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A KENMARE native has been announced as Siamsa Tíre’s Visual Artist in Residence, following an open call. The residency, which will run from June 26 to August 26, 2017 allows an artist time and space to create new work. The work Karen Hendy — now living in Portmagee — will undertake […]

A YOUTH theatre group will tread the boards with their end of year production next week in Siamsa Tíre. On Easter Monday, April 17 at 8pm, Free Radicals will present ‘All Things’ by Neil Flynn. Free Radicals Youth Theatre is Siamsa Tire’s official youth theatre and is for young people […]

THE sun was shining outside but there was still a great crowd in Siamsa on Saturday afternoon for the annual show from Tenacity School of Performing Arts. A cast of over 90 took part in both the matinee and evening performances of ‘Wonderland’. The young performers are from Tralee and all […]

A BIG crowd packed Siamsa Tíre last night for the St John of God production of ‘An Evening of Musicals’. The show was a collection of songs, solos and group numbers, from different musicals. The talented cast sang Singing in the Rain, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera […]

CHURCHILL Players Drama Group are preparing for their annual  “Springtime Variety Show 2017”. The Show commences this Friday and Saturday night, February 17 and 18, and both night performances are sold out. However, the Group have decided to do a Matinee on the Saturday afternoon, February 18 at 2.30pm. The Show […]

THEY’VE racked up over four million YouTube, countless Facebook views and featured on Ireland’s biggest TV comedy shows. Foil Arms and Hog are Ireland’s top comedy sketch group and they’re returning to Tralee, a year after playing Siamsa Tíre for the first time. Called ‘Pure Brilliant’ by Tommy Tiernan, the […]

A BRIT award-winning artist with ties to Tralee makes a welcome to town on February 19 at 8pm. Eddi Reader is probably best known – by people of a certain age – as lead singer with Fairground Attraction who had a No.1 hit back in 1988 with ‘Perfect’. The Scottish singer has enjoyed […]

BEAUTIFUL paintings and works of art have gone on display at Siamsa Tíre as it hosts an exhibition from Tralee Art Group. The exhibition was opened on Saturday evening with artists, family and friends attending. Curated by Lisa Fingleton, ‘Time And Place’ contains new works in a wide variety of media . […]

A REHEARSED reading of the 2016 Listowel Writer’s Week Eamon Keane Full-Length Play winner, ‘Three Sessions with Annemarie’ by Harriet O’Carroll, will take place at Siamsa Tire, Tralee at 7pm this Sunday evening. ‘Three Sessions With Annemarie’ is one of six finalists shortlisted earlier this year at Listowel Writers Week. The Eamon […]

AROUND 150 people made their way to Siamsa Tire on Wednesday night for the first screening of feature film ‘CON’. ‘CON’ was shot in Tralee over the summer and written and directed by Tralee filmmaker, Bertie Brosnan. He also played the lead part in the movie, which which was filmed in a documentary style. […]

THERE will be a talk all about the importance of bees at Siamsa Tire on this Wednesday, October 26 at 7pm. Ecologist, Dr Una Fitzpatrick of Biodiversity Ireland will tell us what makes bees so special and what we can do to increase their numbers. Bees are Ireland’s most important pollinators […]

A LOCAL man will launch his band’s new album at a concert in Siamsa Tire next week. New Road, featuring uilleann piper Leonard Barry (originally from Kilmoyley but whose father Richard hails from Rock Street), have a unique blend of uilleann pipes, fiddle, harmonica, concertina, 5-string banjo, guitar, mandolin, jaw harp and bodhrán. […]

AN inspiring and emotional one-woman play is coming to Siamsa Tire next week and the local hospice foundation is set to benefit. Best-selling Irish-American author, Mary Lou Quinlan, is bringing the hit play, ‘God Box: A Daughter’s Story’ which is based on her powerful New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name, to the Tralee […]

YOUNG performers between the ages of 15 and 20, with an interest in acting on stage at Siamsa Tire, met on Saturday to begin a new term at Free Radicals Youth Theatre. Members of the youth theatre meet every Saturday during term time from 4pm-7pm to devise, act, improvise and write. From […]

THE first trailer of a feature film ‘CON’ which, shot and conceived in Tralee, has been released to the public. CON was written, directed and produced by Tralee filmmaker, Bertie Brosnan and judging by this sneak peak, it’s looking pretty interesting. The independent feature length film, follows fictional filmmaker and actor, […]

THE acting CEO of Siamsa Tíre, Catriona Fallon, has been officially appointed to the position on a full-time basis. Meanwhile, Michelle Murphy has also been appointed to a new role as Marketing and PR Manager for the organisation. Catríona Fallon, a native of West Wicklow, moved to Kerry many years ago. She lives, with […]

TRALEE businesses were among the many Kerry tourism interests at inaugural Connect16 – Ireland’s largest ever showcase for the meetings and events sector which was held in the RDS, Dublin on Wednesday. As a title sponsor of Connect16, Fáilte Ireland used the opportunity of bringing 70 top international meeting planners, worth over €210 million […]

THE Light Opera Society of Tralee are in the midst of a five-day run of their production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, ‘Phantom of the Opera’ in Siamsa Tire. Theatregoers were in early on Wednesday evening to catch the second performance of the classic musical about a beautiful soprano who becomes […]

SIAMSA Tire was buzzing with activity on Friday night as crowds enjoyed a host of events for all ages during Culture Night. It was just one of many venues hosting get togethers for the artistic community in town for an annual event which continues to grow. The highlight in Siamsa […]

HUNDREDS of people enjoyed a fantastic performance which brought together the skills of world-class step dancers in Siamsa Tire last night. Previewing as part of the Tocht Festival of Dance – which has been taking place in Siamsa since Thursday – Anam is an authentic and raw, percussive dance piece explores […]

THE Free Radicals Youth Theatre will host an evening of new plays titled, ‘Proclaimers’, which will take place at Siamsa Tire on Sunday, April 17, at 8pm with admission €10. The evening is the culmination of months of work undertaken by members of the youth theatre group culminating in this […]

  MEMBERS of the Tenacity School of Performing Arts put on a great couple of shows over Sunday and Monday for family, friends and fans of musical theatre at Siamsa Tíre. The Moyderwell based school has been putting on shows for 20 years at the venue and audiences were not disappointed as ‘Limelight’ was a great success, […]

AFTER sell out runs in Galway, Boyle and Dublin in 2015, Fregoli Theatre Co.  present the Michael Diskin Arts Bursary Winner 2015 ‘Pleasure Ground’ by Jarlath Tivnan in Siamsa Tire this Friday, April 15 at 8pm. ‘Pleasure Ground’ is based the decline of the rural Irish town exploring notions of home, […]

SIAMSA Tire will host previews of Anam, a dance piece that will feature two Kerry natives, as part of its Tocht Festival of Dance on April 22 and April 23 before its official launch at the Dublin Dance Festival at the end of May. Co-commissioned by Dublin Dance Festival and Siamsa […]

‘ON Doubt’, an exhibition by artist, Denis Buckley, has opened in Siamsa Tíre, Tralee. Originally from Killarney, Denis Buckley’s latest work explores doubt in the life of an artist. His Unfinished & Abandoned 2016 Painting, almost 5 metres in width and 2 metres high, opens a conversation on doubt and failure and explores why […]

LAST night Tralee Musical Society embarked on a five day run in Siamsa Tíre performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ‘The Beautiful Game’. This dramatic and powerful West End hit combines sports, politics, and a Romeo and Juliet-style romance. Set in 1969 Belfast, this Irish story concerns a local young Catholic […]

TRALEE Musical Society is on the eve of taking to the stage for their well-timed patriotic and epic production of ‘The Beautiful Game’ from Wednesday March 30 to April 3. This dramatic and powerful West End hit combines sports, politics, and a Romeo and Juliet romance. Set in 1969 Belfast, this Irish […]

FRIENDS of a Tralee actress/director gathered in Siamsa Tire last night for a concert to help her efforts in gaining entry to one of the world’s top film schools. ‘Tralee to Hollywood: A Theatrical Journey’ attracted a big crowd to the event which will help Sarah-Jane Drummey’s bid to join the American […]

A DOCUMENTARY, two years in the making, is set to be screened for one night only at Siamsa Tire, on Easter Saturday, March 26, and it will feature an exclusive interview with the men involved with the Marita Ann and what happened on the ship. It is the sequel to the […]

HOT on the heels of its success in Dublin, the play, ‘Madame de Markievicz On Trial’, written by Ann Matthews and directed by Anthony Fox, will come to Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, on Saturday, April 16. However, if you’re in Listowel next weekend, the play will be on in St John’s Theatre, Listowel […]