A TRANSITION year secondary school student, who is a member of a very accomplished musical family, is spearheading a bumper concert to raise funds for the HOPE Foundation with whom he will volunteer in Kolkata – formerly Calcutta – in March. Patrick Buckley from Millstreet, whose mum Bridget Walsh-Buckley, is from Killarney, is hoping to raise… Continue Reading
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Splashing the cash to ensure top class music
THE organisers of the Kerry Fleadh Cheoil, which will be held in Milltown in June, will spend thousands of euro to provide top class entertainment to woo visitors. Committee chairman, Vincent Prendergast, said the big event, which will run from June 17-21, will provide fantastic free entertainment for all ages. “We intend to spend over… Continue Reading
3,000 competitors and 7,000 spectators pack Killarney for dance spectacular
COMPETITORS from around the globe are gathering at the Gleneagle INEC Arena in Killarney this week for the All-Ireland Irish Dancing Championships, Oireachtas Rince na hÉireann. The week-long Irish dancing event, which runs until Saturday next, is organised by An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha and it has attracted close on 3,000 competitors and 7,000 spectators… Continue Reading
Liam and Brian to perform in Church fundraiser
THEY have already collaborated, to rave reviews, for concerts in St Brendan’s College and the Franciscan Friary in Killarney and now Liam O’Connor and Brian Kennedy are joining forced once again for what promises to be a very special performance. They will enthrall an audience in Moyvane Parish Church on Tuesday, March 10 as part… Continue Reading
Totally Tina: The Honky Tonk Woman hits Killarney
IT has been the UK’s official number one Tina Turner tribute for the past six years and it has with a Lifetime Achievement Award received and a hectic, fast-growing gig schedule right across Europe. Now eight years in the making, the longest-running tribute to the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner, is in demand,… Continue Reading
