Creating an Archive of the Culture of Sliabh Luachra. Isn’t that some task. However, and thankfully, a lot of what has gone on in the history of music making, poetry writing and the singing of songs has been well documented. The Handed Down committee has been gifted with some rare gems of recordings, scraps of… Read more…
A bugle call is being issued to all Kerry musicians, bands, collectives, music groups, music organisations, schools and interested communities. An information session, on a new capital fund that will support the purchase of musical instruments, will take place in Tralee Library in Moyderwell at 5pm on Thursday, February 1st and everyone is welcome. Two… Read more…
The Sliabh Luachra Active Retired Network will hold a Tea Dance tomorrow, Sunday, January 21st. in the River Island Hotel, Castleisland. Main course lunch will be served at 1pm sharp. Followed by an afternoon of dancing till 4.30pm. Tickets are €15 each. The usual Tea Dance buses will be available from your area. Sponsored by… Read more…
TV3’s Simon Delaney is set to return to Listowel at the end of January to host a pop up supper in Lizzy’s Little Kitchen showcasing dishes from his cookbook, Simply Simon’s – The Diner Cookbook. The TV presenter and actor, who has starred in Hollywood hits such as The Good Wife and frequented the cobbles… Read more…
The tradition of communities producing local journals continues throughout Kerry. One such example is the Lyreacrompane and District Journal. Journal number twelve is now in shops in the area and in local towns €10 per copy. The first Lyre Journal was produced in 1990. Local History Material Local history material just seems to keep surfacing… Read more…
Going For Gold Huge congratulations to Abbeyfeale Town Park and Abbeyfeale Tidy Towns and to Leen’s Hotel who won the judges award, the Most Improved/Incentive Awards and the Overall Runner-up Award at the Going for Gold Awards last week in the Strand Hotel in Limerick. By: Marian Harnett As the chairman of the Abbeyfeale Community… Read more…
Castleisland Positive Mental Health Week will run all the coming week from Monday, October 9th. to Saturday, October 14th. Kerry Mental Health Committee member, Kate Shanahan explained what people can expect from the week and its free courses at various locations throughout the town from Monday to Saturday. “We’re bringing a big programme here to… Read more…
Benny Thade McCarthy’s new season of the Rambling House begins on this Monday night October 2nd at 9pm at Fr. Casey’s GAA Clubhouse in Abbeyfeale. All singers, storytellers, musicians and dancers are welcome to attend. Host Benny Thade would love to see you all there on the night to celebrate the first birthday. A Big… Read more…
Details for Castleisland’s 25th annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival have just been released. A comprehensive programme of activity has been put together by the committee under the chairmanship of Cormac O’Mahony for the October bank holiday weekend from Friday 27th to Monday 30th. The usual added warning that it’s subject to changes applies. The… Read more…
An assessment of the road in Dromada will have to be carried out by Kerry County Council staff over the next couple of days before any clearance can be given to re-open it. The ditching of a crane on Wednesday has blocked the road at a bend close to Renagown Cross since. In spite of… Read more…
Creating an Archive of the Culture of Sliabh Luachra. Isn’t that some task. However, and thankfully, a lot of what has gone on in the history of music making, poetry writing and the singing of songs has been well documented. The Handed Down committee has been gifted with some rare gems of recordings, scraps of… Read more…
A bugle call is being issued to all Kerry musicians, bands, collectives, music groups, music organisations, schools and interested communities. An information session, on a new capital fund that will support the purchase of musical instruments, will take place in Tralee Library in Moyderwell at 5pm on Thursday, February 1st and everyone is welcome. Two… Read more…
The Sliabh Luachra Active Retired Network will hold a Tea Dance tomorrow, Sunday, January 21st. in the River Island Hotel, Castleisland. Main course lunch will be served at 1pm sharp. Followed by an afternoon of dancing till 4.30pm. Tickets are €15 each. The usual Tea Dance buses will be available from your area. Sponsored by… Read more…
TV3’s Simon Delaney is set to return to Listowel at the end of January to host a pop up supper in Lizzy’s Little Kitchen showcasing dishes from his cookbook, Simply Simon’s – The Diner Cookbook. The TV presenter and actor, who has starred in Hollywood hits such as The Good Wife and frequented the cobbles… Read more…
The tradition of communities producing local journals continues throughout Kerry. One such example is the Lyreacrompane and District Journal. Journal number twelve is now in shops in the area and in local towns €10 per copy. The first Lyre Journal was produced in 1990. Local History Material Local history material just seems to keep surfacing… Read more…
Going For Gold Huge congratulations to Abbeyfeale Town Park and Abbeyfeale Tidy Towns and to Leen’s Hotel who won the judges award, the Most Improved/Incentive Awards and the Overall Runner-up Award at the Going for Gold Awards last week in the Strand Hotel in Limerick. By: Marian Harnett As the chairman of the Abbeyfeale Community… Read more…
Castleisland Positive Mental Health Week will run all the coming week from Monday, October 9th. to Saturday, October 14th. Kerry Mental Health Committee member, Kate Shanahan explained what people can expect from the week and its free courses at various locations throughout the town from Monday to Saturday. “We’re bringing a big programme here to… Read more…
Benny Thade McCarthy’s new season of the Rambling House begins on this Monday night October 2nd at 9pm at Fr. Casey’s GAA Clubhouse in Abbeyfeale. All singers, storytellers, musicians and dancers are welcome to attend. Host Benny Thade would love to see you all there on the night to celebrate the first birthday. A Big… Read more…
Details for Castleisland’s 25th annual Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival have just been released. A comprehensive programme of activity has been put together by the committee under the chairmanship of Cormac O’Mahony for the October bank holiday weekend from Friday 27th to Monday 30th. The usual added warning that it’s subject to changes applies. The… Read more…
An assessment of the road in Dromada will have to be carried out by Kerry County Council staff over the next couple of days before any clearance can be given to re-open it. The ditching of a crane on Wednesday has blocked the road at a bend close to Renagown Cross since. In spite of… Read more…
