Sligo Plays Host to All-Ireland Drama Festival
Sligo has been chosen as one of the venues for the Amateur Drama League of Ireland National Festival. The event will take place in the theatre of the Regional College from April 20th to 29th and will be the last such staged before the final in Mullingar from May 8th to 18th. Sligo Drama Circle are organising the Sligo shows and among the groups, including some from the North of Ireland, taking part will be the Phoenix Players from Tubbercurry. Said Mr. Liam Mc Kinney, a member of the Sligo Drama Circle, and current National President of the A.D.L., “The festival really is a celebration of drama and we are confident of its success”.
from The Sligo Champion, April 17th, 1981
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