Appeals have been lodged against a grant of permission for the proposed redevelopment of an old cinema in Co Kerry by Cillian Murphy and his artist wife, Yvonne McGuinness. Kerry County Council last month approved the Dingle town centre project, which proposes retaining a cinema and creating exhibition areas and residential spaces for artists. The … Read more
After the death of his Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl escaped to Kerry to grieve and to escape. He drove the Ring of Kerry and, while stopping to pick up a teenage hitchhiker, saw Kurt’s face on the boy’s t-shirt. He realised he could never outrun his past, returned to the States and started … Read more
Behind her blue front door, in Dublin’s Harold’s Cross, Mary Black sits in an armchair recalling the twists and turns of her past. She’s been looking back a lot lately, poring through her extensive songbook, figuring out the set list for her upcoming Slán tour, a final goodbye to fans. The high-ceilinged extension is spacious … Read more
The party is ongoing in Dingle, five days on from their epic All-Ireland win. Dingle claimed their maiden All-Ireland senior club title on Sunday with a dramatic extra-time win over St. Brigid’s, with Mikey Geaney’s last-gasp-winning point sending the support into raptures. Recommended … Source link