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Local talent to be showcased in three new plays

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By Michelle Crean  

If you're looking for a night out with a difference then a visit to see some hilarious short plays by a local group is ideal.

PLAYS: Killarney based amateur drama group Four Esquires Productions will be performing their new series of short plays in the Gleneagle Culture Club. Pictured are: Danny McClure Annie Burns and Paddy Osborne.

Killarney based, amateur drama group Four Esquires Productions, which was formed in 2019 by Brian Bowler and Paddy Osborne, will be performing their new series of short plays on May 25 in the Gleneagle Culture Club.

The ethos of the group is to encourage and showcase local talent.

“We’ve held several casting calls over the years for anyone who wanted to get involved even if they’d never acted before,” Paddy Osborne explained. “We are always open to new writers and ideas, our focus being on original plays, generally comedic and light-hearted.”

The Four Esquires had a three night sell out show in Courtney’s, Killarney just before the lockdown where they performed 'Every Picture Tells a Story' by Brian Bowler, Rent O’Killers by Dennis Earlie and Bar Flies by Paddy Osborne.

“We had planned to put on more shows but COVID put everything on hold,” Paddy said. “There’s a wealth of talent in this county. We are also very fortunate to have several actors who are training in the West End House School of Arts, New Street, involved in the new show. It is great for them and it is fantastic for us.”

The three new plays are 'The Letter D' – an elderly man endeavours to sell his recent inheritance of carpets and rugs online with hilarious consequences. 'The Deal' – a disillusioned hospitality worker prepares for a night out while reflecting on his chosen career path. Both are written and directed by Brian Bowler. The third play is 'Bin Wars' written and directed by Paddy Osborne and is a dark comic tale inspired by true events about two neighbours fighting over their wheelie bins.

Paddy is the author of the hilarious 'Baxter’s Boys', a novel about a neglected Dublin inner-city community and a dysfunctional pub football team who might just be their only hope! The Irish Independent likened it to Roddy Doyles’ Barrytown Trilogy. Paddy has just finished co-writing a feature length screenplay called 'No Time For Cowboys' and is in the process of securing funding.

Brian Bowler is a member of the Killarney Dochas Drama group and West End School of Arts. He has written and directed a number of plays and short films including the award winning 'Under God’s Sky' about the Spanish Armada.

Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster priced €10.25 excluding booking fee.

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Massive Park Road housing development given green light

A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road. The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near […]

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A private developer has been given planning permission to build 249 new residential units at Upper Park Road.

The development, which will be built on a recently cleared site near An Post’s sorting office, will include a variety of properties from five-bed houses to single apartments, along with a crèche and over 500 car spaces and over 300 bike spaces.

The development has been welcomed by local councillor Martin Grady.

“Killarney has a massive housing shortage so this is very positive. It will retain young families in the area, stimulating economic growth,” he said. “After 17 years of different planning applications it’s finally coming to fruition.”

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Ballydribeen residents living in fear due to anti-social behaviour

Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate. Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits […]

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Residents in the Ballydribeen are living in fear as a result of increased anti-social behaviour in the estate.

Several serious incidents in the estate have resulted in several Garda visits in the last week.

Local councillor Martin Grady told the Killarney Advertiser that residents are “living in fear” as a result of very serious incidents in the last week alone.

One house in the estate was badly damaged when fire crackers were placed inside a letter box.

Another house had its windows smashed in over the weekend.

“It’s a major problem,” added Grady after meeting residents there earlier this week.

One of the most serious incidents occurred on Tuesday night.

A passing motorists had rocks thrown at his car while driving along the bypass whch is adjacent to the estate.
Taking to social media, local primary-school teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan posted:

“Travelling home tonight, at 11.05pm on the Killarney side of the bypass our car was hit by a rock – not a pebble – from the Ballydribben side , which hit the passenger door.

“It was centimetres away from hitting the window where my father, who is visually impaired, was sitting.

“This could have caused catastrophic permanent injury to him.

“The Killarney Garda were on the scene within three minutes.

“They can’t be patrolling the bypass all night.

“It comes down to parenting. You should know where your children are at this hour and be able to teach them what’s funny and what ruin a person’s life or cause a fatal crash.“

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