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Sinead lands big West End break
Wednesday, 29th April, 2015. Vol. 8, Issue 17 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
By Paul Byrne
A young Dundalk actress who moved to London five years ago to ‘follow her dream’ has got one step closer to the West End with the news that she will star in a production of ‘Duncton Wood’ which begins in the Union theatre, London next month. Sinead O’Callaghan who hails from Kilcurry has aspired to becoming an actress for as long as she can recall and having seen off 1,000 other hopefuls she will now take to the stage for the new musical which will be directed by West End director extraordinaire Michael Strassen. 24 year old Sinead is a former Freda Hearty dance kid and a current member of SONG who she says had a
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huge say in her career citing Therese and Patrick Dunne, along with Rosemary and Jackie Winkless as massive influences to her. Sinead’s talents were honed playing lead roles such as Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde, Grace O’Malley in ‘The Pirate Queen’ and Jo March in the Irish premiere of Little Women. Her performances were recognised at the AIMS awards in 2013 when she picked up an award for ‘Best Female Singer’. Sinead’s sister Siobhan spoke this week of the pride the whole family felt upon hearing the news of Sinead’s new role. “We are all absolutely delighted for Sinead and so proud of her. We know how hard she has worked for this Continued on Page 8
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CBS victorious in schools history project
CBS pupils celebrate their success
By Paul Byrne Pupils from the CBS primary school are celebrating a huge success after winning first place
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