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THE Kerry Homecoming Festival launches tomorrow, Saturday, at a reception in the Ireland Tent at the GAA Northern Community Games in Manchester.
The Consul General of Ireland | North England, Sarah Mangan will welcome the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane, who will extend a broad invitation to the UK diaspora and in particular to those in Manchester, which is accessible directly from Kerry Airport, to celebrate the best of Kerry at Halloween 2024.
The launch event will also be attended by retired Kerry Gaelic Footballers Donnchadh Walsh and Louise Galvin. Kerry Homecoming Festival extends over a two-week period from October 18th to November 1st, and is a joint initiative of Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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The Programme features the Global Gaelic Games Social Festival, in Killarney on October 18th and 19th.
This will bring together Gaelic Football enthusiasts from all corners of the globe to take part in non-competitive 9-a-side Gaelic games that emphasise inclusiveness and integration.
Another highlight will be a number of Samhain-themed spectacle events designed to terrify and delight in equal measure as performers and carousers roam raucously around the towns and villages of Kerry.
Other programme highlights include genealogy talks and archive tours, heritage talks and walks, Clan gatherings, storytelling, mask-making and Jack-O-Lantern making workshops, as well as a business networking event involving the members of the Kerry Ambassador Programme.
All of the existing seasonal Kerry festivals will also be joining in the fun, including the Patrick O’Keeffe Music Festival in Castleisland, the Kerry International Film Festival celebrating its 25th anniversary and Oireachtas na Samhna, both taking place in Killarney, as well as Tralee’s annual National Circus Festival and The Tralee Half Marathon.
Programme details are available on the Discover Kerry website – www.discoverkerry.com/live/homecomingfestival/.
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