ALL PLACES HAVE BEEN FILLED FOR ACTOR/DIRECTOR “SPEED DATING’ EVENING

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We are delighted to announce there has been an overwhelming response to the event and now ALL 30 places have been filled. We created a 'reserve' list of 10 and this too has been filled. All those who have received a place for the networking event have had an initial reply and will be contacted later this week with final details. Likewise those on the reserve list. Unfortunately … [Read More...]

REMEMBER EMILY DAVIDSON

Emily Davison died as part of her struggle to gain women the vote. She was buried on June 14, 1913 as thousands of Suffragettes dressed in white, marched behind purple banners which urged women to fight on. The sacrifices the Suffragettes made should never be forgotten. You are invited to commemorate Emily’s funeral by … [Read More...]

FAIR CITY

RTE have said that in order to manage the current financial situation they have decided to reduce the number of episodes of Fair City from 208 to 200 in 2013. It was agreed that these missing episodes would be removed from the schedule when it would impact on the fewest number of viewers. Based on the experience of previous … [Read More...]

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