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Launch of 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival

The 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival was officially launched in Gleeson's Townhouse on Thursday 5th March 2009. The festival will run for 9 nights with visiting drama groups competing for awards and nominations to the RTE All Ireland Finals in Athlone. Photos: Hurson Photography

Winners of the 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival Art Competition:

Front L-R: Aoife Tiernan (Gael Scoile - 1st place in 4th class), Tara Dolan (Scoile Mhuire - 2nd place in 3rd class), Aoife Feeley (Scoile Mhuire - 1st place in 3rd class), Megan McStay (Scoile Mhuire - 1st place in 6th class).

Second row L-R: Basia Wawrzynek (Scoile Mhuire - 1st place in 5th class), Andrew England (Abbey Boys NS - 2nd place in 6th class), Conor O'Dea (Abbey Boys NS - 2nd place in 5th class), Theo McGuinness (Abbey Boys NS - 2nd place in 4th class).

Back row L-R: Marie McCrann (Sponsorship committee), Eilís Gilvarry (committee member), Odran Casey (Casey's Auto Group sponsor of the Launch of Roscommon Drama Festival), Mary Cox (Chairperson).
Cadhla, Patrick and Zoya McCrann (Roscommon) pictured at the 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival launch night held in Gleeson's on Thursday.
Megan and Caoimhe McStay and Kate Hayden (Roscommon) pictured at the 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival launch night held in Gleeson's on Thursday.
Deirdre Kelly and Orla Healy pictured at the 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival launch night held in Gleeson's on Thursday.
Marie McCrann (sponsorship committee), Carmel McCrann (Roscommon), Patrick O'Flynn (Hillstreet)
Senator Frank Feighan, Fr. Eugene McLoughlin and Paddy Kearney
Marie McCrann and Mary Finn (members of the sponsorship committee, missing is Evelyn Killane), Michael Frayne (Kiltoom) sculptor of the awards for the festival and Chairperson Mary Cox.
Sponsors of the Launch of the 2009 Roscommon Drama Festival were Casey's Auto Group and pictured here from Casey's are Peter Casey and Joe Rogan (General Manager Athlone), with Mary Cox (Chairperson), Joe Nally and Eilís Gilvarry (committee members)
Joe Nally, Paddy Kearney, Benny Mulhern and Tony Robinson who were all members of the Roscommon Drama Festival in the 60's and 70's
Mary Finn (sponsorship committee) and Deirdre Kelly






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