Donegal woman, Annemarie Ní Churreáin is Kerry County Council’s recent appointee to the post of Writer in Residence. A poet and writer of creative non-fiction essays, Annemarie’s work is primarily concerned with the fragility and complexity of human relationships. The council has for many years, had writers in residence in Kerry. The writer works with…
Castleisland archaeologist, historian and Skellig Michael tour guide, Maggie Prendiville-Keane, will give a talk on the his/story of the Patrick O’Keeffe monument and on its creator, Mike Kenny in Scartaglin on Friday, September 22nd. at 7pm. If the weather obliges on Culture Night the talk will be delivered on the plinth. If not there are…
Dancing with the Stars champion, Aidan O’Mahony has found his inner rhythm once more as Kerry’s Culture Night Ambassador. The Rathmore Garda and GAA star will represent his home county as an ambassador promoting the arts on Friday, September 22nd. Culture Night takes place right across Ireland on that evening / night between the hours…
Following the success of the Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase in 2015 and 2016, Kerry County Council Arts Office invites visual artists to submit applications for its Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase 2017. This initiative is jointly supported by Kerry County Council and the Arts Council and recognises local talent and the importance of providing exposure for…
May belongs to the Bealtaine festival, celebrating creativity as we age and, on that note, Martyn Bell will give felt-making workshops in Castleisland Library on May 10th and 17th. Tel: 066 71 6 3403 This year, Kerry County Council, in association with Kerry Libraries and co-funded by the Arts Council, is bringing workshops in creative…
Michael Hilliard Mulcahy, a Dublin based playwright and actor from Kerry, has been travelling to Kerry every week since September to facilitate drama classes with second level schools in the East Kerry area. He has worked with students in Castleisland Community College, St Patrick’s and Presentation Secondary Schools in Castleisland as well as in Rathmore…
The 2016 Eamon Kelly bursary recipients were announced at a presentation at Killarney Library on Thursday. The joint winners are Grace Foley, a singer and musician from Killarney and Darragh Guerin, an actor from Beaufort. Grace intends to develop her career as a singer and plans to launch a CD called Home to Kerry, a…
Brushing up on their routine outside the heritage centre in Scart for their Sliabh Luachra Music Trail stage appearance last year were: Sarah O’Keeffe, Niamh McSweeney, Niamh O’Connor, Eoghan McMahon, Eimear Horgan, Paul O’Connor, Rachel Brennan, Fiona Nelligan and Steven O’Leary. ©Photograph: John Reidy 25-7-2013 DEVOTEES of all things organic will find traditional music, song…
An historic and, probably, long overdue agreement of a cultural nature was struck over the past couple of years between border neighbours Cork and Kerry. The mutually beneficial accord was launched in Ballydesmond on Friday night. A gathering of the good and the great witnessed the arrival of The Sliabh Luachra Music Trail. The 2014 Sliabh…
