Amnesty International Presents A Footprint of Roses, a play by Elaine Desmond on Saturday, 19 July 2008 4.30pm At Kinsale Further Education College, Bandon Road, Kinsale.

Free Admission. The performance will be followed by a debate on the human rights issues raised in the play. Donations to Amnesty International Ireland Zimbabwe group will be received gratefully.

WOMEN OF ZIMBABWE ARISE (WOZA) is a grassroots women’s organisation campaigning in Zimbabwe. Leaders and members from WOZA regularly take to the streets to hold the government of Zimbabwe to account for its failure to meet their basic needs and are confronted by a repressive and brutal state. It was founded in Zimbabwe in 2003. Its symbol is a Rose. Its mission statement is:
“The power of love is stronger than the love of power”
WOZA have a custom of giving out roses on St Valentine’s Day to the public and to the police. Roses are being given out in Dublin to express support for WOZA and their campaign against a range of human rights abuses for which they hold their government acountable. Read more »

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Kinsale Arts Week starts tomorrow Saturday 12th July and runs until the 20th July. The fourth installment since 2005, this year’s nine-day week has over 80 events and projects ranging from classical and popular music to cutting-edge visual arts, family, children’s entertainment, theatre, and literature.

You can party at the Cuban Extravaganza, savour the classical concerts at St Multose and release your naughty side at Art Raid where you can grab yourself some free loot! But if you’re looking for an experience just for one then escape to the world of Intimate History. Be inspired by from some of the world’s finest thinkers and talkers in our Words and Images programme. Take your Family to Family Day or Street Day and be sure not to miss a rare treat from the Brodsky Quartet, Anna and The Moods. There is something for everyone!

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With the support of the Kinsale Peace Project, Trócaire, the Catholic overseas agency for development will display a photographic exhibition in the Carmelite Friary in Kinsale from 9th - 19th July 2008. Admission is free.

Entitled Trócaire - Helping to carry the Cross of Injustice - the thought-provoking images depict the suffering of some of the world’s poorest people. This year Trócaire celebrates its 35th anniversary. Our mission to work for a just world where people’s dignity is ensured, rights are respected and basic needs are met is more urgent than ever before. Please log onto www.trocaire.org for more information on our work or to make a donation.

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Muddy Maher’s presents the 3rd Annual Summertime Blues Festival this June Bank Holiday Weekend…

The weekend features wonderful musicians in a variety of blues styles; the Harmonica driven, Chicago style swinging rhythm ‘n’ blues of Gentleman Tim & The Contenders, local music legends The Bleedin’ Blues Band play their usual mix of rocking blues classics, The Barefoot Gypsies, Martin Ryan’s bunch of musical delinquents and the yeehaw! country blues of the awesome Crazy Chester.

Friday - Gentleman Tim & The Contenders @ 10.00pm

Saturday - The Barefoot Gypsies @ 8.00pm
- Gentleman Tim @ 10.00pm

Sunday - Gentleman Tim - Lunchtime Session
- The Bleedin’ Blues Band @ 8.00pm
- Gentleman Tim @ 10.30pm

Monday - Gentleman Tim @ 8.00pm
- Crazy Chester @ 10.00pm

And…more blues news…
Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th June sees the much anticipated return of guitar virtuoso…trailblazing American…
CARVIN JONES…
Gigs starts at 9.30pm…get in early!!

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Kilkenny Youth Orchestra come to Kinsale this Saturday 17 May at 7:30pm in St Multose Church.

The Kilkenny School of Music opened in 1982 with 2 teachers and 38 pupils. A year later there were over 200 pupils and 6 teachers. From the start the emphasis was on making music together. A junior string orchestra and a wind ensemble were formed in 1984, which developed and led to the foundation of the Kilkenny Youth Orchestra in 1998. The Kilkenny Youth Choir was established when the School began, and has grown steadily. Read more »

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Kinsale was enveloped in a thick cloud of smoke this afternoon. A massive gorse fire in Nohoval blanketed the southern coast with a foglike billow of fumes.

This photo was taken today Wednesday 14 May at 4:30pm on what otherwise would have been the end of beautiful sunny afternoon. The fire was apparently along an inaccessible cliff face near Nohoval. The area finally cleared by suppertime.

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PJ Gallagher will be in Kinsale tonight Tuesday 13th May at the Blue Haven Hotel. One of Ireland’s new best-loved comedians following the huge success of his role as Jake Stevens in the hilarious and sometimes outrageous hit TV show Naked Camera. PJ rarely has time to be himself these days as he prepares for yet another run of the massively popular series.

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The 20th year of the Kinsale 7’s is underway and this one promises to be a great one. Look out for more details on the participating teams and players and entertainment on www.kinsalesevens.com

Ticket details:
€25 for weekend pass
€15 for day passes

Concessions: U12 are free
A Presidents Bar will be available in the clubhouse at the event. Limited tickets are available for this and can be bought for €15 on the door.

Free parking available

Some of the teams registered to date: Read more »

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The Kinsale April Fools Comedy Festival gets under way today Friday 25 of April with a great lineup of talent including Karl Spain, Jarred Christmas and many many more…

The shows will be shared by the Dalton’s, the Blue Haven, the Greyhound, the White House and the White Lady. Make sure to get out and catch the acts!

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Antarctic explorer Dr Clare O’Leary has accepted Kinsale Fairtrade invitation to come to Kinsale by the Fairtrade sign, Kilcaw, on Saturday 19th of April at 12 noon. All are welcome.

On Tuesday 18th May 2004 O’Leary, from Bandon, Co Cork became the first ever Irish woman to reach the summit of Everest. She also became the first woman to reach the South Pole. Dr O’Leary is a keen Fairtrade supporter and a great role model so please join her this Saturday.

Kinsale became Ireland’s 2nd Fairtrade town in 2005 and in October 2007 was awarded Ireland’s best Fairtrade Town. Over 25 local outlets sell fairtrade products, thus ensuring that the people of the third world receive a fairprice for what they produce.

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The Grand Opening of Muddy Maher’s part II will be upon us tomorrow Friday 18 May in their new premises at 1 Pearse St., Kinsale.

Local impresario John Maher and his staff have done an amazing job bringing the spirit and fun of the original Muddy’s to it’s new home.

The rockin’ begins anytime after 6pm with the Roaring Forties bringing the tunes from 10:30 on…

See ya there!

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The Chernobyl Childrens Project Kinsale organised a fundraising lunch and auction in the Man Friday Restaurant last Sunday.

The charity is hoping to help build a ‘Kinsale Home of Hope‘ in Belarus to foster up to 10 orphans.

Pictured are Philip and Joss Horgan owners of Man Friday.

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Gerry Ryan, Damian Clarke and Glenda Gilson will head up a list of show-stopping stars when Las Vegas comes to Kinsale tonight, Friday, April 11th.

There’ll be casino tables, Vegas Show girls and the delightful Bond Girls, to guide you through a maze of exciting and delicious options. We’ve got a choice of oyster or sushi bars or the Tattinger Champagne Bar and a roaming banquet to ensure people can keep partying and playing the tables the whole night long, with proceed from the tables going to the RNLI.

The Black Tie special is being held in association with RSVP magazine, Jolie and Magic Vacations.

Tickets are on sale in Reception in The Blue Haven or contact the Hotel on 353 (0)21 4772209 or email to info@bluehavenkinsale.com. More Information on www.bluehavencollection.com.

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The Kinsale Ladies Rugby Team, or “First Ladies” as they prefer to be known as, are the first Kinsale ladies team to play in the Heineken Kinsale Rugby 7’s tournament.

The notion that was Kinsale’s First Ladies finally came to fruition last September when the girls who were involved in different sides of Kinsale’s RFC decided that they wanted a piece of the clubs new found glory.

They are now a fully integrated part of the club training twice a week on a under the steady and capable hands of Pat O’Reagan, Daniel Kiely, Danny O’Connell and Eoin O’Callaghan, President of Kinsale RFC. The Club is delighted to have state of the art Jerseys from O’B Sports sponsored by The White House, “you can even see it we play teams and they are wearing cotton jerseys two sizes too big, we look the part”.

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Jack L and his band truly rocked Kinsale’s White Lady on Saturday night.

The gig was filled with trademark energetic dramatics, as Jack L stood on chairs, ran through the crowd mid-song and even slow danced with his own jacket. The black-clad, broody-eyed singer gave a performance so powerful his microphone seemed at times superfluous.

The White Lady niteclub is no longer just for late night dancing, but has proved itself to be the up and coming live music venue in the county.

We look forward to seeing loads more big names in live music perform there.

— Niamh Prior

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