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AS part of the Samhain Chiarraí festival, Kerry County Museum is delighted to offer free entry to the Medieval Experience and Archaeology Hall from October 15 to 31. The museum is also offering an exciting programme of free events to discover the stories, folklore and traditions surrounding one of […]
A LOCAL teenager is to play a gig this Saturday night for a great cause while also promoting his debut single. Fifteen-year-old Luke Dennehy, a TY student at Mercy Mounthawk, has launched his own music project with his single ‘To Be Back In October’ to be officially launched at Charlie’s […]
THE National Circus Festival of Ireland returns to Tralee from November 5–8, bringing four days of world-class circus, performances, workshops and entertainment to the town. The festival programme includes the Circus Convention, family workshops, live performances, a parade and fireworks, along with the much-loved Circus Siamsa at Siamsa Tíre. The […]
A CELEBRATION of music, talent, friendship and inclusion is coming to the stage in Tralee this November as Inspired, in collaboration with Presentation Secondary School and L.O.S.T. (Light Opera Society of Tralee), presents its latest production, Jukebox Jam. Together they will take to the stage at Siamsa Tíre on Thursday, […]
COUNTRY music fans are in for a very special night as *The Best of Nashville* arrives at Ballyroe Lodge on Sunday, October 25, in aid of Kerry Cancer Support Link Transport Group. Organised by Chairperson of the fundraiser, Karen Best, the singing event is being held in loving memory of […]
ROCK Street came alive on Friday as Kirbys Brogue Inn hosted an Irish Dancing Marathon in aid of Kerry Mental Health Association (KMHA). It was all part of #TieDayFriday, the KMHA fundraiser which encouraged people to wear a tie, share a picture on social media and donate to Kerry Mental […]
WERE you a Pres girl? Fancy getting the gang back together and helping out your alma mater at the same time? Well the Parents Association at Presentation Secondary School has come up with a great fundraising event to be held over the upcoming Christmas/New Year period which is bound to […]
KERRY is set to come alive with fire, folklore and spectacular performances as Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween returns from October 15 to November 1, with a programme celebrating the ancient traditions and contemporary creativity of Samhain. As one of Fáilte Ireland’s Home of Halloween hubs, Samhain Chiarraí brings together […]
THE Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival, which takes place in Castleisland annually, has announced its 2026 Young Musicians of the Year, with Eoin O’Driscoll from Newmarket and Mikaela Ní Mhurchú from Turner’s Cross, Cork, selected for this year’s awards. The two talented young musicians will be honoured at the festival’s […]
#TieDayFriday takes place today when people of all ages are encouraged to wear a tie, share a picture on social media and donate to Kerry Mental Health Association. The main event is this afternoon when multiple World Champion Irish dancer David Geaney will sidestep from Dingle to Tralee for another […]
