Early Plans Hatched for October’s O’Keeffe Festival

Early Plans Hatched for October’s O’Keeffe Festival

Although still in the throes of summer, plans are already being hatched for the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival which will take place this year from October 25th-28th inclusive. Lectures by Peter Browne and Matt Cranitch on matters of the history of Sliabh Luachra Music collecting and playing and a piping class by Peter Browne…

Making His Mark on Winning Streak

Making His Mark on Winning Streak

Mark Sugrue played a blinder on the Winning Streak set with Sinéad Kennedy and Marty Whelan tonight. Mark won the €25,000 car at the start of the show and an eventual €33,000 in total winnings. In fact Marty Whelan revealed that Mark had also won the car in the rehearsals earlier in the day. After…

Castleisland Bought Ticket Wins €67,000 for Dublin Based Cordal Native

Castleisland Bought Ticket Wins €67,000 for Dublin Based Cordal Native

A Cordal native and a former National Lottery employee, who worked with the organisation for 27 years, saw her dream realised when she got to spin the iconic Grand Prize Wheel during her appearance on the Winning Streak game show on RTE One on Saturday. Margaret Flynn – who spent many weekends working behind the…

If You’re Not In You Can’t Win !

If You’re Not In You Can’t Win !

  We’re just off the bus and in the door from an amazing day at the RTE studios in Donnybrook where my better-half, Cathleen took part in the National Lottery RTE 1 Game Show, Winning Streak. Since her ticket was pulled from the draw drum on Saturday night of last week, we have been inundated and overwhelmed with…