Author Archives: Fionnuala Rockett
Bloomsday events in Harold’s Cross 2018
Harold’s Cross Festival – video by Molly O’Dwyer
Here is a video taken by Molly O’Dwyer of MLMedia, of the events in the park in Harold’s Cross Festival:-
Festival photos (Sunday 20th May)
Harold’s Cross Park on Sunday, 20 May, 2018
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- Art tent ready to go!
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- Craft materials all laid out!
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- Music arena set up
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- The Vikings have arrived
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- Calm before the crowds
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- Flower team ready for sales!
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- Directions
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- Lasair
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- Lasair
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- Carnival fun
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- Bouncing about
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- Johnny keeps it all spic and span!
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- Battleground
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- one of these is a scarecrow!
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- Refreshments at Noshington
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- The Village Book Shop
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- Minions on the loose!
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- Main Stage MC Anne Corrigan
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- Martin Tourish & Daire Bracken
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- Máiread – our sound maestro
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- “Reporting for Duty”
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- Queue for Face Painting
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- It was worth it!!!
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- Garda Community relations team
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- Fun in the park
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- Large crowd for main stage
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- Eleanor McEvoy
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- “A Woman’s Heart”
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- An attentive audience
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- Dave Gleeson concentrates on the music
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- A “Wild tiger” loose in the Park
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- Sibeal enjoys the music
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- Savouring the entertainment
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- Full “house” for Eleanor
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- Slick moves from April
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- Eoin MacLochlann judges the childrens’ art competition
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- Before ……..
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- …. after!
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- “Look what I made”
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- Managing the volunteers
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- Dancers from Herlihy Doyle School of Irish Dance
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- Taps in time
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- Elevating
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- Strutting on the stage
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- The Swing Kings
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- Dancing in the dark!
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- Our youngest festival supporter
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- Tony and Anne
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- The Mullens enjoying the day!
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- Rob Chester leads the Swing Kings
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- Rain, what rain?
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- Garda horses on show
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- “you looking at me!”
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- Django, Scooby, Brian & Lynn
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- Little and large
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- Cutie 1
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- Cutie 2
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- Cutie 3
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- The dance troupe
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- In step!
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- Rob works the “room”
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- Dancing to the music
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- Paula & Elaine announce Art competition winners
Festival 2018 Photographs (monday to saturday)
Eanna Ní Lamhna – Going Wild in the Garden
Monday, 14 May, 2018
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- Eanna Ní Lamhna
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- Anne Corrigan introducing Eanna
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- Audience at Eanna
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- Anne and Eanna
Harold’s Cross over Time & Space – Patrick Gageby
Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
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- Anne introducing Patrick
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- Patrick Gageby
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- Listening intently to Patrick
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- Studying the old maps
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- Studying the maps!
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- Joe Curtis and Patrick Gageby
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- Harold’s Cross Conversations
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- Joe Curtis and Patrick Gageby in conversation
Sisters of the Revolutionaries-O’Donnell Sisters
Wednesday, 16 May, 2018
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- Mary Louise O’Donnell in full voice
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- Teresa O’Donnell on the harp
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- The O’Donnell Sisters
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- Audience enjoyed O’Donnell’s presentation
Queens of Art Exhibition Opening
Thursday, 17 May, 2018
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- Queens of Art
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- Minerva Gallery
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- Catherine Anne Cullen opening Exhibtion
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- Sheila Flaherty at the opening of her exhibition
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- Frida Kahlo
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- The Flaherty Queens!
Gala Concert with School Choirs, Niamh Murray & Rónán Murray
Thursday, 17 May, 2018
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- Stained Glass window
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- Niamh in full flow!
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- Large audience enjoyed the choir
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- MC Pat O’Mahony
Playing with Poetry
Hospice Theatre, Friday, 18 May, 2018
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- Sam Browne
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- Sam
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- Sam
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- Catherine Ann Cullen, Poet and MC
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- Catherine Ann
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- Amanda Bell
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- Amanda
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- Erin
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- Erin
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- Erin Fornoff
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- Interval
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- Merchandise table!
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- Pearse McGloughlin
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- Nocturnes
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- Rapt audience
Spleodar- Club Óige
Rosary Pastoral Centre, Friday, 18 May, 2018
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- Festival venue
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- Spleodar Club Óige
Historic Walking Trail
Saturday, 19 May, 2018
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- Eoin Bairead leads the walk
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- Large group on the walk
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- In the park!
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- At the pond in Mount Argus park
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- The 13th centrury Stoneboat
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- Looking down on the Stoneboat
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- Graveyard in Mount Argus
Harold’s Cross Park on Saturday, 19 May, 2018
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- Dublin Concert Band
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- Music on a sunny afternoon
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- The Village Bookshop
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- Relaxing!
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- Clarevill Baton Twirlers
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- Baton Twirlling
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- Where did my baton go?
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- Cliona selling raffle tickets
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- Iseult enjoying the park
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- The McGloughlin family
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- Check-mate!
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- Clowns for Haiti
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- Little sculptors
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- Finishing the snail
Take Off Your Cornflakes
Hospice Theatre, Saturday, 19 May, 2018
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- Rose Henderson & Pat Nolan
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- Chaos!
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- Full house tonight!
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- A tender moment
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- Memories (or maybe not?)
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- Good days!
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- Post show Q&A with Rose, Pat and Liam Halligan, director with Eileen McDermott
Festival Club with Edel McWeeney
McGowans, Saturday, 19 May, 2018
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- Edel and friends
………………. more to follow! Check back soon!