Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council and Ballymacelligott native, Cllr. Pat McCarthy is in the United States promoting Kerry during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. On Sunday he attended Mass in St. Patrick’s Church and then joined Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the Philadelphia Parade which was watched by in excess of 200,000… Read more…
The 2016 Kerry Drama Festival will get under way on this Friday night from 7-30pm. Held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland at the Ivyleaf Art Centre, Castleisland, it will run from tonight up to and including Saturday March 12th. Shows nightly at 8pm. The festival has been held in the… Read more…
The 2016 Kerry Drama Festival will get under way on this Friday night from 7-30pm. It will be held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland at the Ivyleaf Art Centre, Castleisland from Friday, March 4th to Saturday March 12th. Shows nightly at 8pm. The festival has been held in the Ivyleaf… Read more…
If the floor of Castleisland Community Centre was alive with EXPO energy on Friday night, there was a power surge upstairs as Michael John Kearney launched his new ventures. Guests, Minister Jimmy Deenihan and former Kerry Group MD, Denis Brosnan joined the Kearney family, former colleagues, friends and local community members at the event which… Read more…
Since we launched The Maine Valley Post in its present format in January 2014 one of the most frequent questions is about how advertising works in this, still, new world of online news websites. The answer is simply that it works really well and on several levels. While the editorial and pictorial content are out… Read more…
Thousands of feet stood and shuffled along the few hundred yards of road between the Ballybunion turn-off and O’Carrolls Funeral Home in Listowel as Sunday evening turned to night. There was much more time spent standing than shuffling. They were there from the worlds of politics, racing, writing and from that of Gaelic Football and… Read more…
The death of Mary Keane of Knocknagoshel and Listowel has just been announced. It’s Pattern Day in Knocknagoshel and what a day for a native to bid farewell to family and friends. For Mary O’Connor had a deep grá for Knocknagoshel and equally so for Castleisland. During my time working at The Kerryman office in… Read more…
Mayor of Killarney Municipal Area, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell will host a meeting for people interested in ensuring and promoting the success of the late September festival, The Con Houlihan Memorial Weekend. The meeting will be held at The Poet’s Inn on the coming Monday evening, August 10th at 7-30pm. Anyone who feels they can be… Read more…
It’s a case of Let the Magic Begin in Listowel from this Wednesday evening, May 27th. Here we take a look at what’s on and a photographic trip back through a spread of ‘weeks’ in Listowel from recent years. This year’s Listowel Writers’ Week Festival, which runs from May 27th – 31st May 2015 will… Read more…
Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council and Ballymacelligott native, Cllr. Pat McCarthy is in the United States promoting Kerry during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. On Sunday he attended Mass in St. Patrick’s Church and then joined Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in the Philadelphia Parade which was watched by in excess of 200,000… Read more…
The 2016 Kerry Drama Festival will get under way on this Friday night from 7-30pm. Held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland at the Ivyleaf Art Centre, Castleisland, it will run from tonight up to and including Saturday March 12th. Shows nightly at 8pm. The festival has been held in the… Read more…
The 2016 Kerry Drama Festival will get under way on this Friday night from 7-30pm. It will be held under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland at the Ivyleaf Art Centre, Castleisland from Friday, March 4th to Saturday March 12th. Shows nightly at 8pm. The festival has been held in the Ivyleaf… Read more…
If the floor of Castleisland Community Centre was alive with EXPO energy on Friday night, there was a power surge upstairs as Michael John Kearney launched his new ventures. Guests, Minister Jimmy Deenihan and former Kerry Group MD, Denis Brosnan joined the Kearney family, former colleagues, friends and local community members at the event which… Read more…
Since we launched The Maine Valley Post in its present format in January 2014 one of the most frequent questions is about how advertising works in this, still, new world of online news websites. The answer is simply that it works really well and on several levels. While the editorial and pictorial content are out… Read more…
Thousands of feet stood and shuffled along the few hundred yards of road between the Ballybunion turn-off and O’Carrolls Funeral Home in Listowel as Sunday evening turned to night. There was much more time spent standing than shuffling. They were there from the worlds of politics, racing, writing and from that of Gaelic Football and… Read more…
The death of Mary Keane of Knocknagoshel and Listowel has just been announced. It’s Pattern Day in Knocknagoshel and what a day for a native to bid farewell to family and friends. For Mary O’Connor had a deep grá for Knocknagoshel and equally so for Castleisland. During my time working at The Kerryman office in… Read more…
Mayor of Killarney Municipal Area, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell will host a meeting for people interested in ensuring and promoting the success of the late September festival, The Con Houlihan Memorial Weekend. The meeting will be held at The Poet’s Inn on the coming Monday evening, August 10th at 7-30pm. Anyone who feels they can be… Read more…
It’s a case of Let the Magic Begin in Listowel from this Wednesday evening, May 27th. Here we take a look at what’s on and a photographic trip back through a spread of ‘weeks’ in Listowel from recent years. This year’s Listowel Writers’ Week Festival, which runs from May 27th – 31st May 2015 will… Read more…
