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Irish-language short film award added to film festival

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Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) will return to Killarney from October 16 to 19, and this year’s event will include a new award category – Best Irish Language Short Film.

The new award aims to highlight the growing presence of Irish language filmmaking.

It will be judged by Máire Ní Chonláin, TG4 Commissioning Editor and executive producer of An Cailín Ciúin, which was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.

Ní Chonláin brings decades of experience in commissioning, producing and acquiring both scripted and unscripted content.

She co-commissions drama through TG4’s Cine4, Tús, Céim Eile, and Gealán schemes, and is also behind TG4’s long-running country music programming.

KIFF already presents 10 short film awards each year, including Best of Kerry and Best Documentary Short. The new Irish language award adds further recognition for a growing sector in Irish film.

Submissions for this year’s festival close on July 31 via FilmFreeway.

KIFF is supported by Kerry Airport, The Arts Council of Ireland, Kerry County Council, Fáilte Ireland, and a wide range of local businesses.

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Marc Ó Sé to sign new book at Eason this Saturday

Kerry football legend Marc Ó Sé will be in Eason, Main Street, this Saturday, (October 18), to sign copies of his new autobiography, Ó Sé: A Kerry Family. A Football […]

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Kerry football legend Marc Ó Sé will be in Eason, Main Street, this Saturday, (October 18), to sign copies of his new autobiography, Ó Sé: A Kerry Family. A Football Dynasty.

The event begins at 12 noon, giving fans the chance to meet one of Kerry’s most decorated footballers and hear about his new book, which tells the story of his remarkable career and his place within one of the county’s most famous footballing families.
Written with Adrian Russell, the book explores the history and legacy of the Ó Sé dynasty, from the playing days of Marc’s late uncle Páidí, to his brothers Tomás and Darragh, and his own glittering career in the green and gold.
A five-time All-Ireland winner, Marc Ó Sé played a key role in Kerry’s dominance during the 2000s and was widely regarded as one of the finest defenders of his generation.
Ó Sé: A Kerry Family. A Football Dynasty is described as a collection of stories, memories, and insights into both the triumphs and challenges that shaped the Ó Sé family’s football journey.

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Danny Healy-Rae raises Loreto eviction crisis in Dáil

Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has raised the issue of 14 Killarney families who face the prospect of homelessness after receiving eviction notices from a foreign landlord. All residents of Loreto […]

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Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae has raised the issue of 14 Killarney families who face the prospect of homelessness after receiving eviction notices from a foreign landlord.

All residents of Loreto Convent Estate in Killarney have been served with Notices of Termination by Xerico Ltd, a company registered in Cyprus. More than 40 people — including infants, schoolchildren, and people with disabilities — are affected by the move.
Deputy Healy-Rae told the Dáil that he has contacted the Minister for Housing and urged immediate Government action to prevent the families from losing their homes. He criticised recent changes to rent control legislation, arguing that they have worsened the situation for both landlords and tenants.
“These 14 families are in a desperate situation,” Deputy Healy-Rae said. “They’ve built a community in Killarney over the years, and now they’re being forced out. The new rent control laws are having the opposite effect of what was intended and landlords are getting out before the March deadline, and tenants are being left with nowhere to go.”
Responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Marian Harkin said the upcoming Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill, due to take effect in March 2026, is designed to balance protections for tenants with the need to keep landlords in the rental market. She said existing tenancies will not be affected by the new six-year rental rule, and landlords will still be able to terminate leases under defined circumstances.
Deputy Healy-Rae said he will continue to press the Government to address the crisis facing the Loreto families and others in similar situations across Kerry.
Many people, including me do not believe it is fair to lock a landlord into a rental agreement for six years. This failed in Scotland, where the authorities have gone back to the arrangement they had in 2016,” added Healy Rae
“I am concerned about the Minister of State’s figures because, to me, having been a public representative in Kerry for over 20 years, I have never seen the like of what is happening, including to the 14-house estate in Killarney, and there are many more of those.”

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