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Open Auditions

June 2, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

Young Irish Film Makers are holding open auditions for their summer feature film. The Film is been shot over July at various locations. We need main cast and extras to come and audition. Auditions will be held in YIFM’s studios in kilkenny on Saturday the 13th of June 2009 at 10.30 PM. These auditions are open to all. For directions to YIFM Studios Click Here

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Humanist Movement remember Bed In

June 1, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

On, Saturday last, the 30th May 2009 in Kilkenny City a celebration was held by the Humanist Movement to remember John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Bed In” for Peace which took place 40 years ago.

The Event featured Poetry readings by local poets, face painting, music and crafts for all ages on a sunny saturday during Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs Comedy Festival.

The Footage above was shot and edited by Lisa Heeran for the Young Irish Film Makers (YIFM)

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Playboy Of The Western World

May 26, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

Dreamstuff Youth Theatre preformed a true classic of the Irish theatre, The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge On Tuesday 28th April until Saturday 2nd May. I was lucky enough to be lights for the play, Soon the play will be up online in its entirety. Filmed by Lisa Heeran and David Galster.

This timeless, classic tells the story of Christy Mahon (Peter O’Connor) a young man who on arriving in a remote Irish tavern claims he has killed his father, much to the entertainment of the locals, especially the publican’s daughter Pegeen Mike (Aoibhin Murphy), all are in awe of his courageous deeds, until his father turns up to spoil his brave tale. When Christy attacks his father a second time thinking he has killed him this time for sure the locals instead of praising him turn on him and led by Pegeen insist he is handed over to the authorities to be punished. Christy’s life is saved when his father, beaten and bloodied, crawls back onto the scene having survived his son’s second attack and the two depart for home together, leaving Pegeen to lament losing the man she loved: “Oh my grief, I’ve lost him surely. I’ve lost the only Playboy of the Western World”. 

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Sports Day 2009

May 20, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

So yesterday was the sports day for the CBS Kilkenny. I, being the sporty person that I am, desided to bring my camera along to get a few photos.  

Sure it rained a little but fun was had all round and I got some class photos, Take a little look!! Don’t ask me what the results of anythine were, to be quite honest I havn’t the slightest idea!!   

 

I would have a link to the schools website…

but guess what?! We don’t have one! If anyone is looking for prints of any of these photos just drop me an e-mail (info@darraghkelly.net)

View Full Sports Day Collection (slideshow) - Click Here.

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Living Peace Sign for the World March for Peace and Non-Violence

May 9, 2009 by Darragh Kelly


Last Monday the 4th of May I was out filming the Living Peace Sign on Canal Square in Kilkenny. People came from half eleven to get set up and ready. By 3 o’clock people had started to come and fill the peace sign holding their balloons. The World March began in New Zealand on October 2, 2009, the anniversary of Gandhi’s birth, declared the “International Day of Nonviolence” by the United Nations. It will conclude in the Andes Mountains (Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, Argentina) on January 2, 2010. The March is to last 90 days, three long months of travel. It will pass through all climates and seasons, from the hot summer of the tropics and the deserts, to the winter of Siberia. The American and Asian stages will be the longest, both almost a month. A permanent base of a hundred people of different nationalities will complete the journey.

Krisztina, the woman who was organizing this entire event explained that the movement was community-based, non-profit making, a project from people to people. Krisztina was helped by her friend and family.  For more info on the event and the World Peace March you can visit World March Ireland or The World March


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Invisible Children 2009

April 27, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

On April 25th 2009 Invisible Children hosted The RESCUE, a rally in 100 cities across ten countries, to bring attention to the plight of the children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in Central East Africa. For the past 23 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) have been waging a war that has left nearly two million innocent civilians caught in the middle. They were asking governments and international bodies to develop a strategy and support existing efforts to rescue the child soldiers abducted by the LRA.

On the evening of April 25th, we will be “Abducted” in Dublin, in the hope of being rescued by one of the mogals.The RESCUE is a radically unique event, Which required support to ‘abduct themselves for the abducted’. We traved by foot Merrion Square Park where the “LRA Camp” was located. There, we remained  ‘abducted’ until a person of great influence or cultural significance arrived and ‘RESCUED’ us by making a public statement on behalf of the child soldiers. We were rescued by the Lord Mayor of Dublin.

I was taking part with the Young Irish Film Makers. We were taking photos and filming the event, It was great to be involved with such a charity and the event was great fun in its self.

For More information on the work on Invisible Children or for information on how to get involved you can visit their website : www.invisiblechildren.com

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CBS Bright Colours Day – 2009

April 24, 2009 by Darragh Kelly

The CBS in Kilkenny decided to down the uniforms for a day and go bright as part of their mental health week which ran from the 20th to the 24th of April 2009. Everyone turned up to in bright colours of some soft. Money was collected at the door Which is to go towards the 2009 Lourdes fund.

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