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KITTY, DAISY, & Lewis have always done things their own way. Long before the rock'n'roll/rockabilly revival became hip, the then teenagers were recording on old analogue equipment to give their rock and blues an authentic 1950s vibe.

BEFORE THE Strypes, even before Imelda May became a star in Ireland and Britain, three London based teenagers were paving the way for a serious rock’n’roll and blues revival. Their names? Kitty, Daisy & Lewis.

FEAR NOT gentle reader! We have not taken leave of their senses. Nor have we been passing round the mescaline.

Finbar Hoban presents one of Ireland’s finest touring bands, Delorentos, at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Friday night December 28. Having released Little Sparks, one of the most stand-out albums of 2012 with singles such as “Care For” and “Bullet in a Gun”, plus thrilling audiences throughout the summer from Benicassim to Electric Picnic, Delorentos embark on their winter tour.

Finbar Hoban presents one of Ireland’s finest touring bands, Delorentos, this Christmas at the Royal Theatre Castlebar on Friday, December 28, at 9pm. Having released Little Sparks, one of the most stand-out albums of 2012, thrilling audiences throughout the summer from Benicassim to Electric Picnic, Delorentos have embarked on a winter tour, which will stop off for a rocking set in Castlebar before the New Year.

Survivors of St Anne’s Industrial School for Girls and Junior Boys at Lenaboy Castle in Taylor’s Hill are calling for it to be transformed into a memorial healing centre for all survivors of abuse in religious institutions.

ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN and band leader Tom Cussen grew up in the Broadford/Newcastle west area of Co Limerick – known locally as ‘the gateway to the south west of Ireland’ – in the early 1960s.

I was surprised to learn recently that I shared a theatrical experience with the journalist and commentator Fintan O’Toole. Years ago Fintan went to the toilet during one of the many intervals in John Arden’s The Non-Stop Connolly Show (it was non-stop for an amazing 24-hours). The toilet was just behind the stage. When Fintan came out, the performance had restarted, and he was on stage. The audience applauded the embarrassed young Fintan.