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On October 22 1959 an unusual play opened at the Royal Court theatre, London; a theatre never afraid to be different. It had after all presented John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger* three years previously - a play which rocked the establishment, and transformed English drama for ever. The critics adored it, it played to full houses every night, and it made lots of money for everyone concerned.

Roundford man Martin Heneghan scooped the Irish title in the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin defeating Kilkenny’s David Coyne in the final on Saturday August 28. Martin saw off the Leinster man 4-0 in the final with some very good play. It was almost an all Mayo final with Martin defeating fellow Roundford player Michael Connelly, 4-3, in the semi-final in a competition which featured the 50 top players in the country. Heneghan has now qualified to take part in the PDC Unicorn World u21 championship which will take place in Barnsley, England, in November.

Oliver/Dawson Saxon, the British heavy metal band formed in 1995 by former members of Saxon, will be touring Ireland this month to play an intimate series of heavy metal gigs.