Festival Programme for 2008
Saturday 26th July
9.00am Feis - Maghery Community Centre
12.00pm Angling Competition @ Lough Waskel (registration 11am)
12.00pm GAA Blitz @ GAA Grounds
4.00pm Bonny Baby Competition @ Parochial Hall Sponsored by Little People
6.30pm Opening Art Exhibition @ Top Filling Station (1st Floor)
8.30pm Official Opening Reception @ Ionad Teampall Chróine Sponsored by Supervalu
10.00pm Street Music with Bagatelle
10.45pm Official Opening Ceremony by Margo O’Donnell on the Main Street
12.00pm Festival Disco @ Ostan na Rosann
Sunday 27th July
12.30pm Jet ski & Watercrafts display @Dungloe Bay
2.00pm Charity Triathlon Win €500 for a charity of your choice! Sponsored
by Donegal Airport
2.00pm Celebration of Dungloe Hospital Golden Jubilee 1958-2008 @ Grounds of Dungloe Hospital
3.00pm Battle of the Bands Competition @ Main Street Sponsored by AIB
7.00pm Street Music with the Double Dees
8.30pm GAA Bingo @Parochial Hall
9.00pm Street Music with Mad Dog McCrea
10.00pm Dance with Dominic Kirwin in aid of Dungloe Hospital @ Ostan na Rosann
11.00pm Street Music with Erins Own
Monday 28th July
9.30am Deep Sea Angling on the Loinnir - Book before 25th July @ Festival Office
12.00pm Kids Treasure
Hunt - Assemble
at Ionad Teampall Chróine
3.00pm Children’s
Fancy Dress competition & Disco @
Sweeneys Hotel
6.00pm Car Treasure Hunt -
Assemble
at Ionad
Teampall Chróine
6.30pm It's a knockout @
St
Crona’s National School Field
7.00pm Street Music with
Inner Light
8.30pm Family Table Quiz @
Maghery Community Centre
9.00pm Street Music with
Elaine Boyle & Gary Gamble
11.00pm Country Music Disco @
Ostan na Rosann
Tuesday 29th July
2.00pm Soccer Blitz @
Venue
tbc
6.30pm Car Reversing @
Rack
Factory
7.30pm 5k Roadrace -
Assemble
at Ostan na Rosann
8.00pm Salsa Dancing
(Part 1) @
Ostan
na Rosann
9.00pm Street Music with
Green Rising
11.00pm GAA Disco @ Ostan na Rosann
Wednesday 30th July
11.00am Supervalu Kids Fun Day @
Dungloe
GAA Grounds
12.00pm Marys arrive at
Carrickfinn Airport courtesy of Aer Arann
7.00pm Soap Box Derby on the
Main
Street
(register before 12.00pm)
8.00pm Salsa Dancing
(Part 2) @
Ostan
na Rosann
8.30pm Wine tasting with
Inish Wines @
Ionad
Teampall Chróine
9.00pm Street Music with
Black Stuff
10.00pm Festival Table Quiz @
Caisleain Oir, Anagaire
11.00pm Erins Own @
Ostan na Rosann
Thursday 31st July - Lá Gaelach
LA GAELACH - Traditional Irish Music
Sessions throughout the Main Street all day with Marys in attendance
All musicians, singers and dancers are welcome to join in the the ceol agus
craic on Lá Gaelach.
10.00am Golf Competition -
Ladies Single Stableford @
Cruit Island Golf Club
Sponsored by Ulster Bank, Letterkenny
11.00pm Live broadcast with Raidio
na Gaeltachta from Ionad Teampall Chróine
12.00pm Antiques and Crafts
Fair
@ Sweeneys Hotel
1.00pm Meenacross CCE @
Upper Main St
1.00pm Display of McNelis,
Cunningham School of Dancing and
McCafferty School of Dancing
2.00pm Monto - Traditional
Irish and Folk group @
Upper Main Street
2.30pm Seafood Display and
I.C.A. Crafts Display
3.00pm Cloughaneely CCE @
Lower
Main Street
3.00pm Lisnaragh Irish
Music Group @
Lower
Main Street
4.00pm Ceili and Oldtime
with McElhinney Ceili Band and Clann Lir dancers,Gortahork @
Upper Main Street
6.00pm Kathleen Boyle
Band @
Lower
Main Street
9.30pm Sharon Shannon,
Mundy, Shane McGowan and Dessie O’Halloran live in concert. Adm €15
11.30pm Festival Disco in Ostan na
Rosann
Friday 1st August
Marys on tour
11.00am Kids Swimming Competition @
Ostan
na Rosann
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3.00pm Street music with
the winners of Battle of the Bands
3.00pm Ramblin’ Scally
Wags Puppet Pop Show (for all ages) @
Ionad Teampall Chróine
6.00pm 5-a-side football
competition @
Astroturf
at Rosses Community School
6.30pm Skiff Racing @
Dungloe
Lake -
Sponsored
by ES Outdoor Supplies
7.00pm Street music with
Broken Edge
7.30pm Art Auction @
Ionad Teampall Chróine
8.00pm Digger Driving
Competition @
Venue
tbc
9.00pm Street music with
Tony & Ann Croke
10.00pm Street Music with the Indians
10.30pm Introduction of the 2008
Marys @
Main
Street
Saturday 2nd August
12.00pm Official interviews
with the 2008 Marys
12.00pm Patrick Sweeney Memorial Cup
Chapel Road –v- Quay Road @
Astroturf at Rosses Community School
12.00pm Kids Tennis Competition
1 - 5.00pm Donegal Vintage & Classic car display
Grounds
of St. Crona’s Church
2.00pm Little Miss Mary & Little
Mr Escort competition & disco @
Parochial
Hall ,
Sponsored by Rosses Credit Union
3.00pm Kayaking – come an try it. 3 one hour trial
sessions 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
3.00pm Street Music with
the Shades
5.00pm Street Music with
Next Generation
7.00pm Raft Race @
Dungloe
Lake
7.00pm Street Music with
Panama Red
9.00pm Street Music with
Smokin Rosie
8.00pm Randox Gala Ball,
Entertainment with John McNicholl @
Ostan
na Rosann
11.00pm Street Music with the Humble
Earthworms
Sunday 3rd August
Golf Competition - Gents Single Stableford @
Cruit Island Golf Club,
Sponsored by Ulster Bank
11.00am Annual Mass @
St.
Crona’s Church
12.00pm Tree planting
ceremony with ‘2007 Mary from Dungloe’ Kerry Sweeney @
Grounds
of St. Crona’s Church
1.00pm 12k Bicycle Run @
Assemble
Ostan na Rosann Leisure Centre
3.00pm Carnival Parade -
Sponsored
by the Cope
5.00pm Street Music with
Boy Done Good
8.30pm Street Music with
El Diablo
8.30pm Crowning Cabaret
in
association with the Donegal Democrat and the Abbey & Central Hotels Donegal Town @
Ostan
na Rosann
11.00pm Street Music with the Chevies
12.00pm Mary’s floodlit parade
with the newly crowned 41st Mary From Dungloe
12.30am Disco in Ostan na Rosann
Monday 4th August
12.00pm Meenacross Agricultural
Show @
Meenacross
2.00pm 2008 Mary From
Dungloe visits Dungloe Hospital
2.30pm Street Music with
Hugo Duncan
3.00pm 2008 Mary from Dungloe
visits Meenacross Agricultural Show
8.00pm Celebration Dance & Reunion
of the Keadue Band of 1978,
Entertainment by Hugo Duncan
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