The current series of Sé Mo Laoch started last month on TG4 with a look at The Chieftan’s fiddle player, Seán Keane. Tonight, Sunday, March 12th is the turn of Kanturk born box player, Jackie Daly and you can see it at 9:30pm on TG4. Jackie Daly has become know almost as much for his… Read more…
Crowds from throughout the county are complimenting some great theatre all this week at the Kerry Drama Festival at Castleisland’s Ivy Leaf Art Centre. The nine-night long event got off to a flying start on Friday evening as festival director, Jerome Stack with adjudicator, Brendan Murray and guest Kevin O’Shea took to the stage. Three… Read more…
We’re into the final furlong of preparations for the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There are only 19 days to go from today. On that note, the small committee behind the outright success of the event back over many years, will meet at Browne’s Bar on this Thursday night, March 2nd at 8pm. The meeting… Read more…
A Play in Two Acts – On a World Tour of Kerry This time last year we were up to our oxters in politics and the talk about the general election in February and how would the Healy Raes, Michael, TD and Cllr. Danny get on with the voters. We know now. There’s a lot… Read more…
Jerome Stack has been the director of the Kerry Drama Festival for the past 30 years. He’s been in the position since the revival of the festival in 1988 after it had lapsed in 1971. There’s no one in a better position than Jerome to realise how privileged local audiences have been with so many… Read more…
The real story of drama in Scart over the past couple of weeks was the pressure to put on extra nights as the local group’s adaptation of Sharon’s Grave drew housefuls from all quarters. Not for the first time did the work of the late John B.Keane and an able drama group pack a hall… Read more…
Abbeyfeale Enterprise Expo has drawn huge attention from all kinds of businesses, clubs and organisations with over 100 stands booked for the Friday night from 6pm to 9pm. and at least 90 more on the Saturday afternoon from 11-1.30pm. There will be loads happening on both days with a business panel of Abbeyfeale people on… Read more…
Sharon Shannon is due to appear at Ó Riada’s Bar and Restaurant in Ballymacelligott on Friday night, February 24th from 8pm. Tickets for the show are only €20 each and many have been bought as presents over the past couple of weeks. This is the third visit by the Co. Clare born musical genius to… Read more…
Plans are well advanced for Castleisland Community College’s first Tractor Run, which takes place on Sunday, March 5th. The event will launch the beginning of the schools 30 year celebration at their current location in Tonbwee. Registration will take place in the community college at 12:45pm and roll out will be at 1:30pm. Tractors will… Read more…
Following on from last year’s very successful run of Off the Hook, Ballymacelligott Drama Group is back at the Ivy Leaf this year with its production of The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley written by Irish playwright, Jimmy Keary. Set in the 1990’s this is a romantic comedy which is guaranteed to bring a smile… Read more…
The current series of Sé Mo Laoch started last month on TG4 with a look at The Chieftan’s fiddle player, Seán Keane. Tonight, Sunday, March 12th is the turn of Kanturk born box player, Jackie Daly and you can see it at 9:30pm on TG4. Jackie Daly has become know almost as much for his… Read more…
Crowds from throughout the county are complimenting some great theatre all this week at the Kerry Drama Festival at Castleisland’s Ivy Leaf Art Centre. The nine-night long event got off to a flying start on Friday evening as festival director, Jerome Stack with adjudicator, Brendan Murray and guest Kevin O’Shea took to the stage. Three… Read more…
We’re into the final furlong of preparations for the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There are only 19 days to go from today. On that note, the small committee behind the outright success of the event back over many years, will meet at Browne’s Bar on this Thursday night, March 2nd at 8pm. The meeting… Read more…
A Play in Two Acts – On a World Tour of Kerry This time last year we were up to our oxters in politics and the talk about the general election in February and how would the Healy Raes, Michael, TD and Cllr. Danny get on with the voters. We know now. There’s a lot… Read more…
Jerome Stack has been the director of the Kerry Drama Festival for the past 30 years. He’s been in the position since the revival of the festival in 1988 after it had lapsed in 1971. There’s no one in a better position than Jerome to realise how privileged local audiences have been with so many… Read more…
The real story of drama in Scart over the past couple of weeks was the pressure to put on extra nights as the local group’s adaptation of Sharon’s Grave drew housefuls from all quarters. Not for the first time did the work of the late John B.Keane and an able drama group pack a hall… Read more…
Abbeyfeale Enterprise Expo has drawn huge attention from all kinds of businesses, clubs and organisations with over 100 stands booked for the Friday night from 6pm to 9pm. and at least 90 more on the Saturday afternoon from 11-1.30pm. There will be loads happening on both days with a business panel of Abbeyfeale people on… Read more…
Sharon Shannon is due to appear at Ó Riada’s Bar and Restaurant in Ballymacelligott on Friday night, February 24th from 8pm. Tickets for the show are only €20 each and many have been bought as presents over the past couple of weeks. This is the third visit by the Co. Clare born musical genius to… Read more…
Plans are well advanced for Castleisland Community College’s first Tractor Run, which takes place on Sunday, March 5th. The event will launch the beginning of the schools 30 year celebration at their current location in Tonbwee. Registration will take place in the community college at 12:45pm and roll out will be at 1:30pm. Tractors will… Read more…
Following on from last year’s very successful run of Off the Hook, Ballymacelligott Drama Group is back at the Ivy Leaf this year with its production of The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley written by Irish playwright, Jimmy Keary. Set in the 1990’s this is a romantic comedy which is guaranteed to bring a smile… Read more…
