THE bumper K-Fest event, due to take place in Killorglin on the June bank holiday weekend, has become the latest victim of Covid-19. Organisers of the music, arts and culture gathering said they held off for as long as they could before making the decision in the hope that the situation would improve. But, following… Continue Reading
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Festival will be bigger and better next year
THE organisers of the inaugural Wander Wild Festival in Killarney, which had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, said it will give them an opportunity to launch an even bigger and better event for 2021. The action-packed festival, which was to focus on the great outdoors in Ireland’s adventure capital, was due to… Continue Reading
Health and safety the main priority
TWO of the major social events of the year in Kerry have fallen victim to the Covid-19 crisis. The Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes in Killarney and Listowel Writers’ Week have both been postponed as a direct result of the pandemic. Motorsport Ireland has announced that all its events are suspended until June 1… Continue Reading
All it took was a global pandemic to realise my childhood dream of going to a drive-in
With her young son for company, Gemma Kavanagh (pictured) stocked up with popcorn, treats, a pillow and blankets and parked up in Killarney to learn how to train a dragon THE weekend: two blissful days at the end of a busy week of work and school to fill with leisure and pleasure. A time for… Continue Reading
Drive-in option for the greatest shows
FOR those that needed an escape in Killarney over the course of the weekend, they had an opportunity to do so in the company of John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, Michael J Fox, Hugh Jackman and even Woody and Buzz as the Retro Drive-in Movie roadshow rolled into town. Hundreds of people got an opportunity… Continue Reading
