Sligo Now May 2013

May 2013 • €2.00 • Issue 7

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KEEPING IT COUNTRY WE CHAT TO THE QUAKERS

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contents

Your critical guide to events, culture, attractions and going out in Sligo

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OUT AND ABOUT at McHughs and The Garavogue

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BAGS OF CHARACTER Anna Vahey is the woman behind Sligo designer handbag brand ‘Ana Faye’, producing handmade, exquisite creations from the finest Italian leather, in sometimes subtle, sometimes eye-popping hues.

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OUT AND ABOUT at the IT Ball in the Radisson Blu

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OUT AND ABOUT Velvet Rooms for Bachelor of the Year

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BABY, TODDLER AND KIDS FAIR 12th May at the Clarion

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KEEPING IT COUNTRY Folk Rock band, The Quakers, are Sligo’s latest offering in the wave of ‘New Country/Folk’ music that’s been taking the world by storm in recent years. Kate Winter chats to the five piece group about where they’ve come from and what’s happening right now.

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OUT AND ABOUT at the Sligo Golf Club spring concert

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WHATS ON IN SLIGO...

Your definitive out and about guide!

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OUT & ABOUT at the Sligo Rose Selection

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SUMMER ACTIVITIES Great days out in and around Sligo!

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WHATS COOKING OUT FOR DINNER - RESTAURANT GUIDE

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING DIRECTORY SERVICES DIRECTORY

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WINTERS NEW LEAVES THE SLIGO MALE: A SPOTTERS GUIDE

W

ell here is hoping that summer is here at last.

There isn’t a prettier county in Ireland than Sligo when the sun is shining. We are spoilt with such natural unspoilt beauty spots. What other county town can boast a host of sandy beaches within 10 minutes driving from it’s main street? Not to mention Slishwood, Hazelwood, Unionwood, our lakes and mountains and of course the Holywell. Then there are our fantastic golf clubs, theatres, racecourse, musicians, top class hotels, fine restaurants, bars and trouble free nightclubs. Sligo really is in a league of its own.

Due to a technical difficulty with our online voting system, on facebook, the rear of the month rolls over to next month where we will have two sets of winners.

The reason being is that there was only a couple of days of voting whereas there should have been the normal three weeks. So check out our facebook page and get voting. Maybe there is someone there that you know.

In this issue Kate Winter chats to the gorgeous Anna Vahey, the woman behind Sligo designer handbag brand ‘Ana Faye’, producing handmade, exquisite creations from the finest Italian leather, in sometimes subtle, sometimes eye-popping hues. She tells us what inspires her and how she got into designing bags.

We also chat ot Gearoid McDaid the young surfer who is making a name for himself and at the same time doing what he loves best - surfing.

The Quakers are a young Sligo band with a distinct sound who are going down a storm anywhere they perform. This summer they are playing at the boutique Kilkenny music festival and are currently in the final of Battle of The Bands. we wish them good luck and hopefully we will be seeing and hearing a lot more of them.

Your month wouldn’t be the same without it!

Seamus Casey - Editor

Cover Photo: Photography: Colin Gillen www.colingillen.com Tel: 071-9173509

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Photography: Jimmy Kilgallen Donal Hackett Colin Gillen Elish McGowan Aaron Gorman

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OUT & ABOUT

Caoimhe Irvine and Stacey Collins

Claire Coyle, Helen McDowell and Rachel Page

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Thomas Meehan and James Horan

Theresa Kilgannon ans Keira Brehony

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Peter Kubasik and Aoife Gavin

Laura Finnegan, Dangle McGirl and Anne Sweeney

Shannan Mulrooney, Enya Clarke and Aoife Doyle

Lisa Watters and Andrea Rennade

Rory Maitland and T. J. Wallace

Kerrie Ann McLoughlin and David Hennessy

David Willis and Paul Clarke

David Mulcahy and Erill Flanagan

Aoife Gallagher and Blaithnaid McCrumlish

Kerry Larkin and Shane Keegan

Marie and Laura Conway

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OUT & ABOUT

Vanessa Cornwall and Davey McMenamon

Patricia Bellas and Andrea Valero

Josh McDonagh and Fergus O'Boyle

Quinten Gilmore and Niall Magee

John Whealan and Petulia O'Connor

Ciaran O'Hagan and Johney Trainor

Peter Ganley and Hezel Fleming

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Laura Garcia and Belen Perez

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By Kate Winter

A

nna Vahey is the woman behind Sligo designer handbag brand ‘Ana Faye’, producing handmade, exquisite creations from the finest Italian leather, in sometimes subtle, sometimes eye-popping hues.

Everything about an Ana Faye handbag screams luxury and uniqueness – they are instantly recognizable on the arm and undoubtedly the most enticing locally produced gift any woman could hope to receive.

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To step into Anna’s workshop is to enter the inner workings of a genius designer’s mind. It’s messy, cluttered, colourful. Sketches and clippings are stuck not only to a large noticeboard, but also to every available inch of white space on the walls – inspiration abounds. The sweet, pungent smell of leather permeates the air, soft, buttery swathes of the same cover every surface, and in the centre of it all sits the gorgeous Miss Vahey herself, fingers working at a fine stitch here and there, relaxed and serene amidst the chaos.

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Through an ajar door, as I sit down for my chat with Anna, I glimpse the temptation that is her showroom. That is pristine, tidy, ordered. In there, hundreds of beautiful, perfect, brand new Ana Faye bags languish, just waiting to find a happy home. I’m already itching to get in there and wallow in the exquisite pain of covetousness that her handbags bring out in all but the strongest women.

I resist, however. This is Anna’s story, and much as I could wax lyrical about her product for the next two pages, instead we will meet the woman.

Anna Vahey has always been creative. She can’t remember a time when she wasn’t making a glorious mess; creating, designing, recycling anything that came into her path. Luckily for her, this was something her mother, Anne, quietly encouraged throughout her childhood. Anna explains: “I was always making things. Nigel, my brother, was the one who would just devour books, always reading; big books with tiny words. And there was me, following him around, picking up the leftover books and cutting them up, making things out of them. I taught myself how to use my Mum’s sewing machine, I drew on the walls, I cut up clothes and stitched them back together. I made a right mess, and Mum never gave out, she just let me get on with it, which was a very smart way of nurturing my creativity.”

Throughout her school years, Anna developed a keen eye for fashion and design, knowing intuitively that the artistic, creative side of learning was where her heart belonged. She worked hard in school, but in her spare time was already somewhat of an entrepreneur, with sideline ventures in Christmas window-painting and clothes-making and altering for her school friends.

By the time CAO form filling came about, Anna was sure of the path she wanted to take and was delighted to be offered a place in LSAD, studying fashion – her first choice.

“I had always known that I didn’t want to do anything academically based – that I wanted to do something creative, preferably fashion or textiles or design. It was kind of second nature to me.

Nobody had ever really taught me, it was ultimately me just learning by trial and error. As soon as I got the place in Limerick, I realised how much I had really wanted it. It wasn’t easy to get up and down to Limerick (five hours on a bus) and I lived in a hostel for the first six months, but it was definitely the best course for me and it just felt like the right thing to be doing.”

Anna studied fashion in Limerick for four years, taking a year out in 2002 to travel to Italy and gain some experience.

In a move that speaks volumes about this woman’s drive, Anna described to me how she got the idea fixed in her head that she was going to go to Rome, and work in one of the couture houses for this period. She made countless phone calls, speaking in the limited pigeon Italian that she was picking up in a night course designed to get her ready for her travels, and having very little success. Still, she packed her bags, booked her flights and took off, with only a vague, “Maybe” from one of her many phone calls to go on.

“The buyers for these shops wanted to buy my designs straight away, as soon as they saw the samples..." I was suddenly in charge of designing handbags, not just for the high street shops, but also for a new label the company I worked for created, specifically for my designs"

“For the year running up to that trip, I had contacted every single designer that I could find listed in Rome. I emailed, called, faxed, posted (beautiful, handcrafted CVs and packages) to these people every day. I never, ever got a straight answer. There was only this one designer, Egon von Furstenberg, though I didn’t speak to him himself, had an assistant who was quite nice to me, which somehow gave me hope that I could do something there. So I just got on the plane, got out my map when I landed and arrived on the doorstep, like ‘Hi, I’m here, this is Anna from Ireland!’ They were quite shocked that I just appeared out of the blue, but in the end, they did take me on.”

Anna spent seven exciting months working in the house of Egon von Furstenberg, learning huge amounts about the fashion industry and coming home with a newfound confidence. She spent another half year working in Sligo, doing some couture designing and dressmaking of her own, before returning to college to undertake her final year.

Still, handbags hadn’t made their appearance in her ambitions. Anna wanted to further her studies, specialising in an area where she showed a lot of promise: pattern cutting.

In another incredibly intuitive move, she applied for a place in the renowned Central St Martins College of Arts and Design in London, studying Innovative Pattern Cutting, even though she was aware she could certainly not afford the expense of the course itself and living in the city. Towards the end of her degree, however, Anna participated in and won the prestigious Persil Fashion Awards title of Designer of the Year, which had a prize fund of €10,000. Shortly after receiving her cheque, she was accepted into Central St Martins, much to her delight: “Central St Martins is probably the best design college in the world – the best thing about it is the tutors, because they are all working professionals in the industry.

They are all fantastic contacts and give you a great insight into the real, working world of fashion.”

Once she finished studying in London, Anna was ready to go straight to work in the industry, highly qualified for several different roles. She spent the ensuing years working in Dublin, London and China, designing and pattern cutting, picking up new skills as she went and

meeting all kinds of interesting figures in the fashion world.

Along the way, she was still indulging her creative side, still designing and making bits and pieces for herself and friends in her spare time. One of these little creations sparked a whole new future for Anna, though it took a while to fully ignite.

“I had a laptop bag, which I’d made out of lovely blue leather and wool. A contact through work, who worked

saw the samples... I was suddenly in charge of designing handbags, not just for the high street shops, but also for a new label the company I worked for created, specifically for my designs, which they called ‘Urban Code’. It was great, but seriously hard work. It was like I was running two businesses at the same time!”

This is when the seed of a lightbulb moment formed for

predominantly in shoe design, was really taken with it, and he put me in touch with another company in Texas, who wanted to start making special, attractive laptop bags. So this kind of small, sideline job with bag design started me off.”

Back in London, still working remotely on the laptop bag with J-Tote in Texas, Anna found herself working again with leather, this time for clothing designs for high street shops such as Topshop, Oasis and River Island. She felt compelled to play around with accessories, in particular with handbags – with all this leather around it just seemed to be the logical thing to do. The designs she produced were an instant hit.

“The buyers for these shops wanted to buy my designs straight away, as soon as they

Anna. She was highly successful, working at a high point of her career in London, but suddenly sharply aware that starting her own business might be less of a slog than the intense work she was doing at the time. In December 2008, she made a decision.

“I just decided to pack up and come home and start up myself. I was putting so much work in, I couldn’t imagine it being any harder than what I was already doing. The plan was to just design a nice little collection from home and get a small factory in Italy to make them. Then I would sell them and make lots of money. But it certainly didn’t work out like that!”

Though it wasn’t as simple as she first envisioned, Anna pressed forwards, working with a grant from Sligo Enterprise

Board, not only designing bags, but actually handmaking them too. It took a while for her to iron out the wrinkles, but her skill and creativity shone through when she brought her first batch of bags to a craft show and was an instant sellout.

In 2009, Anna attended the Showcase Trade Fair, winning ‘Best New Product’ and receiving high levels of interest from all around the country.

From this point, things really started to take off for Ana Faye Handbags. The publicity was great and the orders started coming in thick and fast.

Financially, things started flowing much more easily – a big order can make all the difference when you are starting out in business, as Anna discovered when the famous Kilkenny store in Dublin started to stock her bags. She employed some helpers to sew her designs in London and Dublin, and continued to do shows and fairs at every opportunity.

These days, Ana Faye handbags have a great presence online, featuring not only on Anna’s own website, AnaFaye.com, but also on popular fashion website Notonthehighstreet.com. They are sold in the Kilkenny store and The Project 51 designer boutique on South William St in Dublin (which Anna has been a founder member of since it opened in 2011) as well as several other shops countrywide. In Sligo, you can find Ana Faye handbags in The Cat and The Moon, as well as a couple of handpicked options in the Shells Little Shop in Strandhill.

My personal favourite option, however, is to pop down to her Sligo Enterprise Park workshop, and bask in the epicentre of where these gorgeous creations come from. It’s not officially a shop, and you may be distracting the woman herself from the work at hand, but she is such a charismatic presence that being in her company can only add to the experience of choosing a beautifully made leather handbag, whether it’s for yourself or as a gift.

She fixed me with a stern eye when I mentioned this, reminding me: “Kate, it’s a workshop, not a boutique...”

But then, with a cheeky twinkle in her eye, she laughed, adding genuinely, “But of course, everyone’s welcome!”

There’s your invitation, folks.

What on earth are you waiting for?

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OUT & ABOUT

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Laura O Neill, Niamh O Malley, Ashling Worberton, Mairead O Leary, Hazel O Connor, Maeve Stenson,

Ciara and David Walsh and Sarah Cullen

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Kate Winter chats to Folk Rock band, The Quakers, are Sligo’s latest offering in the wave of ‘New Country/Folk’ music that’s been taking the world by storm in recent years. Kate Winter chats to the five piece group about where they’ve come from and what’s happening right now.

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ive young men, between the ages of nineteen and twenty three, tumble into our interview, all checked shirts and exuberant energy. I add fuel to the flames by offering them coffee, as we settle down to discuss the origins and the aspirations of The Quakers, one of the up and coming new Sligo bands of the moment.

Sean, Gavin, Fergal and Brian have been playing together as The Quakers since 2011, when they formed in the space of one chaotic week to play a charity gig slot. Sean Wynne, frontman of the band, had been booked to fill the slot on the back of an original song he had written, but found himself reluctant to get up on stage, as he puts it, “As just me and my banjo.” He enlisted the help of a friend, Gavin McGuire, to play guitar alongside him, who in turn

brought in Fergal Gallagher on bass and fiddle, and Brian Martin on drums. In that one busy week, four songs were written, arranged, practiced and polished for the upcoming performance.

Sean’s folk and country influences made for an entirely new sound for the other lads, who had previously played together in a more conventional rock band called Tease the Radio.

They were all immediately hooked. Fergal explains: “I was really interested in doing it, I’d never really been in a band with that kind of sound – I’d come from a classical background and been playing commercial rock with Tease the Radio and this was just completely new and exciting.”

The newly formed Quakers (whose name only came about after that first, rushed gig, which Fergal describes as

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“We always wanted to be in a band that had its own original material, and once we got together it just fell into place, like, ‘Yes finally, we can do this!’

We recorded a CD straight away, because that’s just what you most want to do when you have your own stuff.”

being “not even The Quakers yet – more just Sean Wynne and a Pack of Lads!”) kept up their momentum, immediately laying down some tracks on CD, and setting up a launch night in McCullaghs Bar in Sligo. This was what they all

felt they had been waiting for – an original band, with an original sound. As Gavin puts it: “We always wanted to be in a band that had its own original material, and once we got together it just fell into place, like, ‘Yes finally, we can do this!’ We recorded a CD straight away, because that’s just what you most want to do when you have your own stuff.”

I ask the boys if they are completely averse to playing covers and the response is emphatic.

“No!” Says Sean. “We definitely always do a few covers, you want to keep the crowd on side. If a band just plays their own stuff, I think it can kind of put you at a distance from the audience.

But people are also very welcoming to new sounds, to hearing our original songs.

They don’t turn their noses up.”

“I was really interested in doing it, I’d never really been in a band with that kind of sound – I’d come from a classical background and been playing commercial rock with Tease the Radio and this was just completely new and exciting.”

Since their launch gig in McCullaghs, The Quakers have taken on a new band member, Alan McDonagh, on bass and mandolin, which Sean sees as one of the best decisions they have made to date. “He’s a very important member of the band. Up until he came on board we had a situation where, for example, if we wanted fiddle on a song, we’d have to sacrifice the bass. And that’s a massive part of any band’s sound. It wasn’t till we had a five piece that I realised the massive hole that had been in the band.”

As a five piece, The Quakers have played gigs far and wide, from regular slots in the Swagman and the Garavogue, to rocking gigs in Westport, Coolaney, Athlone and Kilkenny. Their particular brand of rockabilly/folk/country has recently seen them progress to the final of a hotly contested Battle Of The Bands in Athlone, with a very desirable prize fund of €8,000 (“We want that money!” says Brian) and earned them a place in the renowned Rhythm and Roots Festival taking place in Kilkenny over the May bank holiday weekend.

“We didn’t think we had a chance to get in on this year’s festival – we were a little late off the mark.” explains Fergal, grinning at the memory. “But we got in there!”

Sean elaborates, “We knew it was one of the biggest festivals of its kind in the country, and a cousin of Gavin’s, Adrian, sent down a few CDs to the right people down there. One fella, Arthur Ryan, who owns Arthur’s Bar down there, where the likes of Christy Moore have played manys a time, said he’d give us a gig, so we went down and played for him. He was impressed, said he’d put in a good word, and then before we knew it, we had three gigs booked at this year’s festival!”

It speaks volumes of the positive energy and attitude this young band emanates that such opportunities are arising around every corner for them. Even when I raise the prickly question of competition in Sligo – namely, Folk/Bluegrass groups Rackhouse Pilfer and The Cool Hand Dukes – the boys remain upbeat and positive.

“We don’t like to think of them as competition!”

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declares Brian. “We’ve never seen it in that kind of a way. We love the music they play.”

Fergal goes further, explaining: “I suppose from an outside perspective they might be the closest thing to us in terms of what we’re all doing, musically. But they’re not actually the same thing at all. And there’s such a market for this kind of genre at the moment, there’s room for everyone.”

Any potential difficulty faced by the band is quickly turned around in this way by the boys. I ask them how they cope with being scattered around the country by college and work obligations. “It’s great!” is the response from Brian.

“I know guys in other bands who see it as a problem if they have to spread out and go to college in different places. They sometimes even stop playing together. We are really using it to our advantage. It’s just another town that you can make contacts in and play more gigs.”

And what’s the key to their success so far?

According to The Quakers, it’s all about making sure the audience is having a good time. “Are we having a good time?” the boys relate to me, in between side splitting laughter, is Sean Wynne’s battle cry. Gavin elaborates; “A good frontman is really important. Sean is a great frontman, he can really draw in a crowd.

They have to feel a part of it, you have to have someone who can get the audience going and Sean can definitely do that – Sean really does make sure they have a ‘Good Time!’”

With that, I left the boys to go and prepare for their gig in the Garavogue. I popped in later that night to see them in action. And I can confirm, The Quakers are a thigh-slapping, handclapping, foot-tapping GOOD TIME band if ever there was one.

The Quakers new album “In The Shade Of A Honey Tree” is out now.

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Nickey Harte, Paul Keyes, Ed OMahony

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AFTER DARK

Ester Carty, Betty Kilfeather, Mary Hanley

Andrea Morgan, Pamela Mc Dermott, Noelle Carroll, Claire Smyth,

Brid Curran, Mary Kelpie, Maura Sexton

Deirdre Murray, Margaret Robinson, Paula Moran and Liam Hunt,

Sarah Donlon, Ava Murray, Jean Jordon, Ciara Donnaghy, Rhianna Watters, Holly Higgins

Stephanie Scanlon, Ann Scanlon, Tina McGoldrick

Ross Gaynor, Mary Hunt and Rafael Cretaro

Iarhlaith Davoren

Jeanette Carty, Peter Faye.

Sean Mulligan, Tom Dalton, Collette Dalton, Kathleen Mulligan,

Breda Scott Heffernan, Fionnula Bodeker, Olga O Brien, Mary Murphy, Emma Dukes

Niamh and Adrian Muldowney, Noel and Angela Mc Ginley, Colette Noonan, Noreen and Paul Heekin, Laurna and Malachy Chambers,

Deirdre Ferguson, Trudy Falcover and Niall Walsh,

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Peter Kerr, Paul Higgins, Tim Murphy, Ivetta Higgins, Diane Heffernan

Mon, May 6 MUSIC

Traditional Session: Harp Tavern Mash up with residential DJ: Shenanigans Rackhouse Pilfert: Mcgarigles Cathy Jordan from Dervish: Strand Bar Trad night: Teach Murray in Gurteen Live Music: Shoots

Tues, May 7 MUSIC

Thurs, May 9 MUSIC

Trad Session: Earleys DJ Richie: Cullens Scruffy Duffy: Garavogue Trad Session: Shoots DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Trad night: Earley's Fireside Sessions: Barrys of Grange Sharon Conway and Ruby Ridges: Hargadons Blind Fox: The Swagman Kieran Quinn, Felip Carbonell & Anna Houston: Source ALTERNATIVE,ROCK AND METAL: The Clarence THE FACTORY GIRLS Millennium Forum Productions €18/15conc

Trad Session: Shoots Craic Addicts: The Swagman

Scruffy Duffy: Shenanigans Blue Stack Open Mic: McGarrigles Trad Session: Roisin Dubh, Gurteen Luke Mitchell from Home and Away: Shenanigans

Wed, May 8 No Crows: Shoots Grooveology: Swagman Trad Session: McLaughlins DJ Trolley: Cullens DJ Ryan G: Shenanigans The White Gorrilas: Fiddlers Open Mic @ Fureys Trad night: Border Collie White Gorillas: Fiddlers

Fri, May 10 MUSIC

John L: Foleys Various Artists: Hargadons Resident DJ’s: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: Fiddlers Live Music: Garavogue Live DJ: McHughs Trad Night: TD's Bar Trad Night: 10pm: Foley's Trad night: Durkins Ballinacarrow:

BLAZING BOWS Hawk’s Well Theatre // €15 / €10 under 12s

Set in a shirt factory in Buncrana, Co Donegal, the play tells the tale of five women shirt workers who face redundancy and stage a lock-in. Gritty and realistic, it is filled with humour, charm and nobility as the girls fight for a lost cause and find their inner strength.

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Take three iconic fiddle players - Cathal Hayden, Dezi Donnelly & Tola Custy, add a fantastic engine room - John Joe Kelly and Ed Boyd, and the results are one unique gig. This collaborative group is made up of five virtuosic musicians who individually have played with a host of bands. Through their playing, these five extraordinary musicians have become ambassadors for traditional Irish music all over the world.

Together they created a sound that is truly sublime. A real treat! *Included in Folk Festival Weekend Ticket. 3 great concerts for €30/20

Sat, May 11 MUSIC Live Music: The Pier Head, Mullaghmore Seamus & Friends: Foleys DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans

Live Music: Fureys Live Music: TD’s Live DJ: McHughs Trad Session: Roisin Dubh Gurteen Cool Hand Dukes: Swagman Gerry Singer: Pier Head, Mullaghmore Trad Night 10pm: Foley's Live DJ: Fiddler's Creek: Hargadon's Ray Lynam: Cullen’s Smash Hits: Garavogue Dean Mahon: Rafertys THE 4 OF US: 5TH ON TEELING Voted one of the Top10 Best Irish Bands Of all time in a recent TV3 series,This multi-award-winning band have seven fine albums under their belt and a back catalogue of memorable songs that have featured on American, British and Irish TV and film soundtracks. To this day, their smash hit Mary, remains one of the most played tracks on Irish radio and is currently featured on SingStar, one of Sony PlayStation’s most popular games.

Collette Sheerin Album Launch

Sun, May 12 MUSIC Live Music: The Pier Head, Mullaghmore Sunday Mass: McGarrigles DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Lunchtime Jazz with the Jazz Lads: Harp Tavern Deja Groove from 1pm: Garavogue Live Music: Owenmore Live DJ: McHughs The Quakers / 21 Outs: Swagman John Farry: Pier Head, Mullaghmore Jazz from 7.30pm: Fiddler's Creek Trad night: Donaghy's Music from 3PM: Cullen’s Live Music: Fureys The Sunday Jazz Sessions with Sinead Conway: Fiddlers Live DJ: McHughs Trad Night: TD's Bar Trad Night: 10pm: Foley's Quakers: Garavogue Livd Music: Kennedys Live Music: Belfry Jazz with Cathal Roche and friends@4.30 Rafferty's MÁIRTÍN O’ CONNOR, DONAL LUNNY & ZOË CONWAY The Hawkswell

This dream tour brings together the dazzling talents of three of the country’s finest musicians.

PICK OF THE WEEK

With Special Guests The Model // €5 The Model is proud to announce the album launch of One of Sligo’s most recognized traditional musicians and Singer/Songwriters Collette Sheerin.

"Steeped in traditional flute playing and having performed in and on the heart of the Irish Music scene and as far as Alaska We have seen the growth of this Artist as she took to her own original compositions with her first successful album and now we are excited to be a part of Collettes latest offering" The night is one not to be missed and includes many special guests.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Artist Talk - Free Entry / @ The Model Featuring the screening of a new short film by the artist, Cléa van der Grijn, titled Niesje. Cléa will talk about this new work, which was commissioned by the Poetry Project 2013, as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency. Cléa van der Grijn and a number of contemporary Irish artists were asked to make a short 3 minute film as a direct response to a poem written by an Irish poet. Clea based her piece on a poem by, Vona Groarke, The Clutch Bag. This work was commissioned for the Poetry Project, 2013, by Patrick Murphy (RHA, Dublin), Department of Foreign affairs, Kinsale Arts Week and Gemma Tipton.

Mon, Mon,March May 13 18 MUSIC

Traditional Session: Harp Tavern

Mash up with residential DJ: Shenanigans

Rackhouse Pilfer: McGarrigles

Trad Session: Shoots Live Music: Fureys

Tues, May 14

Thurs, May 16

Fri, May 17

MUSIC Trad Session: Earleys DJ Richie: Cullens Scruffy Duffy: Garavogue Trad Session: Shoots DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Cuban Dawn: Swagman Trad night: Earley's Fireside Sessions: Barrys Sharon Conway and ruby ridge: Hargadons The Rocketmen: Fiddlers The Odd Couple: Source Alternative Rock and Metal: The Clarance

MUSIC John L: Foleys Various Artists: Hargadons Resident DJ’s: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: Fiddlers Live Music: Garavogue Live DJ: McHughs DJ PC: Swagman Trad Night: TD's Bar Trad Night 10pm: Foley's Trad night: Durkins Ballinacarrow

THE POETRY OF PLACE BY STEVE WICKHAM 12:00am, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Join students of the Mairead McMorrow Drama Academy on their musical adventure! This Jack and The Beanstalk adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic is sure to delight young and old in this gigantically amusing musical.

MUSIC

Trad Session: Shoots Craic Addicts: The Swagman Scruffy Duffy: Shenanigans Blue Stack Open Mic: McGarrigles

Trad Session: Roisin Dubh, Gurteen

Wed, May 15 MUSIC

No Crows: Shoots Grooveology: Swagman Trad Session: McLaughlins DJ Trolley: Cullens DJ Ryan G: Shenanigans The White Gorrilas: Fiddlers The QT: Swagman Open Mic: Fureys No Crows: Shoot the Crows Trad night: Border Collie in Tourlestrane:

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

Sat, May 18 MUSIC

Live Music: The Pier Head, Mullaghmore

Seamus & Friends: Foleys DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: TD’s Live DJ: McHughs Trad Session: Roisin Dubh Gurteen Jesse Conlon: Rafferty's

Trad Night 10pm: Foley's Live DJ: Fiddler's Creek Live music: Hargadon's Country Jamboree: Cullens

The Poetry of Place’ is a new music commission developed by Steve with older age groups in County Sligo. An exploration of how we use words as lyrics in the world of professional musicians and composers.

The work is an archive, capturing the voices of the older generation as they describe the Sligo they grew up in. Commissioned

by Sligo Arts Service and the Hawk’s Well Theatre for Bealtaine Festival Sligo 2013, with funding from Sligo Borough Council.

THE NEW TRIANGLE The Model // €15/€12 The New Triangle are a newly formed ensemble comprising dynamic Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu, highly regarded composer and Aosdana member Roger Doyle and acclaimed singer/cellist Vyvienne Long.

Sun, May 19 MUSIC Live Music: The Pier Head, Mullaghmore Sunday Mass: McGarrigles DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans

Lunchtime Jazz with the Jazz Lads: Harp Tavern Live Music: Garavogue Live Music: Owenmore Live DJ: McHughs

Jazz from 7.30pm: Fiddler's Creek Trad night: Donaghy's Jazz with Cathal Roche and friends: 4.30pm@ Rafertys

RUTH MOODY Hawk’s Well Theatre

From Winnipeg, Manitoba,founding member of the internationally renowned trio The Wailin' Jennys and former lead singer of a Canadian roots band that would later become The Duhks, Ruth Moody is an artist of exceptional depth and grace.

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Mon, May 20 MUSIC

Traditional Session: Harp Tavern Mash up with residential DJ: Shenanigans

Thurs, May 23 MUSIC Trad Session: Earleys DJ Richie: Cullens Scruffy Duffy: Garavogue Trad Session: Shoots DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Kieran Quinn and Steve Wickham: Source

Fri, May 24 MUSIC

John L: Foleys Various Artists: Hargadons

Resident DJ’s: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys

Open Mike Night: Furey's Cathy Jordan:Strand Bar Trad night: Teach Murray Trad Session: Shoots

Sat, May 25 MUSIC

Seamus & Friends: Foleys

DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: TD’s Live DJ: McHughs

RackhousePilfer:

McGarrigles

Tues, May 21 MUSIC

Trad Session: Shoots Craic Addicts: The Swagman

Trad night: Fureys Fireside Sessions: Barrys of Grange Live music: Gormleys Live music: Fiddlers Live music: Kennedys Live music: Foleys Trad :McLaughlins Live music: Swagman Live music: The Harp Sharon Conway and Ruby Ridge: Hargadons

Scruffy Duffy: Shenanigans Blue Stack Open Mic: McGarrigles Trad Session: Roisin Dubh, Gurteen

Wed, May 22 MUSIC

No Crows: Shoots Grooveology: Swagman Trad Session: McLaughlins

Alternative Rock and Metal: The Clarance Pooh Promotions present Paul Slack (ex UK Subs), Penny Black Remedy @ Raffertys

MUSIC

Sunday Mass: McGarrigles DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Lunchtime Jazz with the Jazz Lads: Harp Tavern Live Music: Garavogue Live Music: Owenmore Live DJ: McHughs Curly Bros: Pier Head, Mullaghmore Jazz from 7.30pm: Fiddler's Creek Trad night: Donaghy's Live music: Gormleys Live music: Swagman Live Music: TD’s Cathal Roche and friends: Raffertys

Live Music: Fiddlers

Live Music: Garavogue Live DJ: McHughs Trad Night: TD's Bar Trad Night:10pm: Foley's Trad night: Durkins Ballinacarrow Michelle Feeny and Co: Kennedys Live music: Swagman Live music: The Harp

Trad Session: Roisin Dubh Gurteen Queen Bee: Pier Head, Mullaghmore Trad Night 10pm: Foley's Live DJ: Fiddler's Creek Live music: Hargadon's Live music: Gormleys

Live music: Kennedys Dean Mahon: Raffertys Live music: Southern Hotel Live music: Earlys Live music: Garavogue Live music: Swagman

Fundraiser Night for Crumlin w/ This Side Up & The Rubber Plants DJ Trolley: Cullens DJ Ryan G: Shenanigans The White Gorrilas: Fiddlers Open Mic: Fureys Trad night: Border Collie in Tourlestrane:

Sun, May 26

PICK OF THE WEEK SATURDAY 25TH ANYTHING GOES: SHUT UP AND LISTEN

Hawk’s Well Theatre, After a hugely successful run in February, SHUT UP AND LISTEN returns. This whirlwind show brings audiences on a musical jaunt through over 100 years of popular music in less than 100 minutes. Along the way the band discover unexpected musical connections and showcase their versatility by jumping between classic hits from pop history. Anything Goes is comprised of Sinead Conway, ‘Famous’ Dave Flynn, Kieran Quinn, Eddie Lee and Ken McDonald, and this team of talented and hard-working musicians look forward to thrilling Sligo audiences once more in May!

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Childrens Medical & Research Foundation, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin McGarrigles // €5. On Friday 24th May McGarrigles plays host to a very special night dedicated to raising money for The Childrens Medical & Research Foundation, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in Dublin. The contributions received on the night will go towards the foundation that provides to the outstanding paediatric care and the research needed to help our nation's sick children. The Foundation has continued to grow and evolve by raising funds for capital projects, state of the art medical equipment, research programmes and further education investing largely through your generous support.

On the bill for the night there is some great talent lined up, local legends ‘This Side Up’ will be taking the stage.

This Side Up are all original Hip Hop group hailing from the Badlands of Sligo.

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PICK OF THE WEEK

Nathan Carter with special guest Laura May Lenehan Play the Sligo Park Hotel on the 8th of May Three years ago country music sensation Nathan Carter was unknown on the Irish scene. But all that's changed as the young Liverpool lad with Irish roots has won the hearts of country fans the length and breadth of the land.

Aged just 22, Nathan Carter is packing out venues with regular dancers and he's also attracting a younger audience to the country scene.

A show not to be missed

Mon, May 27 MUSIC

Traditional Session: Harp Tavern Mash up with residential DJ: Shenanigans Open Mike Night: Furey's Cathy Jordan : Strand

Trad night: Teach Murray in Gurteen Trad night: Donaghy's Live music: Shoots Rackhouse Pilfer: McGarrigles

Tues, May 28 MUSIC

Trad Session: Shoots

Thurs, May 30 MUSIC

Trad Session: Earleys DJ Richie: Cullens Scruffy Duffy: Garavogue Trad Session: Shoots DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Trad night: Earley's Fireside Sessions: Barrys of Grange Live music: Hargadons Live music: Glass House Live music: Cullens Live music: The Harp Kieran Quinn: Source Live music: The Swagman

Fri, May 31 MUSIC

John L: Foleys Various Artists: Hargadons Resident DJ’s: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: Fiddlers Live Music: Garavogue Live DJ: McHughs Trad Night: TD's Bar Trad Night:10pm: Foley's Trad night: Durkins Ballinacarrow Michelle Feeny and Co: Kennedys Live music: Swagman Live music: The Harp

Sat, June 1

Sun, June 2

MUSIC Live Music: The Pier Seamus & Friends: Foleys DJ Finan: Shenanigans Live Music: Fureys Live Music: TD’s Live DJ: McHughs Trad Session: Roisin Dubh Trad Night 10pm: Foley's: Live DJ: Fiddler's Creek: Live music: Hargadon's Live music: Swagman Live music: Fiddlers Live music: The Harp Mass: THe Garavogue Adrian Cullen plays Dean Martin: Raffertys

MUSIC Live Music: The Pier Head, Mullaghmore Sunday Mass: McGarrigles DJ Tommy Finan: Shenanigans Lunchtime Jazz with the Jazz Lads: Harp Tavern Live Music: Garavogue Live Music: Owenmore Live DJ: McHughs Cathal Roche: Rafferty's Jazz from 7.30pm: Fiddler's Creek Trad night: Donaghy's Off the Hook: Garavogue

Baby,Toddlers and Kids Fair comes to Sligo for one day only

NOT TO BE MISSED!

The Baby,Toddlers and Kids fair will be on in the Clarion hotel Sunday the 12th of May from 12 noon to 6pm

Craic Addicts: The Swagman Scruffy Duffy: Shenanigans Blue Stack Open Mic: McGarrigles Trad Session: Roisin Dubh, Gurteen Trad Session: Fureys

This event will give Babies, Toddlers and young Children a fun-filled experience as well offering parents the resource information they want and need. The Baby,Toddlers and Kids Expo is filled with non-stop family entertainment, exhibitors, stage presentations and parent resources. The exhibition will showcase the latest products, summer camps, creches, services, info & advice for parents and offers a one-stop-shopping experience for families. There will be talks on car safety with children, nutritional advice for growing children, basic first aid in the home to name but a few. Scruffy Duffy will be looking after the kids Gymboree and will also MC the fashion show. There will even be some surprise visits from some of your favourite TV characters. Entry is €5 per family.

To book a stand please call Seamus on 085 2498067

Free Childrens Entertainment

• Balloon Modelling • Face Pain!ng • Puppet Shows • Animal Pe"ng

with Farmyard Schoolya

Wed, May 29

• Meet your favourite TV characters

MUSIC

No Crows: Shoots Grooveology: Swagman Trad: McLaughlins DJ Trolley: Cullens DJ Ryan G: Shenanigans The White Gorrilas: Fiddlers Open Mic: Fureys Trad night: Border Collie

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OUT & ABOUT

Stephen Coen,Jammie Bannigan, Cormac Coyne, Ian O Down,Niall Costello, Barry O Boyle,

Maire White, Orla Sherlock, Emma Scott, Kate Mc Manus, Hazel Mc Gowan, Jane Melvin.

Model Caoimhe Tuohy organiser of the fundraising Fashion Show.

FASHION SHOW IN AID OF CREGG HOUSE TOOK PLACE ON 6TH APRIL IN VELVET ROOM

Goretti Brennan, Loretta Feeney

Hazel Tully

Carol Foley, Suzanne Greaney, Jane Monaghan.

Peter Snee, Darragh Mc Connon, Conor Gillen, Thomas Kelly, Cormac Coyne.

Leone Carty

Sharon Murray, Sean McGuinn, Sheila Gallagher and Michael McNulty

Busy Ladies on the Door counting the Money were Caroline O Hehir, Ide Hickey, Aine Young, Aoife Crowley.

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The Fashion show was hosted by Caoimhe Tuohy and featured local models and some local GAA Stars.

Cindy Mc Carthy, Rose Tully, Megan Tully

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OUT & ABOUT

Catriona and Jesse Conlon

Marie o'Gara and Aishling

Emma Huebert & Joanna McSharry

Laura Coggins & Niamh Conroy

Ciara Schmidt, Deirdre Schmidt, Ashling Schmidt, Julie Sheridan

Naomi Long & Jenny Butler

.Brenda Finn, Shannon Bell, Shannon Finn, Andy Finn

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Dale Barber Aimee Leigh McGullion and Lilly Barber

Kathleen Gallagher, Geraldine Devaney, John Tarpey, Helen Tarpey, Jeanie Flanagan

Fun in the Sand Guaranteed at Sea Sessions 2013

Elizabeth Murry, Gavin O'Dwyre, Karen Gallagher

Leona Lyons, Carol Fallon, John Cawley, Julie Mannnnnnion, Claire Sharkey

Jenny Flanagan Benny Connolly, Roseleen Connolly, Lorraine Connolly

Sheelagh Mac Donald, Audrey Duignam, Lorraine Gallagher, Maureen Wilson

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here is something different about a music festival that incorporates health, sports and the outdoors lifestyle with the usual party fuelled antics we expect at a big outdoor music event. And Sea Sessions has always been different. This week Ireland's biggest beach party has announced a line up of sports and events as varied, eclectic and fun as their line up of music.

Alongside the public beach sports events (volleyball, soccer and tag rugby) which have proved ever popular with the crowds Sea Sessions draws, there will be several other unique options for the more adventurous adrenaline junkies out there.

Once again, Sea Sessions is hosting Ireland’s only ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) Europe sanctioned speciality surf event in its unique expression session format. Ireland’s biggest surfing cash prize will be up for grabs as Europe and Ireland’s top surfers battle it out in the infamous Bundoran waves to be crowned Sea Sessions Champ. The top Irish surfer will win a boat trip to Indonesia thanks to TradeWindAdventures.com.

A new addition to the Sea

Sessions compound this year will be the Mountain Dew Energy Brushboarding Experience. Get ready to witness and ride the world’s most realistic surf and boardsports simulator.

Whether you have experience of surfing, snowboarding and skating, or a complete beginner, the Mountain Dew energy instructors will be giving free brushboarding lessons to help you develop your skills, or give you a taste of the real thing.

There will even be prizes for the best performers of the weekend.

As if that wasn’t enough action, the 3SIXTY Mountain Bike tour also rocks up to Bundoran’s Main Beach with a new stunt bike display, which will be happening each day during the weekend of the festival.

3SIXTY have proved their popularity at every possible type of event over the years: festivals, fetes, galas, live TV shows, recorded TV shows, music videos and national sporting events – their jawdropping show is sure to be a crowd pleaser at Sea Sessions this year!

Music, sports, craic, sea, sand and possibly even a bit of sunshine – what more could you ask for over a June weekend..?

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OUT & ABOUT

Stephen Fahey, Tina Travers

Aaron, Aishling and Nicola Forde

Aidan and Marie Lyons Thomas and Mary Conlon

Mary Carton, Mary Conroy and Mary Lane

Nicola and Declan O'Rourke

Tony and Sandra Hansberry

Olivia Branley, Christina Coleman, Rose Coleman, Avril Branley, Chole Foley

Clodagh Coleman, Majella Coleman, Aishling Coleman

Helen kilgallen, Vera Meehan

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Kids Surf Camps Available One to One Surf Lesson: €70

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Sligo Racecourse Unveils Racecourse Re-Development Project

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ligo Racecourse opened its gates for the first meeting of the 2013 racing season on Sunday 5th May, showcasing the latest development project to be undertaken at this North West venue.

The new look Sligo Racecourse has a new entrance with drop off area for taxis etc., new turnstiles, a new reception leading into a pavilion area which features an indoor seated area with Tote betting facilities, bar, coffee dock and toilets.

The modern grandstand incorporates new facilities for jockeys, medical rooms and public toilets and an enhanced members’ bar and corporate facility

available for social outings and corporate hospitality on the upper storey.

The track widening project includes the widening of the home straight as well as a new car park entrance to the centre of the track making getting to and from the races even more accessible to all.

Commenting on the changes Brian Kennedy, Manager of Sligo Racecourse said: “We look forward to welcoming racegoers to the ‘New Look’ Sligo Racecourse. We have a great team including Rhatigan Architects and contractors Kilcawley Construction and we are on target for Sunday 5th May. Given the current financial climate, this is a huge undertaking for a small provincial track but both myself and our Board of Directors are committed to securing the future of racing at Sligo Racecourse and are confident that this new development will meet the requirements and expectations of the racing industry by providing a sporting facility for everybody to come and experience the thrill of a day at the races.’

This project, a flagship development in Sligo since it commenced in October 2012, giving a much needed boost to the local economy by way of local employment and local sub-contractors and local spend.

This project was part funded by Horse Racing Ireland Racecourse Development Fund and Sligo Races Supporters Club.

For more information contact: Brian Kennedy, Manager, Sligo Racecourse: Email info@countysligoraces.com

INTERVIEW

May 2013 • Sligo Now Magazine • Page 38

S

ixteen year old Gearoid McDaid is taking the Irish competitive surfing scene by storm. Currently Irish Champion in his age bracket and regularly beating far more experienced surfers in senior categories, this ‘grommet’, as young upand-coming surfers are affectionately termed, is making an impact both at home and abroad. Kate Winter finds out what life is like for the exceptionally skilled young Sligo sportsman.

Let’s start at the beginning; tell us how you got into competitive surfing?

I started surfing when I was about six, my dad got me out there and would push me into waves on a bodyboard. He surfed when he was younger, so he thought it’d be something I’d like to do. I started competing when I was ten and by the time I was eleven I was into it properly, trying to surf as much as I could and entering lots of competitions and stuff. I started winning the under twelve category in some comps and then I was hooked, that’s when I really started taking it seriously.

Surfing can get quite dangerous – with unpredictable conditions and risky locations often producing the best waves.

Have you had any injuries, or close calls?

I’ve been pretty lucky, myself.

So far! I was out one day with my friend Aaron O’Hare though, and he had a pretty bad knock from his board. He caught a wave, kicked out of it, and the board went up really high in the air. When it came down, it hit him in the head – at first he was just

laughing, but when he saw the blood he just freaked out, there was so much of it, mingling with the water. One of the older guys helped him in and he ended up getting about twelve staples in his head or something! That was one of the worst I’ve ever seen.

You’re sponsored by one of the biggest international brands in surfing, Quiksilver.

How did you manage that?

There was a competition here in Strandhill, the ‘Quiksilver King of the Groms’, which I won, and because it was a big Quiksilver comp, there was a rep at it, who saw me surf and asked me if I would be interested in joining their crew. It’s helped my surfing a lot; I’ve gone away on several trips with them over the last three years, and they give me heaps of clothes and wetsuits to wear.

What part of the surfing lifestyle do you love the most?

I’ve made loads of good friends through surfing, it’s a lot of fun and I can do it whenever I want really. It’s a great lifestyle. I suppose the best part though would have to be the amount of travelling

I get to do, which wouldn’t happen if I didn’t surf.

What’s been the best place you’ve travelled to then?

I was at the World Juniors in Peru two years ago, which was really good. That was my first time to go anywhere so far away without family. I was quite nervous at first, I didn’t know what to expect. It was pretty cool though – it wasn’t as poor as I thought it was going to be! I was just in the Azures for a week with Quiksilver too, on a promotional trip, and that was a very cool place. It was kinda similar to Ireland, except warm! Everyone had fun on the trip, the waves were really good the whole time we were there and we got to see a bit of the culture of the place too. It was all good!

How do you balance all the training and travelling and competing with your school life?

Well I’m in transition year at the moment, so I get to surf a lot! If the waves are good, basically, I’ll go surfing. The past three years haven’t been too bad in terms of taking time off to go on trips and compete, but the next two

years will probably be a different story – more school than surf I’d say. I’ll just have to try to get in as much as I can though – it will make it harder, but I’ll keep going and just try harder! I’d say I’ll still travel, but not as much. I’ll have to be pickier about what trips I decide to take.

Do you still surf for pleasure, or is it all about the training these days?

I surf for pleasure, of course!

It’s all about training and improving at the same time, but it’s all enjoyable, I love it.

Can you see yourself making a career out of surfing, or will it have to take a backseat as you get older?

I’d love to try and make a living out of surfing, but it’s pretty hard coming from Ireland. I don’t know though, Fergal Smith has done it... He’s making a pretty good living doing it professionally, but he’s the only Irish guy that I can think of who is. I wouldn’t mind trying to build a career connected to surfing though, like my Dad’s surf school or something like that. Or maybe just keep on surfing and pick up a random job here and there!

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his month Sharon Conway profiles the very talented Sligo based singer songwriter and musician Collette Sheerin ahead of her album launch at the Model this Month. The beautifully titled 'Making Grace' is an intricate collection of original songs.

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And which will be a single?

“I haven’t decided on a single yet, but it will most likely be the opening track 'The Wicked'.

How does the songwriting process work for you?

“Well I have always been interested in poetry, so when it comes to songwriting, the artists that inspire me write very much from a lyrical point of view. I really enjoy listening to lyrics, ie Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Irish singer songwriter John Spillane. So my lyrics are always the focus of my song writing.”

Where did the inspiration for the album come from?

“I had been gigging with my band The Candles and performing a lot of songs that had I had written over the course of a few years. The opportunity to record came up and I had a very clear idea of what I wanted in terms of sound. There was no massive inspiration, it was just a natural progression. The timing was right.”

What's your Favourite song on the album?

“As I made the album different songs stood out to me at different times. At the moment its a flip between 'Two for Joy' and 'We’ve been Wondering'.”

How long did the recording process take?

“I started the recording last July and it took us up to December to finish it. I did the whole thing nice and slowly as I had a lot of work commitments in between the recording period as well as a trip to work abroad, so the album came about bit by bit, very natural.”

How would you describe your sound?

“I suppose I would call it folk/rock, veering more to the folk side. The instrumentation used is a reflection of all the other types of music I have been influenced by, classical and rock in particular.

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Did you enjoy the whole recording experience?

“It was a great experience, very relaxed and very creative. Brian McDonagh of Dervish coproduced the album with me at his studio in Sligo. Brian was an absolute pleasure to work with as were all the guest musicians on the album.”

Making Grace gets its official launch at the Model on Friday May 10th at 8pm. Collette will be joined on the night by several of the guests who appear on the album, including- Steve Wickham, Dean Gurrie, Leslie Jones, Willie Kelly, Anna Houston and many more. Don't miss this special night folks!

Q: I am celebrating my thirtieth birthday at the end of May and would love to host a themed Party. For my twentyfirst I had a 70’s theme and really enjoyed it but for my thirtieth I would like a theme that’s more stylish and some tips on how to achieve a look for the night.

Lily, Sligo Town A: With the release of the Great Gatsby film in cinemas this month a 1920’s theme would be fun and fabulous.

The roaring 20’s were all about pale skin, thin eyebrows drawn downwards at the ends and full rose bud shaped lips in a variety of reds. The flappers were the original cosmetic queens, embracing the arrival of mascara in the mid 20’s to give them bold smoking eyes with dark long lashes.

Keeping the skin pale will ensure the scarlet lips and smokey eyes are all the more exaggerated. If you’re feeling brave go ahead, draw on a beauty spot add a glittering frock, a string of pearls and voila you’ll be ready to welcome in your thirty’s in dazzling style.

If your in the mood to splash out I’m loving the channel rouge allure lippie- Passion 104 which is a beautiful satin finish colour and the perfect way to dress your lips for that 20’s look its available at Tohers the chemist for €30.50.

To fully enhance the eyes use black kohl around the rims, a set of long lashes available in most chemists and finish with Max Factor False lash effect mascara in black available from Tohers the chemist at €14.99

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St. Angela’s Creative textiles students exhibtion at the Cat and Moon

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he students of the Diploma in Creative Textiles in St Angela’s College are having an exhibition of their Textile Art in the Cat and the Moon in 4 Castle Street, Sligo. This exploration in Textiles and Fine Art runs from the 17th May to the 27th May.The students completing this Diploma Course are Geraldine Beirne, Alison Hunter, Jeanette Gilmartin, Angela Lavin and Emer Watters.

Geraldine Beirne’s collection of precious textile shoes is entitled “Concealed and Revealed”. Geraldine explores the treasures of life that are concealed within coverings, let it be a flower within a bud, seeds in a pod, items from our past that are stored away in boxes or memories concealed within our minds. Geraldine’s work incorporates stitch with a range of textile techniques and media both traditional and contemporary.

Jeanette Gilmartin creates hand printed and embroidered linen textiles for the home.

Jeanette’s Diploma collection is informed by her love of sketching wild grasses and seed heads that are abundant in our landscape and also by her fervent interest in Irish ephemera.

Old photographs and postcards imbued with a sense of place and culture.

Jeannette’s work has a nostalgic quality, each piece telling a story, which makes it both desirable and collectible.

Alison Hunter draws her inspiration from her interest in vernacular buildings and the natural landscapes. These influences are evident in her Diploma collection. Alison takes forgotten, damaged everyday items and combines them with wool fibres and contemporary techniques transforming them into conceptual art pieces which echo their past and reclaim their existence.

Angela Lavin’s signature collection is inspired by her love of fashion and the rugged landscape of the West of Ireland notably the myriad of stone walls with the enchanting colours of the mosses and lichens and also the wildness, freedom and texture of the landscape. “I can sense the oneness of nature, that anything is possible. There are no

constraints here.” This combination of timeless beauty and freedom has inspired Angela to create this wonderful collection of embellished and textured fabric and ornamental dress designs.

Emer Watter’s Diploma collection draws on her own personal life experience of living with a disability. The collection of work looks at ‘The Ripple Effect’ – the idea that one small thing can have a huge effect on the environment or the physical form. Emer’s designs are inspired by the beauty in the mutation of cell division. This shows that one’s perspective can change depending on how it is viewed.

In this light Emer has interpreted a concept that is usually viewed negatively into one that has aesthetic and fashionable

appeal.

This Exhibition will be officially opened by Mary Mc Auliffe Programme Director for the Creative State’s 4CNW Programme.

For more information in the Creative Textiles programmes or other programmes in Textiles, Fashion and Design, visit the St Angela's College web site at www.stangelas.nuigalway.ie

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Sardegna style Calamari Slice the calamari in rings shape of 1/2 inch Mix 3 parts of semolina and 1 part of plain flour Put the rings of calamari in to the flour and semolina mix and once the oil is hot, put the calamari in and cook until golden and crispy Dry with some kitchen towel, add salad leaves, a slice of lemon and season to our liking.

To make the sauce heat some olive oil, garlic, parsley and chilli, let cook gently and then add some tomato passata..once this is heated through the sauce is ready!

Tagliatta di Manzo Ingredients Sirloin steak cooked to your liking Parmesan cheese leafs Olive oil Salt and black pepper Butter White wine Rosemary Fresh Rocket leafs cherry tomatoes or small pieces of tomato skin How to cook: Season your steak with salt and black pepper and place to one side. Heat a griddle or heavy frying pan and add the olive oil and rosemary. Add the seasoned steak to the pan and cook to your liking.

Once the steak is cooked, reduce the heat, add some butter and white wine in to the pan, remove the steak from the pan and with a whisk mix the sauce. Take a plate and place the rocket in the middle and the tomatoes around, slice your steak into 1 cm thick strips and lay these ontop of the rocket. Sprinkle with some parmesan leaves and drizze this with the sauce from the pan. Enjoy!

May 2013 • Sligo Now Magazine • Page 44

WINE GUIDE

with The Wine Buff, Tobergal Lane, Tel: 071 9140020 • www.thewinebuff.com Email: joe@thewinebuff.com Our red wine for May is 2011 BACCICHETTO REFOSCO

Wine Region: Fruilli Country: Italy Grape Variety: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Style: Medium Aromas of chocolate covered currants and plums with a follow through to a round fruity-yet-dry medium body with excellent depth and vibrancy. Finishes with a long, tangy raspberry and spice fade.

Refosco dal peduncolo rosso (Red Uncle of Refosco) has been cultivated in the northeast of Italy since ancient times, it is a sub variety of the Refosco grape and derives its name from the red vine stems. The grape was well known through the ages in Italy the Roman writer Pliny the Elder praised the wine produced from the Refosco grape. The vineyard is situated in the more southern part of the Friuli region, between the inlets of the River Stella in the village of Borgo Titiano near Precenicco. Vittorino Baccichetto founded the business with his wife Anita, and they passed down to their sons Paolo and Alessandro all the sense of duty and respect for their antique traditions: experience built up over time and work and healthy love for the land. During a short stay in Lignano, Ernest Hemingway, accompanied by his friend and driver Adamo De Simon, stopped in the laoca; village of Borgo Titiano, where he became inebriated by the good wine and while he was contemplating he decided to leave this declaration to the Baccichetto family: Wine is one of the most civilised things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection.

The tiny region of Friuli lies in the northwest of Italy, wedged between the wine region of Veneto and borders Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Here, cool Alpine air, locally called "ronchi" sweeps down through the terraced vineyards ideal for

developing fruity and refreshing white wines. Friuli has built a glowing reputation in Italy and abroad for white wines. The Friulan style in whites favours the exquisitely fresh and fruity, with delicate fragrance and flavour that expresses clear varietal character. Many producers consider their whites to be too pure and linear to benefit from wood ageing.

Our white wine for April is 2011 GRAVETTE CHARDONNAY Bright straw-yellow in colour with a hint of green. Aromas of ripe fruit (white peach, apricot), toast and white flowers. Smooth and lush on the palate.

Try with fish pie and fish cakes (especially salmon fish cakes), chicken, pork or pasta in a creamy sauce, chicken, ham or cheese-based salads.

The agriculture raisonnee (reasoned struggle) is the rule of the property. The ground is rotivated in the winter and in the summer they aerate the soil by tearing out the weeds by plough, hoe and other traditional tools.

Traditional tools are used to mimic the past but also they are the most efficient for these lands.

This form of agriculture is the owner’s philosophy “The man who lives on his land and breathes it every day, can feel the life in it”. An occurrence (e.g. bugs, insects or climate event) that may damage a plant or a number of plants is treated with the objective of protecting the balance of the entire vineyard.

This philosophy has been practiced even before chemical concerns, nowadays there are numerous studies analysing the side effects of treatment products. Some of treatments are unavoidably made with certified products in very small quantities.

In addition, it would be a shame to use products that are not adapted to the vineyard, where diseases are rare, the mistral blows often and helps keep the vineyard free of pests. In fact our main enemy is the grape worm.

Trellising and thinning out the leaves curb the risk. It happens on average every ten years when humidity causes disease, but because we use minimum treatment small amounts cure the plants easily.

The history of Languedoc wines can be traced to the first vineyards planted along the coast near Narbonne by the early Greeks in the fifth century BC. Along with parts of Provence, these are the oldest planted vineyards in France. The region of Languedoc has belonged to France since the thirteenth century and the Roussillon was

acquired from Spain in the midseventeenth century. The two regions were joined as one administrative region in the late 1980s.

From the 4th century through the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Languedoc had a reputation for producing high quality wine. In Paris during the 14th century, wines from the St. Chinian area were prescribed in hospitals for their "healing powers". During the advent of the Industrial Age in the late 19th century, production shifted towards mass produced le gros rouge — cheap red wine that could satisfy the growing work force. The use of highly prolific grape varieties produced high yields and thin wines, which were normally blended with red

wine from Algeria to give them more body.

The phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century severely affected the Languedoc wine industry, killing off many of the higher quality Vitis vinifera that were susceptible to the louse.

American rootstock that was naturally resistant to phylloxera did not take well to the limestone soil on the hillside. In place of these vines, acres of the lower quality Aramon, Alicante Bouschet and Carignan were planted.

Despite the general reputation as a mass producer, parts of the Languedoc wine industry are experiencing commercial success due to outside investment and an increased focus on quality. Sales have been improved by many vineyards that concentrate on creating a good brand name rather than relying on the sometimes infamous regional designations.

Some vineyards have adopted the youngest batch of AOC classifications developed in the late 1990s, while other vineyards eschew designated blends entirely and are instead shifting toward bottling single varietal wines.

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S

o this month, my new leaf is fitness related. I decided to start with something which would require little or no preparation, as I am somewhat lazy. Already, we can see that ‘fitness’ is a slightly alien concept to me. You don’t often see the words ‘lazy’ and ‘fit’ side by side in a descriptive sense. “Hello, my name is Kate and I am a lazy, fit person.”

Anyway, I thought that for my April challenge, I would just start running.

Sure there couldn’t be too much to it.

Just get out there and do it! Those in the know insist that it makes you feel great, tones you up all over and gives you oodles of extra energy. Well, they’re lying. I probably wasn’t doing it right, though. Mid way through my selfinflicted running ‘plan’, a lady who runs silly distances like ten miles in five minutes or something equally mental, asked me if I’d not be much better off joining a running club? I gazed at her in horror. “No way, Josie” says I. “They’d make me work far too hard.”

So with this in mind, let me tell you about my month of running.

They say the most important thing is the shoes; invest in a good pair of running shoes and you will find yourself skittering along like a gazelle in no time. Personally, I was reluctant to invest an astronomical sum in a pair of proper trainers, not only because I hate trainers, but also because I was fairly sure before I even started that this was going to be a flash in the pan – a brief fling with a form of exercise which is even less suited to my lifestyle than the aforementioned trainers. So I decided to just use the old Clarkes runners I’ve had since the nineties.

Ditto expensive breathable/lycra/fancy-looking running clothes. Sure, I could just run in a tracksuit. Oh, hang on, I don’t own a tracksuit. Well, here we go, leggings and a slouchy top, that’ll do.

Basically my pyjamas and PE shoes, then.

And off I went. I usually walk my dog every day, and I’m on my feet a lot in my line of work too, so I genuinely thought I’d take to this pretty much off the mark. Not so. Running is NOT walking fast. Running is painful, chestconstricting, face-reddening, effort. I pushed off the starting blocks at my front door and ran all of about 50 steps before winding down to a slow stagger and bending double to address the stitch already forming in my side. In fairness, it is sort of uphill from my front door to the main road. I decided then and there that there would be no more running uphill for the first few days. So I found a nice downhill stretch and set off again Ah, much better! I ran downhill, with the wind in my hair, feeling like a true athlete. I reached the flat, and it got a little harder, so I did what all the

experts tell you to do and interspersed trotting with speedy walking. I was very pleased with myself that day. I had been out ‘running’ for fifteen minutes!

Go, me!

I followed this same route every day for the first week, extending it little by little so that I was going further each day. I didn’t even attempt to run up any hills (bad for morale) or push past my pain barrier. I was still walking a fair bit and I found that I had to choose my iPod music carefully to hit a steady pace. For example, the ‘Rock of Ages’ soundtrack made me sprint (and play air guitar occasionally, much to the consternation of passing motorists). This was actually one of my main problems – running too fast. A friendly pro advised me one day to try to run as slowly as possible for as far as possible.

This was great advice. But it bored me, so I went back to sprinting to a soft rock soundtrack.

When I began trying to complete the loop (which by the start of week 3 was about 3k) without stopping, or walking, I met with the utter refusal of my body to comply. The downhill was fine, and I was just about managing to keep a steady pace on the flat, but every single time I got to the final part of my run, the uphill bit, I was spluttering and hacking within a few measly steps. Maybe it’s all in my head, but running uphill? Not something I am ever going to be able to do. Even the slightest incline makes my muscles start to scream and my lungs close up shop. Dang it, there go my dreams of winning the Warriors Run. One thing I have always thought about people who run is how fit and attractive and healthy they look, galloping along with their tight butts and swishy ponytails, prettily flushed cheeks and a light sheen of perspiration. This is how I viewed myself in my mind’s eye, when I set out to join their aerobically superior ranks.

This is emphatically not how I viewed myself by the end of my running experience. Lack of snug-fitting, holdit-all-together, custom built attire may be one excuse, but mainly it’s an issue of exertion. Exertion makes me look like a badly constructed scarecrow, even when I’m all dolled up and have simply had a bad experience with an errant Tesco trolley. Put my hair in a swishy ponytail and then attempt to swish it, the result will be blindness in one eye and a halo of frizz. Add to this a bright red, shiny face and an expression of abject, concentrated misery and you’re starting to develop the beginnings of an idea how I look after a run. And during it. And, sometimes, on a bad day, before it.

Runners, I salute you. From a comfortable, seated position. With my high heels on.

"The Modern Lad" Text by Kate Winter / Illustration by Marilin North

Distinctive Markings: As a general rule, no fitted clothes.

No “style” to the hair, although one must never touch the hair. Permanently unimpressed facial expression, unless watching the footy.

Habitat: The Modern Lad has one particular ‘local’ and usually a particular spot in the local too. He doesn’t need to text the other lads; they will either be there already, or he’ll just have left them finishing a game of “Call of Duty” on the x-box at home.

Characteristics: The Modern Lad scorns all other types of Sligo male. In fact, Modern Lad scorns anyone outside his tight-knit group of fellow lads. These creatures stick together, sharing tastes in music, clothing, sport and entertainment. They also tend to look alike, possibly sharing one bathroom/wardrobe in their rented digs. They rotate who has to sleep on the couch.

Mating Call: “You’re in my seat.”, “Alriiight, sssexxxxy??”

(Only when coupled with unfocussed eyes and trouble staying upright) Relationship Potential Rating: 1/5 Modern Lad talks about birds a lot with his mates. He’s got a very specific ‘type’ and unrealistic expectations from watching too much porn. He ogles women a lot, but he rarely approaches, unless he is catatonically drunk. And even then, the presence of the other Modern Lads cheering him on doesn’t add to the romance.

Next Month... “ The Hairy Musso”