Festival matches music, love, and an island setting

As if Kerry didn’t have enough excuses for a knees-up, here comes another — but this one is sited on the island of Valentia (next parish New York).

It’s billed as a boutique music festival which seeks to draw music lovers to the picturesque island off south-west Kerry to what has been deemed Europe’s only “music and mingling” festival — M&M for short.

The Valentia Isle Festival, co-funded by the Rural Development Programme, takes place from Sep 14 to 16 and is set to attract music fans, lovers of the outdoors, and those in search of a partner to mingle and mix for the three-day event.