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Students get top acting tips from Hollywood’s Fassbender

It wasn't a typical day for students across the town schools - as they emersed themselves in drama class with none other than Hollywood A-Lister and Oscar nominated star Michael Fassbender.
The Hollywood actor and Killarney native was accompanied by Donie Courtney and well-known drama tutors Charlie Hughes, Gemma Doorly and Jessica Courtney Leen, as they paid a visit to St Brendan’s College, St Brigid's and Killarney Community College.
The German-Irish actor, famed for his roles in '12 Years A Slave', 'Hunger', and 'Steve Jobs' to name just a few, is a past pupil of St Brendan’s College, and gave the students a crash course in acting.
His West End House drama school currently provides classes to Transition Year and First Year students – all of whom were thrilled to get a surprise visit from Michael Fassbender himself.
West End House will be a space for young people in Killarney to explore the arts and will become a home for the art of storytelling. As a cultural centre of excellence, it will promote possibilities for employment in the arts, not just acting, directing or writing, but also lighting, sound design, editing and all the tributary departments that are integral to the art of storytelling.
"Great excitement when Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender arrived at school," PRO of St Brigid's Presentation, Sheree Murphy, said.
"Michael and his team did numerous workshops with students throughout the day. The West End House are currently working with Transition Year, LCA students and First Year students on a weekly basis."
Principal of Killarney Community College, Stella Loughnane, said that the school has always promoted the arts and has a strong tradition of hosting musicals, talent shows and encouraging creativity.
“We were delighted to get involved with the West End House drama school who are local and who are heavily connected to a respected Hollywood actor, a fantastic role model for our students. The feedback from our students was overwhelmingly positive. Micheal was a true professional and very generous with his time.”




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New local date for Hozier this summer
With over 22 billion global streams Hozier, whose other shows are completly sold out, has announced a new date in Killarney this summer. Not only will the Grammy-nominated, award-winning multi-platinum […]

With over 22 billion global streams Hozier, whose other shows are completly sold out, has announced a new date in Killarney this summer.
Not only will the Grammy-nominated, award-winning multi-platinum singer and songwriter, perform in Malahide Castle and The Academy, but he has announced a gig at the Gleneagle INEC Arena on June 27.
Driven by the thought-provoking quintuple-platinum anthem, ‘Take Me To Church’, ranked the 30th most listened to song on Spotify, the track is the 103rd song to ever achieve the rare milestone of Diamond certification and the highest certified solo Alternative single in RIAA history.
‘Take Me To Church’ has surpassed 2 billion streams, the only Irish artist to achieve this feat.
Hozier’s success hasn’t been confined to the UK and US with the album also achieving Multi-Platinum status in Belgium, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Russia, Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands.
Major TV appearances have helped spread the gospel including stand-out appearances on Later with Jools, Jimmy Fallon , David Letterman, Saturday Night Live, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and Graham Norton. Following a year of sold out shows and festival appearances across the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, VH1 crowned Hozier ‘Artist of the Year’ and he received the honours ‘Top Rock Artist’ and ‘Top Rock Songs’ at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.
In addition, he scored nominations for ‘Song of the Year’ at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at which he performed alongside Annie Lennox and ‘Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock’ at the American Music Awards.
He won BBC ‘Song of the Year’ and the coveted Ivor Novello award for ‘Song of The Year’.
As Hozier prepares to release his third album ‘Unreal Unearth’ in 2023, his 3-track EP ‘Eat Your Young’ was released on March 17 in honour of his birthday and St. Patrick’s Day.
Tickets for Hozier go on sale this Thursday at 9am.
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First born Kerry Calf of the year is a girl!
The first born Kerry Calf of 2023 was born at Muckross National Park this week. Both mother and calf are doing very well. The rare and native bred is distinguished […]

The first born Kerry Calf of 2023 was born at Muckross National Park this week.
Both mother and calf are doing very well. The rare and native bred is distinguished by its black colour, grazing outdoors in all seasons and is extremely hardy. The newborn calf can expect a long and peaceful life grazing in the National Park – the half moon close to Torc Waterfall is a popular grazing field.
Kerry cattle are a rare breed of dairy cattle – native to Kerry, descended from the Celtic Shorthorn, brought to Ireland as early as 2000BC. They are considered one of the oldest breeds in Europe, known for their milk quality and gentle nature.
Killarney National Park recognises the importance of conserving the historic Muckross herd. Former owners of Muckross Estate, Arthur Rose Vincent, were passionate about the Kerry Calf. Today, the rare bred are cared and managed by Chief Herdsman, Mike Fleming, particularity for preservation and agricultural heritage.
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