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Thomas and Ben impress on RTÉ show
A TALENTED local man and his son recently enjoyed the experience of a life-time when they performed on day time TV.
Thomas and Ben Gillespie from Strabane appeared on the RTÉ show, Donncha’s Two Talented last week to show off their impressive vocals.
Young Ben is an aspiring singer and attends Much Ado Stage School in Castlederg. For the show, he performed ‘The Man That Can’t be Moved’ by The Script and then also performed a duet with his dad, ‘Hero’ by Enrique.
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The popular show is hosted by Irish rugby legend Donncha O’Callaghan and produced by Adare Productions. It’s a fun, family show where youngsters chose the talents and then they coach their parents to become show stopping stars.
Talented Derg girls star in advertising campaign
TWO Castlederg girls who are making their mark in the world of acting are also helping to raise awareness of the scourge of domestic violence.
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Meaghan McKee, aged 11 and 18-year-old Grace O’Carolan are currently starring in a Crimestoppers advertisement highlighting the effects of domestic violence.
Both girls are students at the Derg-based Much Ado Stage School run by Rois Kelly-Lynch.
Overwhelmingly proud of her charges Rois explained both girls had excelled themselves.
She explained, “Both Meaghan and Grace are drama, singing and dance students of mine. Last year we got funding to produce a video raising awareness of bullying. When we were making that we worked with Niall Carlin from Double Jump Films, and he was very impressed with the Much Ado students and commented on how directable they were.
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Charlie Connolly (9), is a pupil at St Patrick’s Primary School in the Derg and according to the man himself, his trip to BBC Scotland Studios in Glasgow last November was “very fun and good craic”.
Selected via Zoom auditions from thousands of kids all over the UK and Ireland to star as team captain in the show, Charlie was joined by comedians Helen Baeur and David Morgan for the day’s filming.
The Dog Ate My Homework features two teams who face a mischievous mix of tongue-in-cheek comedy, off-the-wall questions and slapstick challenges in a school-based panel show.