Fundraising vintage silage day to honour Liam
After its huge success last year, the Liam Dillon Memorial Vintage Silage Day will take place once again in Duagh on Sunday next, August 2nd in memory of the Listowel man.
Liam hailed from Dromerin Bridge just outside Listowel and was well known among local farmers in North Kerry and West Limerick from his job working with various silage contractors.
He was employed as a digger driver in Birmingham but returned every summer to work locally during the silage season with silage contractors Donal Browne and Eoin Cunningham. Sadly, in March 2024 he passed away after a sudden illness but is never forgotten.
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Tetiana’s art exhibition in St John’s rooted in place
Ukrainian-born, Kerry-based painter Tetiana Teslyeva marked a major milestone earlier this month with the opening of her debut solo exhibition, ‘The Place That Found Me’, at St John's Theatre in Listowel.
The show has drawn strong local interest, with over half of the collection finding new homes within days of opening — and several pieces selling on opening night itself.
Teslyeva, who has lived in County Kerry since 2022, paints the Irish Atlantic landscape in acrylic on canvas, panels and paper.
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