Priest inspires Killarney to overall title victory

THE pensioner priest with the Midas touch has done it yet again.

Archdeacon Michael Murphy has inspired an overall award win in the national Tidy Towns competition for the third time and in three different locations.

The Kerry priest, a sprightly 86, was parish priest in Sneem when it scooped the prestigious overall award in 1987 and following his transfer to Kenmare he led that town to the ultimate prize in 2000.