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Organisers of the Anam Festival Rebekah Wall, Ash Maguire, Anne O’Neill and Pa Daly outside Maddens before the opening event of Anam on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
WITH a great line-up of writers, actors and music artists, the Anam festival in Tralee kicked off last night with packed venues and enthusiastic audiences.
Taking place over the weekend, it sees a host of events in venues around the town with a focus on drama, literature, poetry and music.
Crosty’s Bar was packed to capacity last night to hear acclaimed local author Noel O’Regan and award-winning poet Victoria Kennefick in conversation with Edel Brosnan.
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Over in Dom O’Donnell’s Car Park it was a sold-out affair to watch the Hy-Breasal Players present ‘Clutch’, a unique production of six short plays which will be performed over the weekend and all performances are sold out.
There was a great turnout too for talented Kerry female music artists, Lorraine Nash and Kate Dineen who performed in The Rock Inn, while over in Madden’s, Clodagh Finn was in conversation with author Kit de Waal.
The festival continues today and tomorrow so for a full list of events and how to buy tickets, click here. Scroll down for photos…
Barra Ó Siochrú, Susan Cahalane and Deborah Tobin at the Kate Dineen/Lorraine Nash gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Maeve Leahy and Donna McCann at the Kate Dineen/Lorraine Nash gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anne Quane and Carol Blennerhassett in The Ballymac Bar before the performance of Clutch by the Hy-Breasal Players on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Tadhg Condon, Don O’Connor, Lily Kelly and Margaret O’Connor in The Ballymac Bar before the performance of Clutch by the Hy-Breasal Players on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Emma Carmody and Meabh Lyons in Crosty’s Bar before the first event of Anam on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Margaret Barry and Maria O’Neill in Crosty’s Bar before the first event of Anam on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Marion and Padraig Cronin at the Kate Dineen/Lorraine Nash gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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James Kelliher and Diarmuid Dineen at the Kate Dineen/Lorraine Nash gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Celene Natasha Murphy and Sarah Leahy in The Ballymac Bar before the performance of Clutch by the Hy-Breasal Players on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Claire Connolly, Mary Jo Connolly, Caroline and Colm Lynch in The Ballymac Bar before the performance of Clutch by the Hy-Breasal Players on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Rebekah Wall speaking in Crosty’s Bar before the first event of Anam on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Edel Brosnan with author Noel O’Regan and poet Victoria Kennefick in Crosty’s Bar before the first event of Anam on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kate Nealon and Una Nealon at the Kate Dineen/Lorraine Nash gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kate Dineen and Lorraine Nash before playing their gig in The Rock Inn on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The cast and director Frank Houlihan in The Ballymac Bar before the performance of Clutch by the Hy-Breasal Players on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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