Killarney Ireland

Best Golf Hotel in Ireland goes to…

starling — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:39:03 +0000

Congratulations to the Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa for winning the best hotel award at the 11th annual Ireland Golf Tour Operators Awards Dinner on Monday last.

Full story on the Irish Independent

The Rings of Kerry

starling — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:38:00 +0000

The ‘Rings of Kerry’ ? Perhaps confused with ‘The Lord of the Rings’? There’s only 1 Ring of Kerry (and its fabulous).

From the UK Guardian Newspaper today (scroll to the end of the page)

Win a trip to Ireland!

starling — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:55:34 +0000

If you can get to 63rd and 11th in New York on March 6th at 7pm and are interested in winning a free trip to Ireland then head to the Village Pourhouse for its Irish beer tasting event. Tickets ($25) will enter you to win a free airfare voucher “redeemable on a Tenon Tours Ireland Package” for May or June of this year. And, if you don’t win, at least you’ll leave sloshed enough not to care.

via Gridskipper

“Killarney, Nice but such a rip-off”, for motor homes at least

starling — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:31:51 +0000

One of the major Irish newspapers published a letter today from an Irish tourist who acknowledges the beauty of Killarney

There’s no doubting its unique beauty, especially the hinterland and lakes around the town.

Muckross House, the surrounding gardens and woods, Torc mountain and so on are all exceptionally beautiful and leave a lasting memory.

But then harshly criticizes every other aspect of their visit:

…everywhere we went, except Muckross, we felt ripped off. From cups of coffee, bars, caravan parks etc — they all ripped us off.

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Killarney the beer!

starling — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:22:43 +0000

Harking all the way from Montana USA a brewery called ‘Bayern’ has brewed a beer called Killarney Red Lager since 1988 (who knew?). The recipe mixes the best of German brewing tradition with a nod and a wink and a tip of the hat to Killarney.

Killarney’s warm red color distinguished it, and coincidentally or not, a flurry of red Irish beers from some of America’s big brewers hit the market soon after. But Bayern can rightfully claim to have created the first red Irish lager in the states, back in February of 1988. Lucky for Montana.

Now 20 years later, Killarney Red Lager is one of Bayern’s most anticipated seasonals. It is brewed with two-row Harrington pale, carmel, Munich, wheat and German Dunkel malt. The hops are cascade and come from Yakima. Bayern Killarney has an alcohol content of 5.7%

Kerry GAA website relaunched

starling — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:48 +0000

Great to see the fantastic new site. I’ve always recommended that visitors to Kerry should try to attend a GAA match to get a taste for the culture and people.

See the latest news and fixtures on the new site (http://www.kerrygaa.ie/)

And here’s a photo to whet your appetite!

The Gathering 2008 - One of the many Irish Music Festivals

starling — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:13:39 +0000

The 9th Annual Gathering Irish Festival (www.thegathering.ie) convenes in Killarney February 20-24, and has celebrated the Sliabh Luachra tradition since the Millennium began in 2000 just west of those Rushy Mountains uniting Kerry, Cork and West Limerick into a cultural core that is one of the most vibrant traditions in Irish music.

Based in the Gleneagle Hotel and its Irish National Events Center is a mid-winter carnival (oops, sorry it is spring in Ireland now) that attracts the devout from Europe, Asia, North America and from all over Ireland and Britain.

There are pilgrimages out to Sliabh Luachra and even to the gravesite of one of its greatest exponents, John O’Leary, the box player. Dancers have the polka king Timmy “the Brit” McCarthy on hand with historian Pat Murphy, also a dancing master and five giant ceilithe with the likes of the Allow, Abbey and Five Counties Ceili Bands to stir them up.

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Dunloe Castle Hotel : Mixed Reviews

starling — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:28:44 +0000

In the interest of bringing you unbiased information on Killarney this is the first in series of posts looking at accommodation options in and near the town. We’ll be presenting the good with the bad and in the interest of transparency let me confirm that we have no allegiance in any way to any hotel or other type of accommodation in Killarney.

The reviews will not be our own but will rely on the opinions submitted to review websites such as tripadvisor.com and Yahoo. To keep things interesting we welcome your comments and questions and will try to answer them as best as possible.

Dunloe Castle Hotel is described on its website as:

…5 star 110 bedroom property overlooking the famous “Gap of Dunloe” and River Laune in the county of Kerry. It is set amid 64 acres of parkland with 20 acres of sub-tropical gardens…

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Writer’s Week in Kerry, Summer 2008

starling — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:28:16 +0000

The organizers of Writers’ Week have just announced its schedule of literary workshops and competitions and workshops for 2008 to take place in Listowel.

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Friday Session: Cormac Breatnach with Martin Dunlea

starling — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:04:27 +0000

‘Maid Behind The Bar’ played on a Susato Kildare whistle, enjoy!

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