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Killarney sisters set for American performance following viral video

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Back in 2017, little did Killarney sisters Patrice O’Connor (Davern) and Clodagh McCarthy know that the sing-song after Patrice’s wedding would become a viral sensation.

 

Now with over 100 million views worldwide, the girls have already recorded a number of tracks, which are available to download on Spotify, to satisfy demand, particularly from the American market.

 

The video, featuring Patrice and Clodagh’s vocals, was even recently re-mixed into a dance floor tune by a UK based DJ.

 

Their latest venture is to take their live music to America, as the girls have been asked to perform at the upcoming Irish Fest in the Barn event, which takes place in the Sugarland Barn, Arena in Madison, Wisconsin on May 26.

 

Patrice and Clodagh will perform in front of thousands of concert goers at the event which includes dance, culture and music and is set on a pastoral farm, encouraging families to bring picnics and enjoy the entertainment.

 

Patrice and Clodagh aka ‘The Rattlin Bog Sisters’, were contacted by American music promoter Bonnie Sommers-Olsen to play at the event due to their popularity online, particularly with an American audience, and they will perform a music set backed by an American band, alongside popular local, regional and international acts, including Boxing the Compass, the Moxie Strings, West Wind, Rising Gael, Trian and Jig Jam.

 

 

 

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Young entrepreneurs spot match-day business opportunity

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Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.

The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.

Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.

23 May 2026; Local vendors Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin, right, before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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Conor Pass photo captures top spot in Camera Club competition

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Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.

His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.

The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.

The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.

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