The news is out... Our shining guest star at the Allingham Festival this November will be the phenomenal Muireann Bradley playing in the beautiful (and acoustically perfect) St Anne's Church, Ballyshannon. We couldn't be more thrilled at this news and we know our excitement will be shared by all who have heard her. Some clever people who saw through our cryptic clues on Facebook even started trying to book tickets today before the event was even announced. We want to give everyone a fair chance to get in there so here's fair warning.. Tickets will go on sale via the Abbey Arts Centre website on Tuesday, March 5th, at 12.00 noon. Be ready when high noon comes because, once they're gone they're gone so have your fastest clicking finger ready! ..And, if there are a few people out there wondering what all the fuss is about, we'll treat you to a few tasters in the next few days, beginning with this sample Muireann recently recorded in (of all places) St Anne's Church, Ballyshannon!
Sincere apologies to all those waiting for the Secondary School results. We have discovered the problem but can't be sure when we will get it corrected so we have decided to postpone the stream until 2.00 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, 11th.
Please accept our apologies for any disappointment.
On Saturday November 11th Little Top Stars bring their unique brand of circus skills workshop to Ballyshannon. There will be opportunities to participate in any or all of these skills -
PLATE SPINNING
GIANT SOAP BUBBLES
PERSON IN A BUBBLE
JUGGLING
DIABOLO
HULA HOOPS
BUCKET STILTS
FUN GAMES.
Fun for families aged 4 to 104. We have many big movie items this year but this one is strictly a screen-free zone.
Come along to St Anne's Hall (F94 WK70) any time between 11 a.m. and 1 or between 2 and 4.
Weather permitting we hope the fun will spill out of the hall into the area around.
Admission is free and all are welcome so please join us.
Not a red carpet in sight! Our Adult and Flash Fiction awards ceremony will again be streamed live via Zoom at 6:00 pm GMT / Irish Time on Friday, 10 November. Your genial host will be our PRO and Competitions supremo, Tom Sigafoos.
Judges Kate Newmann (Poetry) and Alan McMonagle (Flash Fiction) will present the awards, and the First-, Second- and Third-Place winners will read their work.
The winner of the James B Keane trophy for Flash Fiction and, for the first time, the Francis Harvey Poetry trophy will be announced.
Please join us by clicking on this link to register for a free ticket.
This year's Allingham Lecture will, for the first time, be interpreted live in Irish Sign Language.
Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children will speak on the theme of "Children's Rights in Ireland - from the Workhouse to the Family Hub". The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session which will also be facilitated by our interpreters.
This is a free event which will immediately follow the official opening of the festival in the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon next Wednesday, November 8th at 8.00 p.m. All will be welcome but we particularly look forward to welcoming families from the local deaf community.