Zoe Conway to embark on tour next week

Máirtín O’Connor, Zoe Conway and Donal Lunny

LOCAL fiddle player Zoe Conway will embark on a nationwide tour next week with button accordionist Máirtín O’Connor and guitarist Donal Lunny.

The trio will be performing an eclectic mix of traditional tunes and songs and original compositions.

They will kickstart the week-long tour on Tuesday May 7^th in Whelan’s in Dublin followed by performances in Listowel, Cork, Mullingar, Letterkenny, Sligo and Boyle.

Zoe, who hails from Dundalk but now lives in Carlingford, is married to fellow local musician John McIntyre.

Full details of the mini-tour are available at www.musicnetwork.ie

You can also view Zoe in action in this video…

McDonnell came up against a young Super Mario!

Mario Goetze in action against Ireland U-16s in Kerry in 2008

Stephen McDonnell (left) looks on as his team-mates contest a header against Germany in Kerry in 2008

Mario Goetze is a man making headlines at the minute for a variety of reasons.

Not only has the German midfielder just helped his Borussia Dortmund team-mates to beat Real Madrid 4-1 in a Champions League semi-final but he has also secured himself a £31.5m transfer to Bayern Munich for next season.

Did you know though that the talented midfielder once went toe-to-toe with Dundalk midfielder Stephen McDonnell?

The former Quay Celtic man, who at the time was playing for Celtic, was a second half substitute for Ireland U-16s in a match against a German side which featured Goetze in Listowel, Co Kerry in April 2008.

Germany won the match – which also featured ex-Lilywhite Michael Rafter – 1-0 with Goetze going on to represent his country at senior level in the European Championships last summer.

McDonnell, who was vice-captain of Dundalk FC last season, continues to ply his trade for his hometown club and will be hoping to feature for Stephen Kenny’s side in Friday night’s home clash with Cork City, which will be shown live on RTÉ Two at 7.35pm.