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Fanzini Brothers to headline Killarney’s Culture Night
By Sean Moriarty
Circus performers, the Fanzini Brothers, will headline a show at Killarney House and Gardens as part of Culture Night 2021.
Kerry County Arts this week announced its programme of events for the September 17 celebration of Irish culture.
Events will take place all over Kerry and new for this year is a focus on outdoor performances.
The Fanzini Brothers, now based in Italy, are one of Ireland’s leading family-friendly, interactive circus shows.
Formed in 1997 by Tralee men Con Horgan and Denis Butler, they has been a regular feature at local festivals such as Puck Fair and the Rose of Tralee over the years.
Other Killarney shows on Culture Night include a performance by Afro Trad Ireland at St Mary’s Church of Ireland.
Killarney Lake Tours will launch the MV Pride of the Lakes on Lough Leane with live traditional music onboard. The Youth Movement Group will also stage an event in Killarney.
Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Jimmy Moloney, welcomed the recovery of the arts sector in Kerry, connecting with people in new ways.
“Culture Night in Kerry offers us a very unique opportunity to showcase the wonderful talent in terms of music, dance, art, comedy and much more,” he said.
“I would encourage the people of Kerry to get involved in one of the 30 plus free events across the county and support the artists who are emerging back into live performance after a pandemic that was particularly devastating to the arts community.”
Some events will have to be pre-booked. For further details see www.culturenight.ie.
New temporary entrance at Dunloe Hotel
Motorists travelling along the L4040 in Beaufort are being advised to exercise caution in the coming weeks following changes to the road layout at The Dunloe Hotel & Gardens.
A temporary site entrance and new tarmacadam surface have been installed on the L4040 to manage traffic during ongoing construction work at the hotel.
Temporary site hoarding, entrance gates, and a mobile site cabin are now in place to allow heavy machinery and construction vehicles safe access to the grounds as redevelopment progresses.
The temporary road layout will remain active for the duration of the multi-phase hotel upgrade works.
Once construction is fully completed, developers will remove the temporary entrance and return the hotel entrance configuration to its original layout.
Exploring the National Park after dark
Killarney Parish marked the annual Season of Creation by teaming up with the Killarney National Park Education Centre for an after-dark nature event in the park.
Led by newly appointed Parish Administrator Fr Pat O’Donnell, the local community group took part in a Nocturnal Nature Ramble organised in conjunction with European Youth in Parks Day and its ‘Parks in the Dark’ initiative.
Education Centre staff Chris Barron and Tara Buckley guided participants through the park to observe wildlife that becomes active after dusk.
Using bat detectors and night-vision binoculars, the group tracked local nocturnal species and learned about the nighttime ecosystem within the park grounds.
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