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It’s Obi-Wan Killarney
Front, Max Coyne O'Gara and Jason Lee, back, Tracey Coyne, Conor Hennigan, Declan Mulvaney and Killarney Chamber President Kate O'Leary launching Star Wars film in Cinema Killarney.
IT’S official – the people of Kerry will be among the first in the world to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens when they are treated to a special screening in the county this week.
Killarney Advertiser caught up with some very excited Star Wars enthusiasts at Cinema Killarney where the movie will be screened at lunchtime on Thursday, December 17, in partnership with Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, Disney and LucasFilm.
The special preview screening is a thank you to the people of Kerry for hosting the shoot of some scenes for the movie on Sceilg Mhichíl.
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys, has welcomed the decision. “The enchanting and mystical beauty of South Kerry caught the attention of the filmmakers, but it was the hospitality of the local people which helped to make the film shoot a success,” said Minister Humphreys.
“I am really pleased that Disney and LucasFilm are arranging a special Kerry screening of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a way to say thanks to those locally who gave such a welcome to the cast and crew.”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will help to showcase the unique natural and built heritage of Sceilg Mhichíl and it will bring images of this beautiful region of South Kerry to an unrivalled global audience, she added. “The success of the shoot also helps to reaffirm Ireland’s capacity to support high-end film production,” said Minister Humphreys.
Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.
The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.
Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.
Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.
His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.
The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.
The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.
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