A most entertaining evening for Maintain Hope

It was a most entertaining event last evening in the Town Hall Theatre with the Maintain Hope New Year Concert, writes Brian Byrne.

The first and only performance of the Camptown Singers set the pace of an evening which continued in an eclectic mix from harpist Leah O'Sullivan; singer-songwriter Roy Thompson; the Leahy Family and friends; an aviated pub-crawl as recounted by your editor; the inimitable Bernard Berney, Dick Dunphy and Vivian Clarke at the bar; and a finale of unique interpretations of varied old songs from Noel O'Grady.

Some of the pictures from the evening here will give a flavour of the range of entertainment. More pictures here, and we have also prepared a short video, so you can both see and hear.