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Details of 2012 St Patrick's Day celebrations announced
Posted by Declan McAteer
declan@newrytimes.com
Details of the 2012 St Patrick's Day celebrations in Newry are beginning to emerge. Speaking about next year's programme, Newry Mayor Charlie Casey announced that the Tulla Ceili Band will be performing at a traditional music and dance Ceili in the Canal Court Hotel on Friday 16th March 2012. Street trading and outdoor entertainment will move to the Kildare Street area of Newry next year as a major environmental improvement scheme commences in Hill Street early in the new year. Other events due to take place as part of the festivities are:
The traditional Ceili that normally takes place in Marcus Square, will now take place at 2pm in Newry City Hall.
Annual St Patrick's Day parade.
A funfair will be based at St Christopher's Park.
St Patrick's Church on Church Street will host a special ecumenical service for post Primary School students celebrating the life of St Patrick during the week prior to the 17th March.
Council officials have also been working with the Ulster Scots Agency to provide artists and musicians to join in with the festivities. The organising committee are still work on the final details of the festivities and more information will be available in due course.
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Scottish teenager Chris Totten dreams of emulating his idol John Higgins after winning snooker's European Championship.
Wishaw's 18-year-old Totten captured one of the biggest titles in amateur snooker by beating Estonia's Andres Petrov 7-3 in the final of the EBSA main event last weekend. Totten made it through the group stages then won five knockout matches to reach the final before comfortably beating Petrov, coming from 3-2 down to win five frames in a row (view all the results). Totten is now in line to be nominated for a two-year card for the World Snooker Tour.
He first picked up a cue eight years ago, inspired by a certain four-time World Champion from Wishaw. "I started playing when I was ten years old," said Totten. "John Higgins has always been my idol because he comes from the same town as me and I went to the same High School. When I was 12 I spent a day practising with him, just after he had won the World Championship in 2011. It was fantastic, I learned so much from him."
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