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Creative student releases new music

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By Michelle Crean

 

A young Farranfore musician using COVID downtime to develop his music has just released his latest single 'It Is What It Is'. 21-year-old Shane Kennedy released 'Someday Soon' earlier this year and 'Your Shadow' last year.

The former Presentation Milltown student is now in third year studying Creative Digital Media in Cork Institute of Technology, now known as the Munster Technological University.

Shane started playing guitar when he was eight and picked up a few other instruments including drums bass and keyboard along the way.

"I was gigging in the Fáilte and the Tatler Jack on Sunday nights before the pandemic occurred," he told the Killarney Advertiser.

"Once lockdown began I started learning the ins and outs of recording at home. I also bought a lot of the necessary gear to get up and running throughout the first and second lockdowns. To be honest I’m still learning how to do all of it myself but it seems like live music won’t be back for a while so I’m going to keep at it."

The dream, he explained, is to gain a bit of traction with his music.
"Just trying to get my music heard is the primary focus at the moment. I released two singles on Spotify previously and a single on YouTube which I recorded in a studio nearly two years ago."

To find out more about Shane's music check him out on Instagram: @shane_kennedy4599 and Spotify: Shane Kennedy.

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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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