Teachta Daly Urges Minister McConalogue to Up Anchor

Teachta Daly Urges Minister McConalogue to Up Anchor

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Teachta Pa Daly, has called for the new Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to address the lack of support for inshore fishermen.  “I would like to extend my congratulations and best wishes to Minister McConalogue on his appointment. There is much to address within his portfolio and…

Castleisland Macra Members have Questions to Answer in Donegal

Castleisland Macra Members have Questions to Answer in Donegal

Castleisland District Macra Club PRO, Aoife O’Hanlon sent a photograph and good wishes to a quiz team of her club colleagues: Maurice Roche, Gearóid O’Shea, Christine Buckley and Deborah Nash. “They are off to the Macra National Finals of Club Question Time this Saturday 5th October in the Mounterrigal Hotel in Letterkenny, Donegal. “We would…

Life After Dermot – Sliabh Luachra Group Back on the Boards

Life After Dermot – Sliabh Luachra Group Back on the Boards

After a time marked and saddened by the passing of one of their towers of strength, members of the Scartaglin based Sliabh Luachra Drama Group are back threading the boards.  This year’s addition to their always appreciated offerings is Translations by Brian Friel at their local heritage centre from this weekend on. There’s a habit…

New Writer in Residence with Kerry County Council

New Writer in Residence with Kerry County Council

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…

Daniel O’Donnell Delights all During Glebe Lodge Visit

Daniel O’Donnell Delights all During Glebe Lodge Visit

Residents, management and staff at Glebe Lodge residential facility were delighted to welcome a special guest to Kilbanivane last week. Daniel O’Donnell popped in to say hello and he stayed for a while and posed for photographs, signed autographs and did whatever was asked of him during the visit. He had visited before and some…

Roses to Reach Rooms Live all Over the Globe

Roses to Reach Rooms Live all Over the Globe

Now you can tell your relatives and friends overseas – where-ever they may be – that they can get live, up-to-the-minute and behind-the-scenes action from this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival. ‘Live from the Red Room’ at the Rose of Tralee Festival Invites Audiences in Ireland and Worldwide to Watch Live Behind the Scenes Festival…