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Roscommon Drama Festival
was re-established in 2007
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Roscommon
Drama Festival
returned in 2007 after an absence of 27 years. The original
Festival ran in the Royal Cinema from 1960 until 1980.
When the cinema was sold no suitable venue was available.
It is now an important part of the cultural and social
calendar of Roscommon.
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Our
committee
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Front.
Row: Mary Cox, Marie McCrann and Mary Finn.
Back Row: Joe Nally, Con Connolly, Deirdre Kelly, Bregeen
Fitzmaurice, Eilis Gilvarry and Padraic Brennan.
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Down Memory Lane
The 1960 Roscommon Drama
Festival Committee
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Back Row: Tom Smyth, Seamus Martin, Liam McDermott, John
Raftery, P.C. Sweeney, Joe Fitzmaurice, Dr J O'Hanrahan,
Paddy Harrington and Sonny Fahy. Front Row: Liam Feeley,
Christy Quinn, Rev Fr. Tiernan, Anew McMaster (Adjudicator),
Simon McGuinness, Jimmy Granahan, Vinny Mahon, Tim Corcoran
and Benny Mulhern.
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Closing night of Roscommon Drama Festival on 16th March
1980
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Back row: Sean Mulvey, Martin Geraghty, Louis Conlon,
Bernie Mulligan, Eugene Broderick, John Doorly, David
Langan and Micheal Hopkins. Front Row: Paddy Kearney,
Paul Hadfield, (Adjudicator), Joe Nally, Tony Kearney,
Maureen Grant (A.D.C.I.), Rev.Fr.Eugene McLoughlin, Paddy
Walshe and Martin Treacy.
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