Kelcro Transport’s lifespan.
However, the real journey for Donny has been from the very beginning when he started up his own business with just one truck and a borrowed trailer. If times are tough at present, then a modern young businessman could only imagine what it was like to try and get a business off the ground in an era that was, arguably, tougher than now for new born businesses.
