Best dressed winners Harry Cowap and Olive Foley with celebrity judges Doireann Geraghty and Greg O'Shea
Search
27 Jun 2022
Search
27 Jun 2022
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
Vote Christy Moore for Kildare's All Time Great
Born in Newbridge in 1945 and reared in the locality, where he attended school in Newbridge College, the landscape and people of Kildare have always figured strongly in the works of folk singer-songwriter extrordinaire Christy Moore.
The 1972 album Prosperous — named for the Kildare town in which it was recorded — brought Christy together with fellow musicians Andy Irvine, Liam Ó Flynn and Donal Lunny (the latter two also having strong Kildare connections) to form the legendary Planxty. He was also a founding member of Moving Hearts in the 1980s.
Christy’s song lyric topics range from scathing social commentary, love, life and the national insanity that was the Jack Charlton era, as encapsulated by Joxer Goes To Stuttgart. Long may he continue writing and performing.
La Petite Coco, right, with Billy Lee up, Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
Proud And Regal, with Killian Leonard up, centre, on their way to winning the Barronstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden during day three at The Curragh, Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
The planned civic space is designed for festivals and markets
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
