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KILRUSH children and teenagers are being encouraged to help other kids while displaying their own tal- OLAS
This May will see the inaugural Kilrush talent show, an event organ- iser’s hope will be repeated for years om ere) eaten
The brainchild of Kilrush woman Teresa Carrig, the talent show will see children from 10 to 18 year olds take to the stage to show case their talents.
And the talents will be as varied as the performers.
Boys, girls and groups are encour-
aged to enter the competition. Tal- ents can range from singing to danc- ing; comedy acts to drama sketches, gymnastics to hip-hop dancing, and magic tricks to juggling.
“We are looking for everything, whatever they think 1s their talent,” said Ms Carrig.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Irish Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children.
The event is being supported by the Whole community with local busi- nesses all providing spot prizes for the night.
“It is very much community driven and it is great to see all the commu- nity involved in something like this,”
said Ms Carrig.
The winner on the night – May 17 – will walk away with the perpetual shield sponsored by Hartman’s Jew- ellers in Kilrush. The jewellers will also sponsor a €50 voucher as a prize.
There will also be medals for sec- ond and third prizes on the night.
To appear on stage on the big night, participants must first of all take part in the auditions on May | in the Kil- rush Community Centre from 3pm to Bye
All of the judges will be local.
The Simon Cowel and Sharon Os- borne on the audition day will be TG4 Country and Western star Sonia
Carrig, primary school teacher and singer Linda Clohessy-O’Gorman and Hell for Leather’s John Fennell.
When these judges have picked the 20 participants for the show, two more – hip-hop instructors Nelly Gil- ligan and a mystery judge yet to be revealed will join them on the night of the talent show.