Dingle Peninsula Storm Festival
Féile na Stoirme
Storm Festival
5th, 6th & 7th February 2016
Be a part of the Dingle Peninsula’s inaugural
Storm Festival 2016
Singing Up a Storm
Friday 5th February
St. James Church, Dingle @ 7.30 pm
Cór Chorca Dhuibhne
Tricia Moriarty
St. Mary’s Choir with Soloists Bill & Peter
Dingle Peninsula Gospel Choir
Banna Ceoil Cheann Trá
Storm Photo Exhibition at Castlegregory Club Rooms, Village Centre
Friday – 2pm to 6pm
Saturday – 12 noon to 5pm
Sunday – 10am to 2pm
For Photographers to join in, please contact Marcia on (087) 169 3493
The Dingle Peninsula Storm Chases (Car Treasure Hunts)
Full of
High Excitement, Blustery Clues, Windy Tales, Cosy Curiosities &
Lots of Things You Didn’t Know About!
Dingle Peninsula West
Saturday Registration from 10.30am to 12 Noon at the Pier, Dingle
Allow 2 to 2.5 hours for this fun event
Dingle Peninsula East & North Shore
Sunday Registration from 10.30am to 12 Noon at the following locations:
O’Connor’s Guesthouse & Bar, Cloghane; Castlegregory Tourism Office, Castlegregory Club Rooms (beside the Spar Supermarket); O’Dwyers Filling Station, Camp; South Pole Inn & Hanafin’s Bar, Annascaul; & The Pier, Dingle
Allow 3.5 to 4 hours for this fun event
Follow your clues and make sure you enjoy your Sunday Lunch enroute!
Note – these are not races so take your time and savour the scenery & experiences of the peninsula!
“Tourism Challenges & Opportunities on the Dingle Peninsula”
(Saturday 11.30am in St. James’s Church, Dingle – Tourism Seminar)
Featuring
Eoghan Corry
Editor, Travel Extra
Business Travel News Journalist of the Year
“Corca Dhuibhne’s Place in the World of Tourism”
Professor Enda McGovern
Associate Professor of Marketing at Sacred Heart University
'Tourism and Sustainability: What the Future Might Look Like?”
Susan Vickers
Clean Coasts South West
'Protecting Our Coastline’
Storm Walk – “Gallarus Oratory – A building that survived thousands of storms”
Saturday Afternoon at 2.30 to 4pm from Gallarus Oratory
Guided Walk by Seamus Kelliher including a Colourful Welly Competition!
“Historical Storms of the Dingle Peninsula”
(Saturday 4.30 to 5.30pm in St. James’s Church, Dingle)
Featuring
Daithí de Mordha
“Tis an Ill Wind: Storms, Wrecks & Weather in West Kerry”
Doctor Conor Brosnan
“Admiral Syllverius Moriarty & the 1872 Atlantic Storm”
Cooking Up a Storm in Castlegregory Club Rooms, Village Centre
Saturday Evening at 6pm
Homemade Vegetable Soup & Brown Bread
Lamb Casserole or Fish Pie
Choice of Desserts
Tea or Coffee
(All local produce)
3 Course Dinner @ €12pp
Tickets available at Castlegregory Information Office
(066) 713 9422 – Book Tickets in Advance due to limited capacity
Storm Talk, Ceoil & Dráma
Saturday Night – Halla Le Chéile, Cloghane at 8.30pm
Welcome Music by Scoil Náisiúnta An Chlochán
Port Yarrock Wreck by Sheila Mulcahy
Hy-Breasal Theatre Company presents ‘The Pure of Heart’ by John B. Keane
€5.00 per person €10 per family
The Ship Wreck Walk - Fermoyle to Maharees
Sunday Morning at 10.30am sharp (due to tides) from Fermoyle Beach
In association with Dingle Hillwalking Club &
Cumann Sléibhteoireacht an Leith-Triúigh
Everyone Welcome
“Strange Storm Strandings of Loggerhead Turtles & More”
Sunday Morning at 11.30am in Dingle Oceanworld, Mara Beo
30 Minute Talk By Louise Overy, Head Aquarist
“Tom Crean & Antarctic Storms”
Sunday From 12 Noon at the South Pole Inn, Annascaul
Informal Talks from 12 noon By Gary Percival throughout the afternoon
“I came here because I wanted a wild place and I like wild places!”
David Lean, Ryan’s Daughter
(Whilst there is no cover charge for most events, contributions will be most appreciated for the running of the Festival)
For more information on the Dingle Peninsula Storm Festival or to add your own event or activity, please call Caroline on (087) 123 8273