KCLR News interview with Alex Kelly of Ireland's Woodland Show (27th August 2026)

Ireland's Woodland Show takes place at Woodstock Gardens in Inistioge this Saturday and Sunday and marks the show's first staging in Kilkenny, after its previous editions in the JFK Arboretum and Kilkea Castle in Kildare. The show is a celebration of Irish trees and all things timber with the Celtic Chainsaw Carvers sculpting creations during the show in addition of woodland talks, information stands, machinery and equipment displays, as well as mobile saw demonstrations, exhibitions, artisan crafts, food stands and carnival family activities. Ahead of this weekend's show, KCLR's Dermot Keyes spoke to Alex Kelly, the show's manager and he began by asking Alex about the show's origins.