Sneem will be all talk as storytelling festival opens

In the age of Twitter, texting and instant communications it seems that people still love to sit down and listen to others tell stories in the old-fashioned way.

A man, or woman, with the gift of crafting and delivering a good yarn can still hold audiences spellbound in intimate settings such as pubs, kitchen firesides and small halls.

Last year, an inaugural storytelling festival proved successful in Sneem, Co Kerry, which is all set for its second festival at the weekend.