Kinvara Alive

31/05/2026

The rain is staying away this afternoon at Kinvara Plein Air . We are happy to be part of the event.

23/05/2026

We are at meitheal in Kinvara community centre until 1pm. Gerhard is providing entertainment !

15/05/2026

We are testing out our new hats at Kinvara Farmers Market . We are here till 1pm if you want to say hello.

25/04/2026

Ready to go!

24/04/2026

Sponsored by Kinvara Alive - all systems go… Cranking up the gears, prep done, chairs counted, tickets in hand - we’ve got you girl…

18/03/2026

Good Grief!
We are delighted to announce we are sponsoring Aoife Dunne's homecoming gig in Kinvara on April 25th. A few tickets have become available.
Tickets are available now at https://kinvaramusic.com/box-office/

17/03/2026

Tis St Patrick's day

13/03/2026

It must be spring! Gerhard was joined by Orla, Catherine, Bernadette and Sean at the first day of Kinvara Farmers Market 2026. Our 10th year with a presence at the market.
Happy Friday to all!

27/02/2026

When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own. There are times of great uncertainty in every life. Left alone at such a time, you feel dishevelment and confusion like gravity. When a friend comes with words of encouragement, a light and lightness visit you and you begin to find the stairs and the door out of the dark. The sense of encouragement you feel from the friend is not simply her words or gestures; it is rather her whole presence enfolding you and helping you find the concealed door. The encouraging presence manages to understand you and put herself in your shoes. There is no judgement but words of relief and release.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his book, Eternal Echoes
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

Clifden Cottage, County Galway, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

20/02/2026

A lovely piece from John O Donohue to warm the soul on a wet and windy evening!

FOR A NEW BEGINNING

In out-of-the-way places of the heart,
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming,
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered,
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this.

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plenitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life's desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

From his books 'To Bless the Space Between Us' (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill