Town gears up for summer festival

The inaugural Féile Sona Festival will take place in Kilrush this weekend from July 2 to 4 and it will coincide with the WIORA Yacht Racing Championships, which will be taking place at Kilrush Marina at the same time.
Confirmed events include a singing pubs competition, live music nightly from the gig rig in the town square, a family fun day at Kilrush marina, a seven-a-side soccer tournament and a fireworks display.
Kilrush Fine Gael town councillor Ian Lynch is the primary organiser and is appealing to local clubs to become involved and help out.
“The festival will end on the Sunday, with an emergency services recruitment fair and demonstration with participation from the army, navy, Air Corps defence forces, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Red Cross. As the final day of the festival falls on the July 4, we will celebrate the town’s many American connections with an American theme closing with a fireworks display,” he explained.
Other events will include an open week at Kilrush Golf Club, an open day at the Dolphin and Wildlife Centre, currach racing and a beat on the street.