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The first of three free concerts at ANAM Killarney Arts and Cultural Centre will take place tonight (Tuesday) at 7.30pm.

Well-known musician Tim O’Shea will bring Afro Trad Ireland to the centre.

It is one of three concerts there thanks to funding through Phase Four of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Local Live Performance Programming Scheme.

The aim of the scheme is to support employment opportunities for professional performers and technicians and to help underpin the recovery of the commercial live performance sector.

“Kerry County Council thanks Minister Catherine Martin and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for their continued support. Over the previous three instalments of the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme, Kerry County Council has had the opportunity to support more than 300 Kerry-based professional artists, musicians, crew and other staff involved in live performances and we are grateful to be able to support many more with this fourth instalment,” said Mayor of Kerry, Cllr John Francis-Flynn.

Two further free concerts will also take place at ANAM in the coming weeks – Cathal Flaherty and Lorraine Nash, both talented musicians from Killarney.

Cathal Flaherty has played all over Ireland and across Europe in the last few years and has supported many well-known artists including Bressie, Delerentos, Jack L, Paddy Casey, The Riptide Movement, Mundy, Heathers and many more.

Lorraine Nash is a talented multi-instrumentalist, often using a variety of instruments including piano, guitar, harp, flute and violin in her creative process to embody her song-writing with different influences and ambience.

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School Dayz St Brendan’s students donate to Kerry Hospice

Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice. The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024. Teacher Mary […]

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Students from St Brendan’s College have given €600 to Kerry Hospice.

The money was raised from their book, ‘Futures from the Past’ which was published in April 2024.
Teacher Mary Denise Lyons and students Divo Lucic Kovacevii, Michéal McElligott, and Jaroslav Stetsenko handed over the funds to Cathal Walshe of Kerry Hospice.
‘Futures from the Past’ is a book written by current and retired writers, as well as students from St Brendan’s College.
This donation is the second from the book, with €800 donated last year and €600 this year.
The book was created to allow students to use their imaginations to explore the past and think about the future. It involved students from Poetry Ireland’s Writers-In-Schools Programme and adult learners from Kerry Education & Training Board’s Community Education Creative Writing group.
The book was launched at St Brendan’s College in April last year and was made possible with support from Poetry Ireland and the Arts Office of Kerry County Council.
‘Futures from the Past’ is available for sale at St Brendan’s College for €9.

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Community College TY students become qualified baristas

School Dayz Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas. They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make […]

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Transition Year students at Killarney Community College spent last Tuesday learning the skills to become baristas.

They completed a full-day training course and are now qualified to make coffee, which could make them very employable in local cafes and restaurants this summer.
Their teachers, who are described as the school’s “resident coffee experts,” were impressed with the students’ hard work and enjoyed the lattes, cappuccinos, and Americanos the students made throughout the day.
In addition to their barista training, the TY students also took a trip to Mallow. There, they learned about the rules of the road, practiced the driver theory test, and many got behind the wheel of a car for the first time. They also learned about the dangers of speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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