By Sean Moriarty

Hollywood A lister and Fossa man Michael Fassbender has spoken for the first time about his new acting school on New St.

Earlier this year, Fassbender and his former acting coach Donie Courtney opened the acting school at his parents’ former home and restaurant, the West End House.

This week the pair launched a promotional video aimed at attracting acting students to the school and to Killarney.

“When the first lockdown happened with COVID, I contacted Donie Courtney. He is the reason I am where I am today and how I got into acting in the first place.

“I called Donie up and I told him that I had an idea about trying to start a drama school or an Art Centre in Killarney and what did he think about the idea. He loved it and then I told him that I was going to try and use my parent's building, the West End House, as the centre. As the conversation developed, he was interested in running the school and for me that was the dream," he said.

“The vision for the school is for young people to come and explore the arts, to take risks, to challenge themselves, to fail getting back up again and then failing better the next time. We would love for students to come to Killarney and be part of West End House School of Arts and to experience the raw beauty and the cultural heritage that Killarney and the surrounding areas have to offer.”