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THE stage is set for a whole host of top-class entertainment throughout the county this Friday, September 16, as an enticing programme of events for Culture Night Kerry was unveiled by Kerry County Council’s arts department at a function in Killarney House and Gardens.

St Mary’s Church of Ireland will showcase the talents of artists such as Grace Foley, Sarah Finnan and Lorraine Nash as well as the Scotia Ensemble.

The School House in Muckross will host Frankie Gavin and Dé Dannan in concert and Afro Trad will present From Kampala to Killarney at the Kerry Diocesan Youth Service centre in Killarney.
Killarney Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann dancers and musicians will provide outdoor entertainment at Killarney Courthouse while Scartaglin (with Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch), Kilcummin Rambling House and Tureencahill are all hosting evenings of music, song and dance.

It will be a case of round the house and mind the dresser at Fossa Community Centre which will be the venue for a set-dancing extravaganza with the Uí Bhriain Céilí Band.

And, for movie buffs Killarney House and Gardens will present open-air screenings of The War of the Buttons (PG rating) at 7pm and Older Than Ireland at 9pm.

Poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice will lead a tour to Muckross Abbey where he will speak about the three renowned Gaelic poets buried there. And theatre lovers have the chance to see Donal Courtney’s play about Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty God Has No Country at the INEC.
 

 
Cathaoirleach of Kerry, Cllr Mike O’Shea, Cathaoirleach of Killarney, Cllr Brendan Cronin and Moira Murrell, CE of Kerry County Council, were in Killarney House and Gardens along with a host of writers, dancers and artists looking forward to Culture Night on Friday, September 16. PICTURE: VALERIE O'SULLIVAN