It was amateur drama but it was on a competitive level as well: and not just a home performance but travelling to various venues with the hope of returning this group to the All-Ireland finals.
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It was amateur drama but it was on a competitive level as well: and not just a home performance but travelling to various venues with the hope of returning this group to the All-Ireland finals.
It was the 26th February 2010: for many, just a normal Friday and the beginning of the weekend. I was, as usual, being underwhelmed by the significance of this date. Another birthday and little to celebrate! Why would I celebrate?
There were shocks a-plenty for the home side when Kathleen Barrington announced the results of the Amateur Drama Festival (confined) at Lislea on Saturday night.
This terrific photo was emailed to me from Brian Dodds. His friends will be delighted to know he is recovering well from his recent illness. Sadly for us, he’s moving back to England. More of that later. Now, the photograph.
Kathleen Barrington, adjudicator at Lislea Drama Festival had lavish words of praise for various aspects of the home team’s performance last evening.
The following questions and answers were extracted from a recent GCE examination …
Q. Name the four seasons ?
I went back to my position on Henry Street. I was first in the firing line from Nelson’s Column, a position which was dangerous also from Amien Street Station and Earl Street.