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Donal Lucey is back with brand new EP

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By Oisin Fitzgerald

Singer-songwriter Donal Lucey talked to the Killarney Advertiser this week about his debut EP 'Untitled'.

Written by Oisin Fitzgerald who was on work experience with the Killarney Advertiser this week. Photo: Michelle Crean

The Muckross musician is also excited for his debut headline gig in Cork’s ‘An Spailpín Fánach’ on March 15.

He explained how life’s been going managing his full-time music degree with song-writing and his upcoming gigs.

Donal - who auditioned for the X Factor back in 2019 - has come a long way since his days of being a student in St Brendan’s College where he even performed at a graduation ceremony aged just 13!

Currently in his final semester at Cork School of Music, a school he highly suggests for anyone following a career in music, Donal spoke about how he’d been inspired to go to the school by a leaflet he found on his music teacher's desk. He also mentioned the quality of the teachers working in the Cork school, some of which had played with the likes and levels of world famous Belfast man Van Morrison. €80,000 pianos in every classroom were also given a mention by Donal!

Before getting his first headline gig, Donal was supporting acts such as Wild Youth who will be representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest this coming May in Liverpool, Roisin O and Paddy Casey. Donal also described the ‘craic’ he had travelling the country on these tours, getting around the entire country from Donegal and Port Laois back home to Killarney’s own INEC.

Donal, who was last year’s winner of the Hot Press prestigious ‘Hot for 2022’ award, also remembered how his days in The Sem Choir influenced his career path. He spoke about seeing the love of music throughout his fellow choir members and how it changed his view on music. Donal is also not a stranger to Irish radio. With airtime on Radio Kerry and Cork’s RedFM, he’s not far from being an Irish radio sensation. This doesn’t even include his audiences venturing as far as mainland Europe, the US and even going as far as Australia.

He spoke about the fun he had making his EP and how he finds its final track ‘Home’ his favourite as it has a personal meaning to him.

Donal also had some words of inspiration and influence for people looking to follow in his footsteps. He spoke about how it does get harder working as a musician and how important people skills are to the trade and finished up saying “if you love doing it, keep at it everyday”.

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Killarney twinned with Italian town

By Sean Moriarty It has taken 10 years but the Italian town of Casperia is now an official twin town with Killarney. The idea to twin the picturesque town near […]

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By Sean Moriarty

It has taken 10 years but the Italian town of Casperia is now an official twin town with Killarney.

The idea to twin the picturesque town near Rome was first mooted by the old Killarney Town Council.

However, when town councils were discontinued in 2014 the task was handed over to Killarney Town Twining Association and was supported by the elected Killarney Municipal District members of Kerry County Council.

A delegation from the association and the council visited Casperia in 2019 to sign the Italian side of the twining agreement.

The pandemic further delayed the process but on Thursday last Killarney Mayor Niall Kelleher and Casperia Mayor Marco Cusso met to formally sign the charter in Killarney.

“This was honouring a commitment made by the former town council to establish a twinning under European guidelines back in 2014,” said association chairman Sean Counihan.

“Unfortunately the town councils were abolished and Killarney Town Twinning Association pursued the matter.

“We are delighted that the municipal authority saw fit to move the beautiful town of Casperia near Rome from association status to full twinning with Killarney.

“We deeply appreciate the members’ positivity in honouring the former Town Council’s decision.”

The signing between the two mayors took place over the St Patrick’s Festival weekend when Killarney Town Twining Association also welcomed groups from other towns like Pleindfeld in Germany and Concord, North Carolina, USA.

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Music and fun at Fossa Rambling House

By Sean Moriarty The Fossa Two Mile branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann held its first Rambling House night of music and dance on Saturday night. Their return to the stage […]

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The Fossa Two Mile branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann held its first Rambling House night of music and dance on Saturday night.

Their return to the stage was timed to coincide with the St Patrick’s weekend celebration and also marked the first big event at the Castlerosse Park Resort since it re-opened on Thursday night following its winter break.

As well as a feat of Irish music, dance and poetry, Fossa-based Ukrainians gave performances in their native language too.

“What a great night we had at our CCÉ Rambling House last Saturday night,” Chairman Tim Kissane said.

“There are so many people to thank that we apologise in advance if we miss anybody out. Firstly, to the management and staff Castlerosse Park Resort for hosting our event and the wonderful service they provided.

“To our very talented stalwart musicians Mike Jack, Noreen and Maura who entertained us all so well from start to finish.

“To all our guest performers, from The Racing Pigeons to the Biddy Group and all the singers, musicians and storytellers in between go raibh mile maith agaibh. Special mention to our Ukrainian singers who performed two songs in their native language for us on the night. Thank you to all our members and supporters and to Fear an Tí, Mick Myers agus Bean an Tí, Theresa Kissane who kept the night flowing. Our fireplace display was kindly lent to us by the Beaufort Pioneers and adorned with ‘things of old’ from Brendan O’Sullivan.”

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