Vincent’s are fashionably talented
ON Friday night I headed for the Mutipurpose Centre in the DkIT for the St. Vincents School Fashionably Talented night which saw some of the up and coming talent from the 1st and 2nd year students in action followed by the Transition Year fashion show.
The place was completely packed for this action packed night and I wasn’t too long in the door when I met up with Fiona Sheehy from Castlebellingham with her husband Kieran and mum Eileen Crilly from Muirhevna who were there to see daughters Cara who was performing with 2 Yeats and Jessica who was helping pout to make sure the night was a smooth running success.
Not too far away I then got a word with Fergal and Diane Cassidy from Blackrock who told me they couldn’t wait to see daughter Niamh in action with 1 Plunkett later on.
After this I headed over to talk to Ian and Emma McCaffrey from Dunleer who were with sons Callum and Tommy who were up for making the best of the night and really couldn’t wait to see Erin and the rest of the crew from 1 Connolly who were going to be appearing as St. Trinian’s on the night.
Making my way through a huge crowd I then got talking to Geraldine and David Luckie from Castlebellingham who told me they were there to cheer on Jessica Luckie who was performing with 2 Ledwidge later on.
I then met up with my old friend Elizabeth Kearney from Cedarwood Park who was accompanied by her daughters Elizabeth Coleman from Glenwood, Catriona Kearney from Lios Dubh and Leah Kearney from Manydown Close who were there to see Chloe Kearney and Hannah Coleman who are both in 2 Kavanagh and were definitely going to be stars of the show.
Making my way over to one of the other stands I then got a word with Kevin and Orla Boyle from Dromiskin who told me his daughter Caoimhe was in with 2 Yeats and he was sitting talking to Mark McNamee from Castlebellingham whose daughter Maeve is also in 2 Yeats and he was with wife Maeve, son Charlie and Caoimhe’s granny Margaret McNamee who had travelled all the way from Tyrone to see her in action. Kevin and Orla were also enjoying the company of Julie McLoughlin and Tara Dolan both from Dromiskin too.
Seated close by were Vincent and Liz Kieran from Waterville Crescent and sister Hazel Murphy from St. Marys Road who were there to shout and cheer for Holly Kieran who was going to be modelling in the TY section of the night.
They were enjoying the company of Anabel Isiguzo from Lios Dubh whose daughter Chanyse who was performing during the show.
Not too far away I then met up with Caroline Wilson from Point Road with daughter Rebecca and they were with Eileen McDonnell from Dublin Road whose daughter Lucy was responsible for designing one of the exceptional dresses on show during the TY section of the night.
Another dress designer whose work was eagerly anticipated on the night was that of Aoife Lawrence from Dunmahon and waiting to see it in all its refinery were parents Ned and Lucy Laurence and Frances Watters from Blackrock who were in great form when I caught up with them.
Finally, as the house lights went down and the evening got under way I met up with Conor and Martina Poole from Knockbridge with Martina’s mum Briege Lennon from Thomastown who told me their daughter Kim is a TY dress designer and daughter Ella is also on show with 1 McDermott so they really couldn’t wait to see them in action.