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Denis & Fiona win Eamon Kelly Bursary Fund
The 2018 Eamonn Kelly bursary recipient was announced at a presentation at Killarney Council Chambers on Thursday 19th April.
The joint recipients this year are Fiona O¹Connor and Denis Earlie.
Fiona is a theatre director and writer, currently writing a play called She Had A Ticket In Mind, which explores the lives of women. Denis Earlie is a director, cinematographer and co-producer who wants to tell untold Killarney stories through film.
The Eamon Kelly bursary is funded by Kerry County Council and aims to support arts development in the Killarney Municipal District. The bursary has been in existence for over 10 years and continues to support arts development, encouraging high standards of arts practice in music, song, dance, film, drama and visual arts.
The bursary honours the memory of Eamon Kelly, the actor and Seanchaí, whose village of Gneeveguilla is included in the Killarney Municipal District.
The Cathaoirleach of the Killarney Municipal District Councillor Niall Kelleher presented the awards, in the presence of the late Eamon Kelly¹s sister Bríd Sugrue and members of her family along with members of the Killarney Arts Working Group.
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