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Pictures – a new one-act play written by Kilkenny’s John Stack has achieved tremendous success in preliminary festivals run by the Drama League of Ireland, achieving two firsts and a second placing.

On Halloween night this week, Young Irish Film Makers held the premier of their latest summer production, First Confession, in Kilkenny’s Set Theatre.

A fundraising event in aid of Waterford Cheshire was launched on September 15. The event, a play titled The Good To Suffer by Willie Egan will be performed in the Theatre Royal on Friday October 1, at 8pm.

It was the year that Shergar was kidnapped, Eamon Coughlan won the 5000m gold medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Tommy Walsh and Samantha Mumba were born and Cork were defeated, once again, in the All-Ireland Final.

Watergate Productions are back with a bang with their summer show Arsenic and Old Lace, which will run at the Watergate Theatre next week.

Kilkenny Musical Society’s 2010 production, Oliver, opens on Easter Sunday night for a week-long run at the Watergate Theatre. Rehearsals have been underway for over four months and the cast of almost 100 are now putting the final touches to what is sure to be a magnificent production.

Patrick Elliott has made rather a habit of winning in recent times. Last year he clinched the Dunlop National Rally Championship with six wins. He started 2009 in a similar vein, winning the opening round in Birr two weeks ago. And on Sunday he added the latest success to his portfolio of wins with victory on the 2009 TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Mayo Stages Rally.

Western Lakes Cycling

Ambrose Gaughan from Foxford and his Lahardane co-driver Derek Molloy claimed one of the best results of their rally careers to date, with second in class nine on Sunday’s Cavan Stages Rally. Competing in a Toyota Corolla the pair had a trouble-free run to finish 53rd overall from a starting position of 146th, recording a great result against some very strong opposition.

The 36th production of Watergate Productions is to take to the stage next week with their latest production - The Loves of Cass McGuire.