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It’s on, it’s off… it’s on again!
Update to previous post: It appears that the Macnas Parade has been saved. Galway City Council have pledged an emergency fund for the Galway Arts Festival, who had a major sponsor pull out earlier this year. Part of this fund is going into a budget for the Parade, so it looks like the single biggest free gig of the Festival. I think the Council are to be applauded for this, but there is a caveat: this money is a crutch, and if Macnas’ funding is not increased by the Arts Council, and supplemented by Dept. of Tourism, regional development bodies and local businesses the parade will lurch towards extinction in the next 2-3 years. This isn’t a prediction I’d like to see come about.
As for this year, I can’t wait to see the spectacular work of Aine, Peter, the rest of the team and the hundreds of volunteers that give the parade life every year!
Allan Cavanagh- as seen in the Inishowen Independent!
I’m now contributing to Inishowen’s favourite local paper, the Inishowen Independent. Above is a cartoon of the local candidates for Donegal North-East, l-r from top: Cecilia Keaveney, Frank Gallagher, Arthur McGuinness, Ian McGarvey, Siobhan McLaughlin, Padraig McLochlainn, Mary Doherty, Niall Blaney, Joe McHugh, Jimmy Harte and Jim McDaid.
And congratulations to Margaret Mulhall from Shrove, who has been named Sportsperson of the Month in today’s Inishowen Independent. Each month a panel of local sports experts (sure that could be anyone with a few pints on them!) will choose a local sportsperson who has excelled in their particular field. Look out for future caricatures!
New Double Vision
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Cutty Sark badly damaged in fire
One of my favourite sites in London, dry-docked in Greenwich, is the Cutty Sark. This morning a fire destroyed a good portion of it, although apparently it had been largely dismantled for restoration and the damage could have been far worse. I really hope it’s salvageable, it’s a really beautiful sight.
