Mohill
Girl Causes a Storm
Mohill
girl, Katherine Lynch, first hit our TV screens last
January with her 'Katherine Lynch's Working Girls' which,
judging by the viewing figures, was a big success. Katherine
caused quite a storm locally with her bawdy, raunchy
humor that did not appear to go down too well with certain
locals.
A number of them felt strongly enough at the time to
go on local radio to air their views. The comic followed
up
with a number of appearances on well known Irish TV shows
such as the long running 'Late, Late Show' and 'Podge
and Rodge', as well as comments featured in the print media.
During
the summer months, Katherine and her crew filmed a number
of scenes for her next project in the Mohill
area.
Some raunchy mud wrestling scenes invoking her character,
Liz Hurly, were filmed in Peter Carroll's Public House
with several locals as extras. The same premises also
were used
for the performance of 'Liz' and her band, '50/50'. Other
pubs featured were O'Callaghans and Casey's, where both
Thomas, Sr. and Thomas, Jr. had some parts to play.
The
character also visited other businesses such as Gannon's
Drapery, where Bridie Duignan was featured;
Logan's Butchers,
where Proper Hughie had a few humorous lines to say;
and Baxter's Centra Supermarket, where staff member
Natalie
Kiernan made her TV debut.
A
number of scenes were also shot in Katherine's parents'
house with her mother, Maureen, and her friends Imelda,
Dolly and Theresa all had roles to play.
Mohill
G.A.A. Park was also a hub of activity as the character
of Liz was the sexually confused manager
of the Mohill
Ladies Football Team. The end product was part
of a
six-part series
of 'Katherine Lynch's Wonder Women'. Katherine
also portrayed the characters of 'Singing Bernie Walsh',
'Sheila Sheek'
and 'Dalkey'.
Celebrity
Bainisteoir
Funny
girl Katherine Lynch will take charge of the Dromahaire
Men's Football team for the coming new series called
'Celebrity Bainisteoir' (Team Manager). A huge crowd
assembled in
North Leitrim Village to greet Katherine, star of the
recent R.T.E.
TV series 'Wonder Women'.
Lough
Rynn the Mecca for Weddings
Since
the completion of its conference Center last December,
Lough Rynn Castle Hotel has become something
of a mecca
for wedding receptions with an average of about
two such functions
per week. With lots more coming up in the new
year, these wedding parties hail from all over Ireland
and even further
afield, such as Australia and America.
Super
Model in Carrick
Leading
English super model Erin O'Connor recently paid a visit
to the Dock in Carrick for a
fashion event. The
lovely
Erin was in 'Lovely Leitrim' in her role
as a presentor of an upcoming R.T.E. TV series 'The
Model'.
Clanned
Singers Christmas Concert
Famous
Donegal singer, Moya Brennan, made a welcome return to
Leitrim in December
at St.
Mary's Church.
Moya has
been performing to sell-out crowds
for well over three decades.
Starting out as a child, she performed
with her father Leo's group in both
Ireland and
Britain,
then tasted
international success with the group
'Clanned', who were the first group
to perform an Irish language song
on the famous B.B.C. show
'Top of the Pops'. In more recent
times, the Donegal song bird has been very
successful as a solo artist.
New
Business Opens in Carrick
A
new ladies fashion outlet was opened in Carrick-On-Shannon
in mid-November,
when owner Louise Merrick
launched her boutique named
'Kabuki'.
Gold
Rush in Annaduff
A
large crowd recently attended the launch of Annaduff
Gaelic Football Club's 'Gold
Rush' fund-raising
project
in Cox's
Bar and Steakhouse in
Dromod Village. Entrants could
scoop 3000 euros
worth
of gold if
they were lucky
enough to win
the first prize. There
were also three runner up prizes
of 1000
euros worth
of silver each.
Food
Hygiene Award for Leitrim
Ten
Leitrim based meat producers and food
companies were
recently awarded
hygiene
certificates
for meeting European
food production
standards. The following received
their awards
at a ceremony
held at the Bush
Hotel in Carrick:
Thomas McHugh
from Lough Rynn,
Mohill, owner of McHugh's Meat
Market, Ballinamore,
and operator
of a purpose
built abattoir
in Gorvagh, built
during the 1990's;
Carrigallen
Butcher
Shop owner, Thomas
O'Malley, who operates
a similar
business
in Aughawillian,
Carrigallen; Damien
Thornton from Manorhamilton;
Sean
Rooney from
Kinlough; Sean
McMorrow who operates outside
of the
town of Manorhamilton;
Lough Allen Food
and Country Cooking
who are
based in
the food hub
in Drumshanbo;
Peter and
Hugh Logan, first
cousins who both operate from
one slaughterhouse
in Mohill; Carrick-On-Shannon
butcher,
Douglas Boyd,
and the Cooking
Company based in
Drumkeeran, spearheaded
by Stephen
Hennesy.
New
Management and Revamp for
Gannons
Drapery
Gannons
Drapery is something
of an institution
in
the town
of Mohill. For well over
a century
it has
served
the people
of the town
and surrounding areas
with pride
and distinction.
As far
back as
1896, the
Gannon family
traded in
the same location.
Since October,
two local
businessmen,
Michael Wall
(also known
as 'Mick
the Barber'),
and Trevor
Kennedy, have taken over
Gannons.
While the premises
has had a
revamp, it
still
holds onto
its 'old world'
charm.
Long serving
staff Bridie
Duignan,
Noleen Casey and Angela
McWeeney
continue the day-to-day
running
of the shop,
and the trade
appears
very good
at the moment.
Michael Wall
is a well
established barber on Hyde
Street,
while
Trevor Kennedy
is the manager
of the Eurostar
Supermarket
also
located
on Hyde Street
beside the
Mohill G.A.A.
Park.
Leitrim
Guardian Launched
in Lough
Rynn
For
the first
time ever,
the
Parish of Gortletteragh
hosted
the
annual launch
of
the long
established 'Leitrim
Guardian'
magazine.
This
year's
event
took place in
the
Lough Rynn
Castle Hotel at
the
end
of November.
A large
crowd
from all over
the
county and further
afield,
attended
the
function. Ballinamore
born
Paul Williams
received
his
Leitrim Person
of
the Year
Award
during the ceremony.
Paul
is a well
known
crime
correspondent and author.
The
magazine has been
a popular
read
for Leitrim
folk,
both at home
and
abroad, since
it
was first
established
back
in 1968.
New
CD for
Emerald Revelers
The
Emerald Revelers
musical group
launched their
new CD
'Johnny Jump
Up' in
the community
center in
Kilty on
Friday, November
28th.
Trad
Session
Youth
and children
of various
ages converged
on Cryans
of Carrick-On-Shannon
for a
traditional Irish
music session
on Friday,
December 5th.
Ride
On in
Carrigallen
The
well known
Corn Mill
Theater Group
in Carrigallen
is currently
performing a
play by
local director,
actor and
playwright, Seamus
O'Rourke, called
'Ride On'.
The cast
includes Ronan
Ward, Ann
Doonan, Ray
Hackett, Bernard
McCarlin, Marie
Bradley and
the director
himself.
80,000
Euros for
Mohill Family
Resource Centre
With
all the
cutbacks and
depressing talk
of a
recession going
on at
the moment,
it is
good to
report that
the Mohill
Family Resource
Centre has
just received
80,000 euros
of funding
from Minister
Mary Hannifin.
Carrick
Footbridge
The
long awaited
footbridge
across
the River
Shannon
in
Carrick moved
a step
closer last
week with
the announcement
that the
project
has
come to
the design
stage. Anyone
who knows
Carrick-On-Shannon
will
readily agree
that this
footbridge
is
badly needed,
as the
foot path
on the
existing
bridge
is too
narrow, not
to mention
the especially
large volume
of traffic
that crosses
it daily.
It is
a dangerous
place for
pedestrians
at
present.
Top
of the
Class
A
recent
survey
has
confirmed
that
Drumkeeran's
Lough
Allen
College
is
one of
the
top
schools
in
Ireland
in
regards
to
students
progressing
into
third
level
education.
Carole
Coleman's
New
Book
Some
well
known
people
from
the
world
of
politics
and
the
media
traveled
to
Carrick-On-Shannon
at
the
start
of
December
for
the
launch
of
local
woman
Carole
Coleman's
new
book
'The
Battle
for
the
White
House'.
Carrick
born
Carole,
who
has
worked
abroad
as
a
political
and
foreign
affairs
correspondent
with
R.T.E.
TV
in
recent years, is famous for her interview with former
President Bush. The book basically chronicles Barack
Obama's
presidential
campaign.
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