STRICTLY RETURNS TO LOCAL STAGE

THE event managers at Scoil Muire Gan Smál and Castleisland Desmonds Ladies GAA Club are dancing again this year.

And they’re delighted to announce the return of their giant / joint Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser for a third year.

The club will use the money towards its ongoing running costs and the school intends using the money to furnish the Autism Unit and to purchase and install a new CCTV security system.

Mary Philpott is the choreographer in charge again this year and is busy putting the 26 dancers or 13 partnerships through their paces.

Each dancer is currently selling her / his voting cards and the dancers with the most votes sold will be crowned the ‘public winners’ and the judges will pick their winning couple on the night.

The organising committee members are very grateful to all the business people who have given sponsorship to the event and the committee very much appreciate the huge effort put in by all the dancers!

“This year we have a mother and daughter dancing. Amy and Breda Reidy and a father and daughter, Phil and Aisling O’Connell.

While others, who were involved last year, like Seán O’Connell – who enjoyed it so much that he’s back for more this year,” said event spokesperson and Muire Gan Smál Principal, Leona Twiss.

The show will be on Saturday night, June 3rd at 7.30pm in Castleisland Community Centre.

Tickets are €20 each and are available from the school and from Lynch’s Pharmacy.

There will be entertainment during the interval and, afterwards, people can dance the night away to DJ Ray! There will be a full bar on the night in the community centre.

The troupe of dancers: Michelle Reidy, Emma Sweeney, Denise Bourke, Gerard Reidy, Catriona O’Connell, Francie Brosnan, Miriam Leane, Aidan O’Callaghan, Aisling O’Connell, Thomas O’Callaghan, Nuala O’Connor, Shane O’Leary, Mairead O’Connell, Oliver Falvey, Breda Reidy, Phil O’Connell, Aisling O’Leary, Glyn Cronin, Carmel Kelly, Tommy Martin, Fiona Nelligan- McGuire, Aaron Nolan, Amy Reidy, Seán O’Connell, Aoife O’Sullivan and Neil Browne.

Photo by John Reidy Organisers and dancers gathered at the Nano Nagle Hall on Thursday night to launch the ‘Strictly 2017’ details. Front row: Tommy Martin, Carmel Kelly, Pat Sheehan, Leona Twiss, Breda Reidy, Phil O’Connell and Francie Brosnan. Second row from left: Amy...