Loughfouder National School’s Amber Flag was raised by past-pupil and renowned musician, Nicky McAuliffe with his wife Anne and fifth class pupil, Jan-Eve Browne on Saturday. After the annual 5k/3k run, the flag was raised by the guests and the pupils. “The is awarded to schools for their promotion of Positive Mental Health,” said Principal…
In hosting a Civic Reception, Kerry County Council acknowledges the role played by, and achievements of groups or individuals who have excelled in their particular field and who have brought great achievement, honour and success to our native county. That’s the councils criteria for bestowing such an honour on a group or individual – or…
Nicky and Anne McAuliffe, natives of Knocknagoshel and Lixnaw (respectively) and Castleisland residents, were announced yesterday as winners of the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Lifetime Achievement Award. The couple has been on the receiving end of many awards down through the years and mainly for all they have given to the music and to generations of…
The annual Con Houlihan, Commemoration Concert will take place in the Ivy Leaf Art Centre, Castleisland on this Saturday October 6th at 7.30 pm. A hard working committee, under the chairmanship of Dan Casey and President Donal P. Murphy, has left no stone unturned and nothing undone to provide a repeat of last year’s most…
As an advisor and supporter of the fledgling Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival there was none more ‘out there’ than the late Johnny O’Leary. When the hugely inexperienced committee of: Mary Jones, Mike Kenny and myself sat down to talk on the first few occasions we compiled a list of possible, festival friends. Johnny O’Leary…
Well, they’re going full belt since they arrived here this morning,” That was Scartaglin Rambling House Bean a’ Tí, Bridie Garvey’s assessment of how the first of the Sliabh Luachra Music Trail Master Classes was going as it neared its conclusion on Saturday evening. Conducted by Anne and Nicky McAuliffe in the heritage centre in Scart,…
TWO recently launched initiatives aim to nurture and promote the charm, music and talent of the Sliabh Luachra region like never before. The Sliabh Luachra Music Trail idea will seek to add to the ever-growing, year-round programme of events while hitching its plans to some of the already well-established and independent music festivals on both…
As part of the IRD Duhallow Day of the Regions Programme the annual Sliabh Luachra Summer School takes place in Bruach Na Carraige in Rockchapel later this month. This annual, educational event starts on Wednesday, July 23rd and continues from 10am to 1pm until Friday the 25th with traditional music master classes with Ireland’s leading teachers,…
