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Strabane Athletic Big Fight Night at the Fir Trees All roads lead to the Fir Trees Hotel on Saturday September 28th when Strabane Athletic’s Big Fight Night promises to be one of the most entertaining events of the year.
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Strabane comes alive with ‘Culture’ this Friday - Unmissable!
Explore, Experience and Enjoy Culture Night Strabane On Friday 20th September Strabane District will come alive as venues all over the district will be celebrating Culture Night with an exciting range of events suitable for all ages and all free of charge. The theme of this year Culture Night is Explore, Experience and Enjoy and there is plenty to choose from across seven areas within the district. The evening begins with a wonderful showcase of dance at the iconic Tinnies Sculptures at Strabane/Lifford Roundabout as Pop Tap Dance Academy & Friends perform ‘Let the Dance Begin’. A celebration of dance from around the world. The Alley Theatre in Strabane has a range of events including the launch of the Strabane and its Old Memories Photographic Launch. Strabane and its Old Memories is a community facebook page where people can upload photos from days gone by and now a collection of these photos are now in an exhibition in the Alley Theatre Gallery. Come along and reminisce about the past and mingle and hear the story behind the picture. After this in the Alley Café Bar hear the best of the North West talent as local musician Gavin Kelly hosts an open mic night from 8pm till late. In Strabane Community Library enjoy ‘Releasing Rhythms’ from the Genuine Ghanaian Article – a drumming, dance and musical extravaganza. If its comedy your after look no further than MK’s Bar as local comedian Ruairi Woods will be performing his brand new show ‘Witman’. WITMAN is the highly anticipated follow up to last year’s IMPALED
ON A RABBIT CAGE: PROGRESS and is not to be missed. Else where in Strabane enjoy live music in Caffé Fresco, Strabane Concert Brass in Strabane Golf Club. Just outside Strabane in Glenmornan Owen Row O’Neill Gac Club will be hosting a night showcasing some of the clubs talented youth members who are preparing for the Scór na nÓg competitions. The evening will include Irish dancing, music, singing and drama. In the historic linen village of Sion Mills discover its beauty on an evening walking tour as a guide will take you through the history of this village. After the tour enjoy an evening in Sion Mills Community Centre as they take you through the years with an exhibition of artefacts and photos. The brilliant singer Patricia Morris will be performing in Ten Square Restaurant in Newtownstewart. Patricia Morris is quickly becoming established as one of Ireland’s finest vocalists. A singer-songwriter, her music is deeply influenced by her Scots-Irish roots. Warm and engaging on stage, she is currently working on her second album. Patricia will be performing her own songs, interspersed with jazz standards and blues classics. Over in Killeter Heritage Centre they are celebrating Culture Night from Thursday 19th September with a wonderful youth celli dance workshop by Niamh Browne
Chairman of Strabane District Council launches this year Culture Night at Sion Mills with Sarah Farr and Amy Patterson from Newtownstewart School of Highland Dane, local musician Gavin Kelly, Louise McCreary from Strabane and Its Old Memories and Cormac McBride, Cappagh Badoney Comhaltas Branch.
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Powerful new drama to hit the Alley Arts Centre stage A powerful new drama by Martin Lynch will hit the Alley Theatre this September. ‘Meeting at Menin Gate’ will be in Strabane on Friday 27th September.
Speaking ahead of the play’s Press launch, Lynch said, “I’ve wanted to write this play for quite a while. Whilst it’s based on a true story, some of my own experiences of Belfast in the 1970’s are in there. Consequently, I regard myself as both a victim and a perpetrator. I know people will see this as controversial but let them come along and see the play and judge for themselves.” Based on a powerful true story, the play deals with the controversial issue of victims and survivors. Presented by Green Shoot Productions, Meeting At Menin Gate follows Sam Millar’s Brothers In Arms and Ron Hutchinson’s Paisley & Me as the final instalment of the The Ulster Trilogy, a series of three plays exploring the state of Northern Ireland today. Green Shoot is delighted to announce a top class team has been assembled for the production. A rare appearance on stage in Northern Ireland has been secured for leading Dublin-based actress Andrea Irvine. Andrea has established herself as one of the very best actresses on the Dublin stage, having starring roles at The Abbey and The Gate Theatres and well as a number of leading RTE TV roles. We are delighted to have Andrea on our team.
Andrea said “I always love coming back to Northern Ireland, especially to play a meaty role like Liz in Meeting at Menin Gate. This is an intense and powerful script, and I am really looking forward to the challenge.” We are also delighted to have captured another leading light in the theatre worlds of New York and Dublin, Belfast man, Director, Matt Torney. Commented Matt, “This play tackles questions that are vital to the future of peace in Northern Ireland, such as: How do we cope with the legacy of violence? How do we define victims and perpetrators? And is forgiveness possible in the face of such grief.” As well as Andrea, Matt will be working with the very best of Belfast actors Marty Maguire (Dancing Shoes, Chronicles Of Long Kesh), James Doran (Brothers In Arms, The Christening) and Maria Connolly (Scenes From A Big Picture, Dancing Shoes). Meeting at Menin Gate explores the world left behind by the Troubles in which politicians endlessly debate whether Northern Ireland should have a Truth Commission. Attending a cross-community Peace and Reconciliation tour of World War I battle sites, LIZ a protestant nurse, meets TERRY, an ex IRA gunman.
Rick Swann Presents “The Extra Ordinary Ella Fitzgerald” at the Alley Theatre on Saturday 28th September.
Dublin based actress Andrea Irvine will be leading the cast of ‘Meeting at the Menin Gate’ which will play at the Alley from Friday 27th September.
In a hotel room in Ypres, Belgium, they open a bottle of wine and confront some painful secrets from the past. Will this be a two-person Truth Commission or simply raw, naked revenge? Whilst this play will examine the pain of victims, it will also explore the motivations of the perpetrator in what promises to be a powerful climax to The Ulster Trilogy. Green Shoot Productions would like to thank our
funders for their support of Meeting at Menin Gate – The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, Department for Social Development, Community Relations Council. Lloyds TSB Foundation, Victims and Survivors Service and The John Hewitt. Tickets are £12 and available from the Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444 or online www. alley-theatre.co.uk
Phil Jupitus at the Alley Theatre this October
“You’re Probably Wondering Why I’ve Asked You Here...” is a three- a regular member of the award winning part performance unlike anything you have seen before and will be News Quiz in addition to numerous presenting work on such shows as Phill Jupiat the Alley Theatre on Sunday 6th October.
Jupitus plays the part of three extraordinary characters and with the help of an inquisitive audience, we find out more about them The Late Vernon Herschel Harley is a legend of stage and screen who died at the age of 114 just last Thursday. He has worked with everybody in theatre and cinema and describes himself as “Quite lively for a dead chap.” and “An annecdote Gatling gun.” The Late Kurt Schiffer was the ‘Korvettenkapitan’ of the U42B out of Hamburg part of the German Navy’s ‘Wolf Packs’, which were the scourge of the Atlantic shipping lanes. He died in 1944. The Late Phill Jupitus died on June 24th 2052 on the eve of his 90th birthday. Leave your preconceptions at the door but don’t forget to bring your curiosity. Phill became a familiar face when he became team captain on BBC’2 Pop quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Twenty three series’ later Phill is the last man standing from the original line-up, his infectious giggle, quick remarks and cheery sarcasm
The Sounds of Ella Fitzgerald Comes to the Alley Theatre
tus’ Comic Strips, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and The Man Who Bought Hendrix’s Phil Jupitus brings his three part performance Stage. to the Alley on 6th October. In the Autumn of 2009 Phill graced the West End stage in the hit musical Hairspray playing Edna Turnblad receiving critical acclaim for his performance. In 2011 Jupitus played King Arthur in the UK and Irish tour of Spamalot and in his most recent stage role he starred in ‘Big Society’ for 19 nights at the Leeds City Varieties. Phill became the first broadcasted voice on BBC 6 Music when the station first launched in 2002 and continued to host the Breakfast Show until 2007. In 2010 his critically acclaimed book was published, Good Morning Nantwich – Advenproving a hit with audiences. tures In Breakfast Radio, where not only Aside from Never Mind the Buzzcocks does Phill discover the answer but finds and his live stand up shows, Phill cur- out what really makes the listening nation rently appears as a regular guest on QI tick first thing in the morning. (BBC2), and last year returned to television stand-up for the first time since 2000 Tickets are £15 and avialble from the with an appearance on Live at the Apollo Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 (BBC1).While on BBC Radio 4 Phill is 384444 or online www.alley-theatre.com
Following the success and response of ‘Satchmo – The Music of Louis Armstrong”, Rick comes to The Alley Theatre with an All-Star line-up to include some of the most prominent names in the UK & Irish jazz scenes. Coming straight in from recording his debut album ‘Legacy’ (to be released early 2014) Rick celebrates the life and music of the great Ella Fitzgerald. With everything from swing Enjoy the sounds of the great Ella Fitzgerald from Rick to hard-hitting bebop Swann at the Alley Theatre on Saturday 28th September. scat this night is expected to be the freshest, most exciting Jazz, Blues and Bebop show of 2013. “A pre-eminent American singer who brought a classic sense of musical proportion and balance to everything she touched, Ella Fitzgerald won the sobriquet “first lady of song” and earned the unqualified admiration of most of her peers. Musicians from Bing Crosby to Benny Goodman, when asked to name their favorite singer, cited Ella Fitzgerald. In a career that spanned six decades, Miss Fitzgerald stood above the emotional fray of the scores of popular standards she performed. Stylistically she was the polar opposite of her equally legendary peer, Billie Holiday, who conveyed a wounded vulnerability. Even when handed a sad song, Miss Fitzgerald communicated a wistful, sweet-natured compassion for the heartache she described.” Stephen Holden – New York Times Tickets are £14, £12 (con) and available from the Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444 or online www.alley-theatre.com
Doug Allan: Life Behind the Lens Come and see the wonderful cameraman Doug Allan on Saturday 21st September at 7.30 pm Adventures, encounters and insights from the award winning cameraman whose TV credits include the epic wildlife series: Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Ocean Giants, Frozen Planet, Operation Iceberg and Wild Cameramen at Work. Sir David Attenborough said recently Cameraman Doug Allen. “For me, wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug. There’s just no one else who knows these frozen worlds as he does”. Join Doug for an unforgettable evening as he takes you up close and personal with the animals that live in the wildest places on earth. See amazing film footage on the big screen and listen to Doug’s experiences of working with Sir David Attenborough, Gordon Ramsay, Ewan McGregor and others. Ask Doug questions about his wildlife experiences and chat to him about his extreme adventures. He’ll also be selling and signing copies of his book Freeze Frame. This one is not to be missed! Tickets are £12.50.
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The Herald speaks to a son or daughter of Strabane, who has left their hometown and moved away across the world. As they establish a life beyond Strabane we wonder what memories and hopes they have for their hometown and if they could ever see a time when they may return. This month, we speak to Paul Carlin from Lisnafin Park, now living in Melbourne, Australia. When did you leave Strabane and to where? I left Strabane for Australia in January, 2012, over a year and half ago. What’s it like for a Strabane man/woman where you are now? For a person from Strabane it is certainly an eye opener. The opportunities, people, views and overall standard of living in Australia is something beyond comparison to anywhere else. Where in Strabane did you grow up? I spent most of my life in Lisnafin Park. I wouldn’t change that for the world as I feel it has definitely helped me become the person I am today - even if I’m the only person from Lisnafin who cannot swim!
Paul Carlin - now living in Melbourne Australia
A great memory of Strabane? A great memory of home would be the countless games of football I had with my close friends and brothers on the sacred Lisnafin pitch. The talent to come through such a small estate is staggering.
Obviously my family and friends but it’s funny how the smallest things become so much bigger through time. Examples would be a football match on a Saturday afternoon, fish and chips from the Riverview, an acoustic set by Paul Tully or a call up to see Fr Doherty.
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much more to see and do before I begin planning the next chapter back in my hometown.
As good as the people have been across Australia, there is nothing like the residents of Strabane/Clady. The way the town pulled together for Joe McGarrigle and for myself when I was ill through fundraisers and support was overwhelming and it makes you proud to be part of such a close knit community.
Something you’d love to see happen in Strabane in the future.
What important factors do you think anyone thinking of moving abroad should consider? For me, I was somewhat fortunate because I had a close friend in Darren Gamble, who helped me settle in. People come over here with the concept that getting a job and home will just fall on your lap. Moving to Australia and settling in was one of the hardest things I’ve done but certainly one of the most rewarding. Nobody will hand you out anything in this country. You’ve got to get it for yourself. Do you hope to come home and live in Strabane again? Yes, Strabane will always be home but I have so
I’d love to see a Strabane football team break from junior football. Strabane Athletic seems to be making some progress towards that and there is no reason why a great town like Strabane, with its never-ending talent coming through, can’t achieve this in the near future. Being reunited with loved ones aside, what’s the first thing you’ll look forward to when you return to Strabane? Depending on the time of year it can be anything from soaking up the atmosphere of special occasions like the weeks around Christmas and St Patrick’s Day or enjoying the few weeks’ good weather we get over the summer Next month we will feature another long lost Strabane native. If you want someone to feature pleases call us on 028 71 419514 or email: ads@strabaneherald.co.uk
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Reunited With A Little Bit of Strabane Rock History
scene emerging alongside the established showband scene of the time, many of these gigs became tasters for what Irish rock music was to become in the 1970s.
For decades in Strabane many have chatted about the night Rory Gallagher played in the town along with his band at the time, Taste.
“He brought in bands like The Interns, who were a soul-based band from Portrush and Teddy and the Tigers, who were fronted by Teddy Palmer,” recalls Ian. “He also brought in a band from Belfast called The Method, who were a three-piece very much inspired by Cream. In fact, just a few days ago I was talking to Tony, our old bass player, and he informed me that the guitarist for The Method was none other than a young Gary Moore, so there’s another guitar legend who played St Mary’s Hall as well.”
The year was 1968 and it has become a thing of legend, alongside Bill Haley and the Comets playing ‘Rock Around The Clock’ at the old Pallidrome on the Railway Road, or Van Morrison and his band Them belting out ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ at the same venue and the majestic ‘Big O’ himself, Roy Orbison, playing the Orchid just over the ‘camel’s hump’ in Lifford. After forming Taste during the late 1960s, Gallagher went on to recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, becoming a guitar icon in the process and, at one point reportedly, almost a Rolling Stone. Music al folklore has it that Jimi Hendrix was once asked by an interviewer what it was like to be the greatest guitar player in the world. Hendrix is said to have replied, “Go ask Rory Gallagher.” Myth or not, it’s a valid reply. A talented guitarist known for his charismatic performances and dedication to his craft, Gallagher’s albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide. He died in London at the age of 47 in 1995, following complications after a liver transplant. Local musician Ian McGowan has great memories of the night Taste played in St Mary’s Hall on Bridge Street, as his band, Double Vision, were the support act. While his memories are precious, he has always regretted that he never had a memento of the night. However, after a chance meeting between Ian’s friend and fellow musician, Joe Gillespie and a Rory Gallagher memorabilia collector
The pinnacle for the St Mary’s Hall gigs however, in Ian’s opinion, was when Taste with Rory Gallagher were booked to play. “We had supported a lot of good bands at the time but to play support to Taste was a big thing for us. It was a Thursday night and it was ‘six bob’ to get in. At that time my Ian McGowan with the poster from the night ‘Taste’ played in St. Mary’s Hall. His band ‘The Double Vision’ were the sup- guitar was a Hofner and I reckoned that if I put it port act on the now legendary night. through Rory’s amplifier I’d sound like him. After from Omagh called John Mullen, it was soon dis- the support band. I got to a stage where I was going about five seconds into his set I could see that it covered that John had a poster for the Taste gig in to the library and trying to look up old newspa- certainly wasn’t the case,” laughs Ian. pers from the time and things like that to see if I Strabane that night. could find an ad or something. So out of the blue, “We played ok but Rory and the band were on “Joe told him that he knows a guy who would walk Joe gets chatting to this guy from Omagh about a another level. He was so friendly and extremely to Omagh for that poster,” laughs Ian, speaking to month ago and now I’m finally getting a copy of helpful. After the gig, we all had good chat over supper behind the stage of St Mary’s. Although the ‘Herald’ from his home. “At the time of the gig the poster.” I knew I was in the company of a real talent, Rory would’ve been famous enough in Irish terms. We had no idea he was going to turn out to be as On the night of the gig, Ian played guitar. The I had no idea what Rory would go on to be. So big a star as he eventually became. In those days rest of the Double Vision line-up consisted of Pat I’m delighted after all these years to finally have you didn’t think of keeping posters or anything Woods on drums, Tony McGonigle on bass and a memento of that night.” Indeed, he may have like that. As time passed I began to really regret Willie Loughrey on vocals. At the time, St Mary’s waited 45 years for it but a little bit of Ian’s musinot having something to mark the night because Hall was a regular venue for concerts organised cal history and, indeed, Strabane’s musical history he only played the town that one time and we were by local priest, Fr Convey. With a strong group now hangs proudly on his wall.
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Riverine Highlight Festival Events
New banners have been located on the Lifford/Strabane Bridge to celebrate planned events as part of the Reconciliation through the Riverine project. The banners depict the themes used to promote cross border and cross community collaboration as identified by the Riverine Forum including drama, sport, music and angling.
Council. The project has delivered a series of Youth and Community based initiatives focused on peace and reconciliation within the wider Strabane and Lifford area.
A full programme of events under the various themes is planned for the coming months starting with the ‘Gathering of the Gales’ on the 6th September. The Mayor of Donegal Ian McGarvey said, ‘These new banners highlight the collaborative work between the staff and members of Donegal County Council and Strabane District Council along with the various community and voluntary groups and organisations engaged with the project. The Reconciliation through the Riverine project is entering a very busy period with events planned from September right through to Christmas and I wish all the groups involved the very best of luck in their delivery’.
Speaking about the forthcoming events the Chairman of Strabane District Council, Councillor Ruairí McHugh said,
The Reconciliation through the Riverine is an International Fund for Ireland project lead by Donegal County Council with support from Strabane District
‘The banners enhance the bridge area and clearly demonstrate the positive joint working between the two Councils and the wider communities from both sides of the border. I’m looking forward to attending some of the events in the coming weeks and would like to congratulate all those involved in the delivery of the planned festivals. I’m particularly looking forward to The Gathering of the Gales next week and the Flann O’Brien Festival planned for early October. I would encourage all citizens from both sides of the border to attend these events.’
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part of ‘The Gathering’. This is a yearlong celebration of Ireland, its people and all that is great about its connections, both at home and abroad. Paddy Harte, Chairman of the Donegal Gathering said, ‘Communities throughout Ireland are showcasing and sharing the very best of Irish culture, tradition, business and sport as part of The Gathering. We are delighted that both Strabane and Lifford have chosen to jointly participate in this national event. Their participation clearly demonstrates their confidence in the two towns as they seek to welcome visitors both new and old for the weekend.’ Mayor McGarvey concluded his comments by saying, ‘The Reconciliation through the Riverine Project offers people the opportunity to understand their shared history and look forward to a bright future working together to shape and improve their local area.’
The events planned for the coming months include the Gathering of the Gales, soccer competitions, 5km Run and Walk, Fishing Festival, the Flann O’Brien Literary Festival and conclude with the Christmas Lights switch The Gathering of the Gales festival, on. More details on these events will which will be launched in the Alley be available in the local press over the Members of the Riverine forum pictured on the Lifford Bridge with the new banners which have been Theatre on the 6th September is also coming weeks. erected to celebrate the planned events as part of the Reconciliation through the Riverine Project.
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The recent marriage of Miss Mairead McNamee to Mr Padraig McSorley at St Eugene’s chapel Glenknock, with their reception held afterwards at the Mellon Country Hotel. Photography by Nicky Canning
Northern Ireland has certainly had its fair share of exceptional weather this year. Heavy snow in March wreaked havoc on farms, while July was unusually hot and dry. With extremes of weather becoming more commonplace, the Woodland Trust is encouraging farmers and landowners to consider the benefits of a living, growing ally. The Trust cites many reasons for landowners to plant trees, including their ability to provide shelter and shade for livestock. And with free advice, site visits and guidance on sources of funding, it has never been easier to experience the many benefits of woodland. Alec Stevenson – a dairy farmer, not far from Strabane in County Tyrone – is just one of a number of landowners reaping the benefits of tree-planting efforts. “This is the townland of Magheragar,” said Alec. “It may look pretty in the summer sunshine, but believe me it can get very windswept and exposed in the autumn and winter. The winds which sweep in off the Atlantic seaboard have little to stop them before they reach us. “That’s partly why, over 15 years ago, I grew this small plantation on less-productive land. It doesn’t take up any of the good grazing land and provides valuable protection from that crippling west wind for my dairy cows to graze. “It’s hard to put an actual financial value on field shelter for cows, but it’s sufficient to say that, for dairy farming on this type of exposed land, shelter is extremely important.” Alec’s planting is delivering a whole range of benefits, and complements a deep-rooted appreciation of wildlife, particularly birdlife. And there’s an added bonus in the form of timber. Some of the trees from more recent plantings are about to be thinned and the timber will be sold. Gregor Fulton, the Trust’s new operations manager, reinforces the fact that trees and woodland can play an important role in the general welfare of all livestock.
Local Dairy Farmer from near Strabane in County Tyrone, Alec Stevenson gazes at the small plantation he grew almost 15 years ago.
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Come along to Derg Valley Leisure Centre The ‘Coolest Place in Castlederg’ The newly refurbished Derg Valley Leisure Centre which reopened on the 22 June 2013 after more than £600,000 of investment has proven very popular over the summer with over 7000 users to date! Welcoming this influx, the Chairman of Strabane District Council, Councillor Ruairí McHugh commented: “Traditional warm weather usually means footfall in leisure centres decrease as many choose to engage in outdoor activities, however the new centre has ‘bucked the trend’ and the new fully air conditioned fitness suite was even termed ‘The Coolest Place in Castlederg’ during the warmer periods of the summer.” “The new facility seems to have exceeded many customers’ expectations, in particular the new gym facility which literally has the ‘Wow Factor’ as customers can’t believe the size of the facility, the quality of the equipment and the value for money memberships being offered.” The centre has a diverse range of users - from young people to old. It also has great value membership packages. The new birthday party facilities have also been extremely popular and the summer fitness classes in the new air conditioned fitness studio with surround sound have been well supported. The new autumn fitness class programme is now available and commences Monday 16 September 2013 with a number of new classes on offer.
A wide range of ‘Pay As You Go’ and ‘Great Value’ gym membership packages are also available and to help our customers get started and ensure they achieve their exercise goals, they will have the option to receive a personal programme and a minimum of three ‘One-ToOne’ training sessions at no extra charge! As the new birthday party packages are proving very popular, customers are advised to book their child’s birthday in advance to avoid disappointment. Competitive room hire rates for groups and organisations are now available and invitations for block bookings for the centre’s main hall and outdoor pitch are now on offer. For further information you can find Derg Valley Leisure Centre on facebook, you can email dergvalley@strabanedc.com or contact the centre directly on 028 8167 0727
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After the final episode in 1986, the cast would travel the world meeting fans of the show, with many ‘Prisoner’ conventions going on right up to the present. Anyone who watched the Australian series was hooked on the weekly goings on at the fictional woman’s prison known as ‘Wentworth’, with ‘top dog’ prisoner “Queen” Bea Smith ruling in a firm but fair manner, along with her loyal old friend Lizzie and innocent Doreen.
And who could forget Joan ‘the Freak’ Ferguson, the vicious and hard-line prison officer? Well, the faces may be different but the woman prisoners and the ‘screws’ are back. ‘Wentworth’ is a re-make of the classic original series and is now airing weekly on Channel 5 at 10pm on Wednesdays. So far, the reception to the new series has been positive, with an estimated 1.7 million viewers tuning into the first episode. A second series has already been commissioned so it looks like the ladies of Wentworth are back for the foreseeable. Set in the Wentworth correctional centre, each episode explores an individual character’s back story, providing an insight into what makes them tick and the circumstances that led them to Wentworth. At the centre of it all is Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack), a suburban wife and mother that finds herself behind bars there. But who was Bea Smith before prison and how did a wife and mother from the suburbs become Wentworth’s inmate leader without rival? The series is certainly a lot more graphic and considerably more violent than the original, which may not be to the taste of some viewers but it pulls along at a good pace and no sooner does it start than we’re slap bang in the middle of prison life and the chaos that goes with it. Re-boots and remakes of old television shows often fall flat or run out of steam rather quickly. The return of ‘Dallas’ lost great momentum following the sad passing of the great Larry Hagman and it certainly doesn’t look like it will have much of a future without old JR Ewing. ‘Wentworth’, however, by its setting and modernising of old characters has the potential to grow, develop and enthral. It certainly won’t
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Grand Theft Auto-Tune! Bobby Gillespie, who with his band Primal Scream has been accused more than once over the past few decades of stealing from the Stones summed it up perfectly in an interview with Tim Jonze for ‘The Guardian’ in March of this year. «You could take apart any band from the past and say they just sound like their influences,” he stated and then began digging deep.
As world leaders devise new and vulgar ways to bring us to Armageddon, a few young popstars and their latest single nearly beat them to it. Fans of One Direction jumped to the defence of their beloved recently following the release of their single ‘Best Song Ever’, which has drawn criticism for bearing more than a slight resemblance to The Who’s track ‘Baba O’Riley’. Detractors were nailed to the wall and tweets issuing text speak fatwa’s dominated the twittersphere as the ‘Directioners’, as they have become known as, stood by their heroes in the most loyal, obsessive and aggressive manner. There were even rumours that The Who were threatening to sue, which made Who songwriter Pete Townshend a potential target for this curious breed of young fanatics. Perhaps aware of the dangers, Townsend went public to declare that no legal action was being considered. “No! I like the single. I like One Direction,” he insisted. “The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we’ve all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don’t mean great music – not always. I’m still writing songs that sound like ‘Baba O’Riley’ – or I’m trying to!” The pre-teen blood thirsty ‘Directioners’ seemed pleased with this statement and put down their forks and went home in time for ‘Mr Tumble’ and The Who lived to breathe another day. So was Townshend’s statement an attempt to spare himself, to be seen as ‘down with the kids’, or was
Who’s copying Who! Pete Townsend isn’t gonna sue One Direction for something all artists have been doing since the dawn of music - being influenced!
it in fact a very valid point about the limited yet wonderful musical vocabulary that makes up pop music? You don’t have to be a fan of One Direction to see the man’s point. In fact, when you look deeper into it you soon become aware that everyone, yes even the artists you adore, are as guilty of taking from what has preceded them. It was Oscar Wilde who wrote, “Talent borrows, genius steals” and while we’re not about herald Harry Styles and chums as geniuses, we will indeed tip our hat and tell them to fill their boots and steal away and for he or she who has not stolen to cast the first stone. Nirvana? You can sing Neil Young’s ‘Rocking in the Free World’ over ‘Polly’. The guitar riff to ‘Come as You Are’ shares a striking similarity to ‘Eighties’ by Killing Joke. Even the big chorus to ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’ owes something to Boston’s ‘More Than a Feeling’. Oasis? We’ll be here
all day and Noel Gallagher will agree each time. One of the most influential bands of all time was the Velvet Underground and even the Smiths lifted the opening to the Velvet’s ‘There She Goes Again’ for the beginning of ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, or so it would seem. In an interview in 1993 with the now defunct Select magazine, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr insisted he didn’t rip off the Velvets, he ripped off the Rolling Stones. “At the time everyone was into the Velvet Underground and they stole the intro to ‘There She Goes’ - da da da-da, da da-da-da, Dah Dah! - from the Rolling Stones’ version of ‘Hitchhike’, the Marvin Gaye song. I just wanted to put that in to see whether the press would say, Oh it’s the Velvet Underground! Cos I knew that I was smarter than that. I was listening to what The Velvet Underground was listening to,” Marr explained. And what of those mighty Rolling Stones?
Gig Cures For The Summer Time Blues. With summer done and dusted and the outdoor concert season drawing to a close, many take September out to recharge and then see what lies ahead for the rest of the year. One of the local highlights of the summer was undoubtedly Nile Rodgers and Chic at the Venue in Derry. The ‘Hitmaker’ himself had such a great night that he promised to return. True to his word Chic will indeed be returning to the Venue in Derry for Halloween night. If you haven’t got a ticket already it doesn’t look good for you, as they sold out three hours after becoming available last month. You can live in hope though, so keep the Disco wigs on stand-by.
Depeche Mode - Odyssey Arena 7 Nov.
November sees a few fascinating gigs taking place in Belfast’s Odyssey. It’s been almost 30 years since Depeche Mode played in Belfast. Since then they have gone on to become stadium-filling megastars with an immense back catalogue and life of rock n’ roll excess a world away from their minimal electro-pop beginnings. Celebrating over three decades at the top of the musi-
The emergence of SOAK continues.
cal landscape, the band recently released their 13th studio album, ‘Delta Machine’. The album has been described as their best, most powerful, gothic, twisted, electronic album since ‘Violator’ in 1990. Depeche Mode play the Odyssey on November 7, with tickets priced at a hefty £60 and £55. The band are playing mainly stadiums on this tour, so this can be regarded as a rare chance to catch them in the intimate surroundings of 10,000 people! Two days after Depeche Mode and in the same surroundings of the Odyssey you can catch The National for the very reasonable price of £30. The American indie rock band from Cincinnati this year released their sixth album, ‘Trouble Will Find Me’, following 2010’s critical and commercial success of ‘High Violet’. The album is the most self-assured collection of songs produced by The National in its 14-year career. In an interview with UK’s Uncut Magazine, front man Matt Berninger described the songs as more ‘immediate and visceral’ than their previous work. ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ possesses a directness, a coherency and an approachability that suggests The National
are at their most confident. It is certainly one of the albums of the 2013 and this is an ideal time to catch this band who are getting bigger and better by the album. Planning even further ahead, SOAK, one of the most exciting new artists to emerge in recent years, will be returning to An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny on December 7. SOAK (Bridie Monds-Watson) was born in Belfast, but grew up in Derry. She began to learn guitar aged 14, and produced her first collection of self-penned songs only a year later, before being ‘discovered’ via the Derry Playhouse’s Jammhouse in early 2012, when she was only 15 years old. Since then she has won the NI Chordblossom ‘Double A Side’ competition, been a finalist in the Spotify A&M Awards 2012, and gigged extensively. Recent and forthcoming performances include the Jammhouse, the official launch of the 2013 Derry City of Culture Program, supporting the Undertones in Belfast’s Custom House Square, the Legend-Derry Clipper Festival, Glasgowbury, Electric Picnic, Linkfest, CultureTech, the Stendhal festival, the Black Box, the Oh Yeah Centre, An Grianan Theatre, Other Voices 2012 and 2013, supporting Snow Patrol in the Belfast Waterfront Hall, the BBC City of Culture ‘Sons & Daughters’, and many more. As Stuart Bailie (BBC Radio) comments, “she manifests great talent the way that zebras wear stripes,” while Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol) believes SOAK has ‘unbelievable talent, not only for someone so young, but for anyone at all’. It seems like a lifetime ago that she walked into Cool Discs, Derry during Record Store Day 2012, played a few songs and left again with everyone in the store speechless for a few minutes, taking in the brilliance they just observed.
“The MC5 weren’t heavy until they supported Blue Cheer, then they got Marshall stacks and got heavy. You could say the Stooges’ first album sounds like the Troggs! Look at side two of ‘Sticky Fingers’ (Rolling Stones) – track one [‘Bitch’] is the Temptations’ ‘Get Ready’, track two,’ I Got The Blues’, is ‘I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ by Otis Redding with different lyrics, but they’ve done the Ike and Tina Turner arrangement of that, who supported them on their 1969 tour, then track three, ‘Sister Morphine’, which is basically a Bob Dylan song, take it down to acoustic guitar and vocals and it sounds like ‘Visions of Johanna’, then track four is ‘Dead Flowers’, which is just the Flying Burrito Brothers one, he even sings like Gram Parsons, track five, ‘Moonlight Mile’, is Van Morrison …” He could go on and he probably did! So the message is clear – put down your weapons ‘Directioners’, we come in peace and while our record collections may differ – ours being physical, yours existing on an iPod or phone – we’re both part of the same game of being seduced by those who steal from the thieves, ‘twas always thus and always thus will be. Is that Tennyson? Is that Keating? Is that me? Who cares!
Paul Tully Releases Debut EP
One of the most highly anticipated local releases has finally arrived. Strabane singer-songwriter Paul Tully has unleashed his debut EP ‘Lyric For The Lost’ and it was certainly worth the wait! It features six beautifully crafted self-penned tracks, some of which may be familiar to anyone who has attended any of Paul’s live solo shows in recent times. With a full band ensemble, including the guitar and production wizardry of Peter Doherty, these tracks flow naturally and have a radiofriendly glow that should see the airwaves blessed with them throughout the next few months. Highlights include the Jackson Browne-esque ‘You Go Your Way (I’ll Go Mine)’, with its brisk, bright road groove easily keeping the summer alive as we slip into autumn. ‘Reign Down Your Love On Me’ is one of the most beautiful ballads you’re likely to hear any time soon, with a vocal and melody as smooth as honey. In fact it’s almost an injustice to pick highlights from a collection that flows so beautifully from beginning to end. We waited long enough and Paul Tully has come up with the long overdue goods. ‘Lyric For The Lost’ is now available on iTunes.
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The Flann O’Brien Literary Festival, Strabane – Lifford, Thursday 3rd October - Saturday 5th October 2013
This year’s Flann O’Brien Literary Festival, which takes place in Strabane and Lifford from Thursday 3rd October to Saturday 5th October, will celebrate the life and works of one of the major players in 20th century Irish literature, Flann O’Brien, who was born Brian O’Nolan in Strabane on 5th October 1911. This year’s festival is supported by the Reconciliation through the Riverine Project, which is managed by Donegal County Council in collaboration with Strabane District Council and funded by the International Fund for Ireland, and will bring Flann’s works to life through performances, readings, exhibitions and more. Mayor of Donegal Ian McGarvey said, ‘We are delighted to be supporting the Flann O’Brien Literary Festival which is now in its second year. The calendar of events for the weekend will appeal to a wide variety of people and I’m sure, like last year, it will be a great success. The Flann O’Brien Festival is part of a series of events planned under the Reconciliation through the Riverine project between running right through to Christmas. I would encourage everyone from Donegal and Strabane to come out and enjoy them all.’ Commenting in advance of the festival, Mary Devlin of the International Fund for Ireland said: “Building positive relations at a cross-community and cross-border level is a key objective of the ‘Reconciliation through the Riverine’ project which supports a range of community based initiatives in the Strabane/Lifford area. That is why we are delighted to be associated with this year’s Actor Val O’Donnell will perform a wide Flann O’Brien Literary Festival, which brings range of extracts during the festival. people together through a shared interest and love of literature. We believe initiatives such as this can edly be Friday’s night’s performance of literary have a very positive impact for reconciliation and masterpiece The Third Policeman, a music and spoken word presentation of O’Brien’s blackly by promoting greater cross-community links.” comic masterpiece, with live piano and string The festival kicks off on Thursday 3rd October ensemble. It’s a murder thriller about a botched with a special performance of Flann’s Yer Only robbery and brutal murder, a hilarious comic satire Man, a comedy based on the life and works of about a village police force, a surrealistic vision of Flann O’Brien. Local secondary school pupils eternity, the story of unrequited love between a man are invited to see actor Val O’Donnell perform a and his bicycle, and a chilling fable of unending wide range of extracts from the humorist’s work guilt. Audiences will experience Flann’s masterand links them with key events in the writer’s life. piece brought to life in a highly acclaimed presentaThey include selected extracts from the author’s tion which has toured widely throughout Ireland, famous novels – At-Swim-Two-Birds, The Third north and south. Policeman, The Poor Mouth and The Hard Life, together with liberal libations from Myles’ cele- Following the show, the audience will be invited brated Cruiskeen Lawn column in the Irish Times. to a bit of craic when the “The Houses of Flann O’Brien” will be launched, a photo-journal about a One of the highlights of the festival will undoubt- three day trip taken in August 2013 by two senior
Taking time out from his hectic European tour, Delicious O’Grady is just one of the great acts coming to the Flann O’Brien Literary Festival to perform his hilarious tragicomedy about love, loss and potatoes, set in Famine times in Ireland.
citizens from Tyrone. Their mission was to visit the places where Flann had lived throughout his lifetime and what emerges is a light hearted personal take on our greatest ever humorist. The launch will be followed by music from “The Logues”. Fronted by Flann fan, Justin Logue, and fresh from their European tour, the Logues’ unique ‘psycho ceilidh’ party music, which has made them one of Ireland’s most sought-after live bands, will bring Friday’s celebrations to a close. Saturday 5th October, the anniversary of Flann’s birth in Strabane in 1911, will prove to be equally as exciting for art and literature buffs, as the programme features a panel discussion on the works of Flann O’Brien at Lifford Courthouse, chaired by Frank McNally of the Irish Times. This is followed by selected readings by bestselling author Brian McGilloway at Strabane Library, where visitors will also be able to view entrants to the festival’s Doodle Pic Art competition. Throughout the festival, a series of short Flann O’Brien films, scripted by Anne McMaster-Welch and performed
by the Lifford Players, will be projected on various public buildings in Strabane and Lifford town centres. The festival will close on a high on Saturday night, with the hilariously outrageous Delicious O’Grady, a tragicomedy set in the time of the Great Irish Famine (though as Delicious admits it wasn’t that great). Inspired by the satirical works of Flann O’Brien, and directed by Cal McCrystal of The Mighty Boosh, this circus theatre piece tells the tale of a family and its demise during the Famine. It is a story of love, loss and potatoes, where Colm O’Grady depicts the story of his ancestors with irreverence, wit and physical skills. He brings to life characters that may have lived through the blight and died of it. O’Grady presents a show that is touching, hilarious and uplifting. For further information please contact the Alley Arts & Conference Centre 028 7138 4444, or view the full programme of events at www.alley-theatre.com.
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FANTASTIC EARLY AUTUMN ENTERTAINMENT AT THE BALOR Do you want to meet the man whose voice inspired Radiohead’s Thom Yorke to make music? How about letting Sir David Attenboroughs cameraman take you behind the scenes of all those amazing documentaries? Or perhaps you’d like to hear the story of The Beatles from their roadies perspective? There’s also music from some of the finest talent America has to offer, Chris Kavanagh and The Patriots bring the legend that is Luke Kelly to the stage and professional Opera singers perform The Merry Widow. We’ve some amazing and entertaining shows lined up for you at The Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey.
The Wiyos Meet the masters of swing jazz, old time blues and Appalachian music. The Wiyos are amazing. Really amazing. A threepiece - Michael Farkas, Teddy Weber and Sauerkraut Seth Travins - they’ve been rolling for over a decade. They were one of the first ‘old-time’ bands that emerged in America riding the wave of renewed popularity of early swing jazz, rural folk, old-time blues and Appalachian music. 10 years of relentless touring in the US and Europe (including a tour as openers for Bob Dylan) and numerous critically acclaimed albums has cemented their reputation at the forefront of the American folk/roots scene.
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Alessi’s Ark Lucid, understated and heartbreakingly lovely music from one of London’s most precociously talented singer-songwriters. Alessi’s Ark is the name of the music project of London based singer-songwriter Alessi Laurent-Marke and her revolving door of musical collaborators. Alessi’s began gigging while still at school where her self-released first EP - Bedroom Bound in 2007 earned the still teenager a major record deal and attention around the globe. The past few years have seen tours through England and across the continent supporting artists including Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Villagers. Still only 22, her latest album The Still Life is her most accomplished yet. We love what we’ve heard of Alessi’s Ark so far and we want as many people as possible to hear her play. So, instead of charging a door fee that some people might find prohibitive for an artist that they’re not familiar with we’ve come up with a new wrinkle: There’s no admission fee for this gig. Simply come along, listen to and pay what you think it’s worth.
Sat Oct 12th
Kimmie Rhodes Meet one of American country music’s most respected artists counting Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings among her admirers. A prolific artist she has recorded 15 albums over the years. Her multi-platinum selling songs have been recorded by stellar acts such as Willy Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris and the list of artists she has collaborated with reads like a Who’s Who of American country music.
Sat Oct 19th
The Legend Of Luke Kelly The original and best tribute to the late, great Luke Kelly. Chris Kavanagh and the band began performing their tribute to Luke Kelly in 2001, selling out shows at home and abroad. Lead singer Chris bears a remarkable resemblance to Luke while his singing talents capture the depth and passion of the great man. He is joined on stage by accomplished musicians who all consider it an honour to bring Luke’s memory to the stage. Chris has received the ultimate seal of approval from The Dubliners themselves – performing with them on their 2011 German tour and again on stage at Vicar Street as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. Join Chris Kavanagh and The Patriots for a heartfelt and raucous tribute to The Legend Of Luke Kelly.
Thurs Oct 24th
Mark Mulcahy Meet the cult musician other cult musicians call the boss. A man regarded as the finest American singer-songwriter of the last 30 years by his peers. And when we say peers we’re talking people of the calibre of REM’s Michael Stipe – its often been said that Mulcahy is the singer that Michael Stipe wanted to be. Or Radiohead’s Thom Yorke who said it was Mulcahy’s voice that made him want to make music. Nick Hornby devoted a chapter of his book 31 songs to Mulcahy’s track Hey Self Defeater. Prince once gave him his Paisley Park studio for three months in the hope a new album would emerge. When personal tragedy struck the great and good of the music industry including Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke, the Flaming Lips, the National, Mercury Rev and Frank Black convened to record a tribute album of his songs – Ciao My Shining Star - to raise funds. Mulcahy was the lead singer and creative force of Conneticut indie mavericks Miracle Legion – contemporaries of REM that the critics loved but who never got the music industry breaks. His solo career followed a similar pattern of critical acclaim outweighing commercial success hence his cult hero status. Now Mark Mulcahy and his 4 piece band come to The Balor on the back of Mulcahy’s first album release in more than 8 years – Dear Mark J Mulcahy I Love You. We’re delighted to programme this gig . Artists of the calibre and influence of Mark Mulcahy are a rare breed.
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The Merry Widow With it’s can-can dancers and memorable music Lehar’s The Merry Widow is one of Europe’s alltime favourite shows. Let North West Opera with professional singers from Germany, Ireland and America take you on a magical musical journey through the romantic streets of Paris where the instantly recognisable music sets the scene for the comedy script to unfold.
Tues Oct 8th
The Country Boy A classic tale of a struggle between family loyalty and the lure of far away lands. What happens when a young man works his father’s farm “all the hours that God gives” for no money or recognition? Does he leave for America like his siblings before him? Or will “The light, the love of his life” be strong enough to make him stay? Originally produced in the 1950’s and spiced with equal doses of laughter and satire, The Country Boys themes of hardship, emigration and dreams of a better life have never been more relevant.
Thursday Oct 17th
Beatle Mal Actor Nik Wood-Jones plays Mal Evans, the Beatles Roadie, closest friend and shadow behind the act you’ve known for all these years. Roadie Mal Evans was so much more than just the big guy who lugged the gear from venue to venue. He travelled the world with the Fab Four, took part in their recording sessions and was there when they met Bob Dylan and Elvis. He was their protector when their lives were threatened in the Philippines and present when they studied with the Maharishi in India. He even lived with Paul McCartney as his housekeeper in 1967 and there is good reason to believe he helped write the title song of ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. On the crazy ride that was Beatlemania Mal was at the heart of it all.
Fri Sep 20th
Doug Allan – Life Behind The Lens Adventures, encounters and insights from the award
winning cameraman behind Sir David Attenborough’s Blue Planet series. Doug Allan is one of the best and most respected wildlife cameramen in the business. He’s been the man behind the camera for many of TV’s best loved wildlife series with credits including Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Ocean Giants, Frozen Planet, Operation Iceberg and Wild Cameramen at Work. Join Doug for an unforgettable evening as he takes you up close and personal with the animals that live in the wildest places on earth. See amazing film footage on the big screen and listen to Doug’s experiences of working with Sir David Attenborough, Ewan McGregor, Gordon Ramsay and Charlie Bird. There’ll also be a post-show talk where you can ask Doug questions about his wildlife experiences and chat to him about his extreme adventures. He’ll also be selling and signing copies of his book Freeze Frame. “For me, wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug. There’s just no one else who knows these frozen worlds as he does” – Sir David Attenborough.
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Strabane Golf Round-up - Photos by Tommy Forbes
The winner of the John Fahy & Co Open was John Hegarty with the Runner up Kevin McGinley, Anthony McGarrigle who represented the sponsors and Club Captain Ciaran Kelly.
Third place went to Connor McCool with the gross going to Fred McGavigan.
Recent Monday Open winner Eoin O'Neill. runner up Club Captain Ciaran Kelly & third placed Martin McCallion with Club President Francie Devine.
The winner of The Strabane Training Services Open was Freddie Wilson with Other winners in the Strabane Training Services open were Gross winner Fred Winner of the Pat O'Neill open was Liam Patton with Peter O'Neill who Kieran Kennedy who represented the sponsors and Club Captain Ciaran Kelly. McGavigan, Shane McLaughlin & Francie Devine. represented the sponsors.
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The nines winners were Stewart McFeeters and Shane McLaughlin.
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The winner of the Ladies August Open at Strabane was Deirdre Patton with the runner up Norma Brogan and Lady Captain Annette Patton.
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The runner up on Lady President's Day was Mary O'Reilly, third went to Ann Shar- The category winners on Lady President's Day were Donna Doherty, Jennifer key and the gross winner was Norma Brogan. Rouse and Catherine Neeson, with the Lady President Mary Duffy.
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The ladies competition winner was Jennifer Rouse.
Runner up in the ladies competition was Norma Brogan.
Other Prizewinners in the 2013 Brian Patton Memorial Competition.
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I have listened to, read about and spoken to many people in the self-development field over the years. The message I have often take away from these encounters tends to be always the same.
tary in my head was there to protect me. Sometime in the past the behaviour and decisions I made allowed me to get this far in life therefore I must have done at least some things right.
Trying to be ultra positive may not actually get you all the good things you desire in life.
I also knew that some of the ‘shadow voice’ advice was now outdated and inappropriate All seem to proclaim we must do things more and I did have a choice whether to follow it or positively and get rid of the negativity in our not. I always thanked my shadow voice for the advice however I may not now follow it. I lives in order to be successful. recognise that this voice is doing the best it There seems to be no room at all for the can and I give credit for that. negative in our lives according to this If I am afraid of something, it is because I message. had similar experiences in the past and my Now I have always felt much better from shadow voice is advising me to stay away attending such seminars, reading these from that, person, place or thing. I also now books or talking to the people who spread know that action negates fear and I make a this message, however if I was to log all the decision whether or not to follow the advice. times I have failed to think only the positive, act only in the positive or talk only positively, I Whatever happens I welcome it as too often would need rather a large note-book indeed. bad things have happened to me in the past and only much later did I realise that only for I would feel on a great high after these the ‘bad event’ happening, I would not be meetings for a short while and come down to reaping the benefits of something great that earth ‘with a bump’, as it were. To me these came out of it. tasks were well nigh on impossible. I began to think there maybe something wrong with me. I now know it is not possible for me to feel Why could I not get the message and stay good all of the time. In fact is unnatural for me to do so. It is OK for me to feel bad as I know with it like everyone else at these seminars? it too shall pass so I allow myself to feel bad. Why do I always have to seemingly do things I may not like it however I know not what benwrong at first before I get them right? efits will come from it at a later date. Why do I tend to ignore all the good advice Remember this and perhaps you too will from experienced people and ‘do my own do’ appreciate and reap the benefits from some and get it wrong so often? negative experience you have had in the I wrestled with these notions for ages until I past. fully appreciated how valuable all the things I had done wrong in the past were to me. This Until the next time ‘shadow’ voice that was a running commen- Tom Herron
Reconciliation through the Riverine Project
Local fishing academy a huge success The Strabane/Lifford Anglers Association and Sion Mills Angling Club successfully applied for funding through the Reconciliation through the Riverine Project earlier this year. The Project ran in conjunction with Donegal County Council, Strabane District Council and International Fund for Ireland to create a Fishing Academy here in the local Strabane and Donegal District area. On Sunday past the presentation of the OCCN Level 3 Accredited IASC Guiding Course Awards took place up in Glenmore Fishing Lodge on the River Finn. The successful candidates received their awards from Lawrence Finney APGAI Ireland and Damian Mc Elholm (Course Co-Ordinator).
New Guides The new guides will begin working to deliver a Number of days to local youth groups and community groups in the area. The new guides will have the knowledge to safely guide members of the public including children around its banks as well completing the relevant first aid courses and power boating as part of their qualifications. They have also looked at just how our local river ecosystems and the diversity of life that is present along our local rivers. We hope the guides will help to promote that the river is a valuable
asset and promote fishing within the local community. They started their training at the start of April with Glennoo offering the training programme for the candidates and Sunday’s awards see the end of their even month training period. Anyone wanting to avail of the Services of the guides, or possibly wanting to take a group on the River should contact Brendan Winters, Secretary of Sion Mills Angling Club and Strabane / Lifford Anglers Association. Contact Candidates completing their training at Loughs Agency. Brendan at the Bridge guns and Tackle or email: strabaneliffordanglersasociation@live.co.uk We would like to thank Lawrence Finney for donating his presentation flies to the club to donate to a local charity. The Club would like to thank International Fund for Ireland, Donegal County Council and Strabane District council for the opportunity to start the Academy. Hopefully this is the beginning of a whole new initiative on the river that will open up the local waters to all young and old, giving everyone an opportunity to avail of the rivers Lawrence Finney presenting Brendan Winters with presentation flies Brendan Winters & Jarlath Winters receiving their certs from Damian McElholm. on our doorsteps.
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Holy Cross College Senior Prize-Giving 2013
Edel Nealis was the top GCSE student in Art and Design, and in Business & Communication Systems. She received her awards from College Chaplain, Fr Boland.
Chloe Peoples was a triple award winner having been top student in GCSE Drama, English Language and Journalism.
Annabel Browne picked up two awards after coming top in GCSE English Literature and Science Double Award.
Fr Boland presented Keziah Conwell for her award in Health and Social Care BTEC.
The guest speaker for the Holy Cross College Senior Prize-giving was Ms Chris The "Top A-Level Student" prize was jointly awarded to Ronan Timoney and Liam Browne, Managing Director of Thomson Airlines and herself a native of Strabane. Recognised for their Outstanding Achievement at A-Level were Ronan Timoney, Pat- McGillian, both of whom excelled in the summer series of examinations. Mrs JacqueShe is pictured her with the college's Senior Prefects, Jack Boggs and Amy Houston. rick Quigg and Michelle Young. College Chaplain Fr Doherty presented the awards. line Cleary presented the awards on behalf of the sponsor, Ulster Bank.
Katy McGillian was the top student in Media Studies, while her overall performance in GCSE, where she scored seven A* grades, four A grades and one grade B, assured her of the prestigious “Top GCSE Student” accolade.
Multiple award winner Jena Ferguson receiving one of her prizes from Fr Boland. Jena was the best student in GCSE History, Mathematics, Music and Religious Studies.
Top student in GCSE Home Economics Child Development was Orlagh Doherty.
Sharing the A-Level History award with Ronan Timoney was Taylor Leigh Graham.
Ronan Timoney came tops in A-Level Business Studies, Government and Politics, and in History. Sister Margaret of the college's Board of Governors, presented the awards.
Sister Margaret presented Michelle Young with her A-Level Home Economics award.
Fr Boland presenting Kara Lafferty with her award for Top Student in Science Single Award.
Top A-Level Moving Image Arts student was Mark Doherty
Liam McGillian receiving one of four top awards at A-Level. Liam was the top scoring A-Level student in Biology, Chem- Miss McLughlin, Year Head, with the recipient of the Seán Bradley Award, Mark McGavigan. istry, Physics and Mathematics.
Connor Donaghey scored best marks in GCSE Additional Mathematics and was the joint highest in Technology and Design.
Jack Carlin accepted the 'Outstanding Contribution to College Life' award on behalf of the cast of "Beauty and the Beast". Mrs Rhona Devenney presented the Bank of Ireland sponsored award.
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Angelic Healing @ The Chrysalis Cove Sinead, proprietor of ‘The Chrysalis Cove’ is a native of Derry but has lived in Strabane for the past 15yrs. She opened her house to the public as part & parcel of her business knowing the need for healing in and around the vicinity where she lives.
Archangel Medatron
He is not as well known as Michael. Originally a human on Earth, Medatron is the prophet and scribe Enoch. Medatron’s purpose has two areas, he clears and balances energy flow within our energy centres (chakras) and he is often pictured with a geometric shape known as Medatron’s Cube. He also comes to the aid of sensitive children. He leads, protects and helps these children The Chrysalis Cove is a tranquil setting of tranquility deal with mainstream life, school and family & peace. Clients avail of her ever popular Angel Card life. His aura colour is violet/aqua green. MedaReadings, Reiki Treatments and for those wishing to tron is pure light & love. learn Reiki for themselves? Usui Reiki Workshops, Archangel Gabriel Level 1, 2 & Master Level. Gabriel’s name in Hebrew means ‘Messenger of God’ and she is referred to as ‘The Messenger’ angel and her aura colour is copper. Gabriel is the angel who brought the good news to Mary & Elizabeth of their u coming births of Jesus and John The Baptist. Gabriel assists with all types of parental issues, conception and raising chilUsui Reiki dren. She also helps teachers & artists. Gabriel Master/Teacher is pure light & love.
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Sinead believes that Angels & Spirit Guides work alongside her when dealing with clients, “Without the guidance and direction of Angels, the healing work that goes on @ The Chrysalis Cove would not be possible” Sinead explains that Angels can be with all of us simultaneously if we just ask them, “All of us can ask Angels for help with everything that’s going on in our lives, no matter how small the problem or how large. What’s important is that we ask them into our daily lives. Because Angels like other heavenly being work off the law of free will they will not intervene unless asked to do so. Unless it’s a life/death scenario where its not the person’s time to die. In this case they will help the person involved because they have more work to do on the Earth.
brings harmony & peace and he helps heal misunderstandings, brings about forgiveness and generally helps us have more peace and harmony in our interactions with others. Raguel is pure love & light.
Archangel Chamuel
Chamuel’s name in Hebrew means ‘The sight, vision & eyes of God’ and is sometimes known as ‘the finding’ Archangel. He sees where everything and everyone is and he will work with us to find and manifest new relationships including soul mates, new friends and long lost family. Chamuel is pure love & light.
Archangel Raziel
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Raziels’s name in Hebrew means ‘Secrets of God’ and his aura colour is rainbow, all colours of the spectrum. He is believed to sit very closely to the throne of God and so hears all the secrets of the universe. Raziel helps with the practicalities of life, the everyday things. He helps us also to understand our past lives and how it may reflect Archangel Jophiel traits in this lifetime, recurring dreams and teaches Jophiel’s name in Hebrew means ‘The Beauty us the advanced forms of spirituality. of God’ and her aura colour is fushia pink. She Archangel Sandalphon helps us to beautify our thoughts and feeling and this automatically brings about beautiful expe- Sandalphon’s name means ‘Brother’ and he is riences for us. planet through people, music or believed to be the brother of Archangel Medatron (above). His aura colour is aqua. Sanadalphon like other talents. Jophiel is pure light & love. his brother Medatron walked upon the Earth as a Archangel Ariel human before being taken up into angelic realms. (The Divine Feminine Nature Archangels) Ariel’s name in Hebrew means ‘Lion/lioness of God and her aura colour is soft pale pink. She is one of the Divine Feminine Archangels and her energy is soft & gentle. Ariel assists nature & all animal and beings who live in and around water including the water birds and seagulls. She also helps us to manifest our dreams and our daily needs. Ariel is pure light & love.
Archangel Haniel
She is the second Divine Feminine Archangel and Haniel’s aura colour is bluish white. She is associated with the moon and its cycles, helping us let go of the old to make way for the new. She is the Archangel of new beginnings. Haniel reacquaints us to our natural rhythm’s to the sun, moon and stars.
Archangel Raphael
(The Healing Archangels) Raphael’s name in Hebrew means ‘ Whom God heals’. He is the ultimate healing Archangel and his aura colour is emerald green. He helps us to heal our bodies and emotions and assists in eradicating harmful addictions. He aso helps The Various Angel Cards - God’s 15 Archangels. So Angels stand by us always, watching and waiting heal animals physically & emotionally. to assist, when we ask.” Archangel Azrael Sinead explains that at birth, each of us was assigned Azrael’s name in Hebrew means ‘Whom God a personal Guardian Angel who stays with us helps’ Azrael helps heal our hearts from any throughout our lifetime on earth. So too there are type of grief, any type of loss, passing of a loved many Angels and Archangels who assist us through- one, the end of a relationship, losing something out our lifetime. Angels do not have human bodies, such as a job, financial losses, loss of face or they don’t have egos so they don’t judge us. They self -esteem and emotional wounding. Azrael only ever see the purity of our Divine souls. Each helps with the effects of grief, betrayal, anger angel emanates an energy vibration that feels male/ and helps us come to terms with the changes of female depending on what God’s purpose for them life. Azrael reminds us that there is a continuous is. These Archangels have an associated aura colour, cycle of life & death…both are natural & beauthey are celestial beings of Light & Love and they tiful courses of life. give all glory to The Creator. Archangel Jeremial Sinead mentions God’s Miraculous 15 Archangels Jeremial helps the processes of forgiveness. He who oversee all the others. helps us review our lives and introduces us to the ultimate gift of healing through forgiveness. Archangel Michael He is the most powerful of all the Archangels. His Jeremial helps us to love ourselves just the way name in Hebrew means “He who is like God”. His we are right now. He reminds us that the flow of life is always about positive change – even if aura colour is vibrant blue/purple & gold. appearances can appear negative. Jermial is pure He has a classic warrior, male energy & he gives con- love & light. fidence, protection, confidence, strength & courage Archangel Raguel (The Relationship Archanto all who call upon him. He’s our protector and is gels) sometimes known as ‘the bouncer’ angel who pro- Raguel’s name in Hebrew means ‘ Friend of tects us form harmful and fear situations. Michael is God’ and his purpose is to assist in all relapure love & light. tionships, romantic, family & friendship. He
Sandalphon is the prophet Elijah. He is said to hear and deliver all prayers to God. There comes a calming effect when called upon and he helps all musicians or anyone in the music arena. Sandalphon is pure love & light.
Archangel Zadkiel
(The Intellectual and Mental Archangels) Zadkiel’s aura colour is indigo blue and his name in Hebrew means ‘ Righteousness of God’. He helps with focus and memory function. Zadkiel helps to ground us and assists us in remembering details, phone numbers, anniversaries etc. He also helps us remember who we are in spiritual truth, ‘Children of God’. Zadkiel is pure love & light. Archangel Uriel Uriel’s name in Hebrew means ‘The light of God’ and his aura colour is golden yellow. Uriel is often pictured holding a lantern and his purpose is to light up our path, to show us direction and to simplify confusing situations. He brings clarity and clear thought to all who call upon him. THE ‘Light bulb’ moments we often get is often sparked off by Uriel.
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Coping with your loved one’s addiction
A recent report from the Centre for Social Justice, published on 1st September 2013 has described the UK as the ‘addictions capital of Europe.’
Alcohol related harm costs the UK economy £21 billion per year whilst illicit drugs cost the economy £15 billion. Alcohol-related deaths have doubled since 1991 with liver disease now one of the ‘Big Five Killers’ ranking up there with heart and lung disease, stroke and cancer and it is the only one which is increasing. As addiction and drug misuse rates increase it is estimated that over 1.5 million adults in the UK are affected by a relative’s addiction.¹ Harry Rowan is a trained counsellor who specialises in addiction and is employed by the Columba Community as a family support worker. The Community have over 30 yrs experience working with society’s most vulnerable people at their centres across Derry and Donegal. Their work at the White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre in Muff has shown the need to support not just the addicted person but also the surrounding family members and concerned persons. “Addiction is recognised as an illness by the World Health Organisation but it does not only affect the addicted person. Family members and those closest to the person in addiction often suffer from feelings of isolation, shame, guilt and fear. They are burdened with financial pressures and can spend the vast majority of their time in a state of worry and anxiety. As a result, their own physical, mental and emotional wellbeing suffers.’’ “Funding from the International Fund for Ireland has enabled us to develop a support programme for families and individuals affected by a loved one’s addiction. The programme has been operating successfully for over 3 yrs now.’’
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