The important role which An Táin Arts Centre plays in the cultural and social life of Dundalk and surrounding areas is highlighted in a series of short films This is Our Arts Centre which was shot last December.
The films focus on the local theatre, musical, dance and educational groups that have been unable to use the Arts Centre the way they once did prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The first film aired on An Táin s Facebook page last Wednesday (10th) and featured Pat McKenna who spoke of how he first got involved in amateur drama in a production of Paul Vincent Carroll s The Devil Came From Dublin in 1956. His involvement with amateur drama continued when he moved to Dublin and Canada and he later joined The Castle Players on his return to Ireland. He recounted his involvement with Dundalk Youth Theatre. He described how An Táin Arts Centre represented a big improvement on the facilities that were in old Town Hall and said he missed going into the Arts Centre because of lo