The Killarney story: how Con and Anne Stack turned fibreglass water tanks into a global engineering firm

Anne and Con Stack will be inducted into the prestigious Cairde Chill Airne 'Order of Innisfallen' - the highest honour the town of Killarney can bestow. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

A husband and wife team from Kerry who saw their company grow from a small operation in a shed in their back garden to a multi-national enterprise that now employs over 600 people will receive the Order of Innishfallen honour in Killarney.

Start small and think big was always the motto of Con and Anne Stack, who will be recognised in their hometown in the coming weeks. Con, originally from Moyvane, initially served an apprenticeship in a knife-making factory in Germany, followed by a managerial role in a US multinational in Shannon.