A fundraising concert in aid of St Joseph’s organ restoration will take place in St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Dundalk on Sunday May 10th at 7.30pm.
The event will feature both the Setanta Choir and the St Joseph’s senior choir performing Fauré’s Requiem and other choral works.
Tickets are priced €15 for adults or €5 for students and children and are available from the Redemptorist office on 042 9334042 or online at www.setantachoir.ie
The Fairways Hotel will host a ‘Keeping It Country’ concert on Tuesday night.
The event will see a range of top performers take to the stage, including Declan Nerney, Johnny Brady, Jim Devine, Hugo Duncan and more.
Doors on the night open at 7pm, with the show getting underway at 8pm.
Admission is €20 with tickets available from the hotel’s reception or at the door on the night.
Victoria Clayton
A Co Armagh woman who was suing a Dundalk-based company and concert promoters MCD after allegedly slipping and fracturing her leg at a Rolling Stones concert in Slane Castle in 2007 withdrew her case at the High Court yesterday.
Victoria Clayton withdrew her case on the second day of the hearing as it was approaching a conclusion with evidence from the concert site manager.
Noel MacMahon SC, for Ms Clayton, told Ms Justice Mary Irvine his client was withdrawing her case and no further orders were required. The judge said that seemed a “wise” decision.
Ms Clayton had said she suffered fractures to her leg and was in immense pain after the fall just before the Rolling Stones came out on stage for the August 2007 gig at Slane.
A nurse with an address at Portadown, Co Armagh, Ms Clayton had sued MCD Productions Ltd, Park Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, and Corporate Solutions Group, Coes Road, Dundalk, Co Louth as a result of the accident on August 18th 2007.
She claimed the defendants were negligent in the management and operation of the site and in its upkeep and maintenance during a live musical event.
She claimed a sloping grassy bank was permitted to become excessively wet and slippery and there was an failure to provide some system whereby patrons could safely and securely negotiate the bank.
The claims were denied. It is argued straw and mulch was placed around the venue and there were gravel paths to walk on.
Earlier yesterday the site manager at Slane for the concert, Tony Killeen, said in the lead up to the event the organisers were aware of the weather forecast which predicted a lot of rain and materials such as straw and mulch had been stockpiled.
On the day, he said there were 28 staff to spread it, if it was needed.
The land at Slane was well-drained farmland and and does not get muddy. He said it was not muddy everywhere as alleged and there were patches of mud which were spread with straw and mulch. The site he said was in good condition on the day, he said.
Previously: Woman sues Dundalk company over fall at Slane gig
Victoria Clayton leaving court yesterday
A nurse from Co Armagh is suing a Dundalk-based company and concert promoters MCD after she missed the Rolling Stones’ concert in Slane in August 2007 after allegedly slipping on mud and being carried from the venue on a stretcher.
Victoria Clayton told the High Court yesterday she was in immense pain after the fall, which occurred just before the Rolling Stones came out on stage.
Ms Clayton, with an address in Portadown, Co Armagh, has sued MCD Productions Ltd, Park Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, and Corporate Solutions Group, Coes Road, Dundalk, Co Louth, over the accident on August 18th, 2007.
She claims the defendants were negligent in the management and operation of the site and its upkeep and maintenance during a live musical event. A sloping grassy bank was permitted to become excessively wet and slippery and there was an alleged failure to provide some system whereby patrons could safely and securely negotiate that bank, she claims.
The defendants plead they had placed straw and mulch around the venue and there were gravel paths to walk on.
Ms Clayton claims she suffered fractures to the calf and shin bone of her right leg. In her work, when she had to stand during long operations in theatre, she had discomfort in her leg, she said in evidence. There was also an area of numbness around her knee and the scar was still visible.
Earlier, she said she had been to several concerts and attending Slane Castle was an annual pilgrimage. She had gone with a group of friends on a bus to the Rolling Stones concert and drank a can of cider while travelling. She had a glass of wine in the village pub before walking to Slane Castle.
It was wet and she was wearing wellingtons, she said. They had brought bin bags to sit on because the ground was wet and she had beer once she got on to the site. She slipped and fell as she attempted to get to the toilets. She could not get up and had to be taken to an ambulance on a stretcher.
The case continues.
Nicola Elder and Trish Conroy were the first in Dundalk to get their hands on tickets this morning
The long wait for Garth Brooks tickets paid off this morning for those who had camped outside News & Deli in Park Street for the last two days.
Nicola Elder and Trish Conroy, who were first in the queue in Dundalk, emerged with their tickets for the country superstar’s Croke Park concerts shortly after 9am.
While many more bought their tickets in store or online, there will inevitably be a few disappointed with problems reported on ticketmaster.ie by some people.
For those who have their tickets, Sevens – who provided complimentary shelter to those waiting outside News & Deli last night – have announced they are running a bus to the concerts on July 25th, 26th and 27th, priced €12 return. People can book via sevens.ie or email info@sevens.ie
The Setanta Choir will host their Christmas Concert this Saturday night at 8pm in An Táin Theatre at the Town Hall.
MC on the night will be dancer and TV presenter Dearbhla Lennon, with special guests including Anóm Dance, Conal Duffy, Jennifer Murphy, Michael O’neill and Sean Rooney.
Also back by popular demand is ‘The Snowman’.
Tickets are available from the An Táin Theatre Box Office priced €15, with a family ticket €40.
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