We in Sligo Drama Circle were saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Meehan last Friday. Joe was a long-standing member of Sligo Drama Circle and was active in many roles within the group over many decades. Joe’s involvement with Sligo Drama Circle probably dates back to the 1960s and from then on, Joe […]
Tag: Theatre Site
The Hawk’s Well Theatre Site
Recently, someone asked me about the site on which the Hawk’s well Theatre is built. This is the story of how that happened. The area between the Lungy, along Temple Street to the Cathedral Car Park was the walled garden of the Church of Ireland Rectory. The present Sligo Social Services Building was originally the […]
Bishop Donates Site For Sligo Theatre
A major step towards the establishment of a permanent theatre in Sligo was taken at the weekend, when a site for the building was donated to Sligo Drama Circle by His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Dominic Conway, Bishop of Elphin. The site, on which it is proposed to build a three hundred seat theatre, consists […]