A FREE of charge feast of traditional Irish music, song and story will keep an open audience enthralled at Killarney House and Gardens next Saturday courtesy of the Spraoi Chiarraí performance collective. The sixth of seven free concerts will commence at 2.00pm and it will feature the talents of Brid O’Shea from Farranfore on accordion… Continue Reading
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Ben sings out for the Kingdom
AND so it begins: The first Kerry All-Ireland song has hit the airwaves. Talented Killarney performer Ben Quinlan has penned and recorded a lively track titled Sam for the Kingdom and it can be heard and enjoyed on @BenQuinlanMusic: https://m.soundcloud.com/user-78754348/sam-for-the-kingdom-kerry-v-dublin-2019 No stranger to the limelight, Ben hit the headlines in 2014 when he appeared on… Continue Reading
Composer Seán’s bringing it all back home
AN exciting arts project taking place in Killarney is being led by local composer and sound artist Seán Ó Dálaigh in collaboration with the Scotia Ensemble of Tralee. The culmination of the initiative will be two concerts during Heritage Week – on Friday, August 23 and Sunday, August 25 – in the Garden Room of Killarney… Continue Reading
Hit film shows Killarney at its best
A FEATURE film shot exclusively in Killarney has won the top award at the fourth annual Wexford Film Festival. Tradition, produced and directed by Damian O’Callaghan of OC Productions, wowed the judges to such an extent that it was awarded the coveted Best Film accolade. The fast-paced courtroom drama is laced with humour and it… Continue Reading
Charlie’s Angels: Senior council official to help crown new Rose
CONCERNS about roads and infrastructure will be placed on the slow burner for the Deputy CEO of Kerry County Council – but only for four days and nights – as he will be more preoccupied with style and substance in his capacity as an adjudicator for this year’s Rose of Tralee competition. Charlie O’Sullivan has a… Continue Reading
