In the beginning, there was Carrick, quietly huddled onto the majestic river Shannon, which was the olden day when it was almost impossible to get a decent cuppa in town. Then, there was The Dock, a magnificent centre for the arts emerging within the shell of the town’s former courthouse. And there am I, never a local, but never a stranger, my father has not worked the Irish land, but here it is where my daughter will get her first kiss and my sons play hide and seek in the field as if it always has been their own. Remember those summers 1995, ’96, with a full blazing sun for weeks on end? That was when this country became my home, it seems a lifetime away, and today I endure the rain like all of us…

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Happy Weekend to you all! News just in that the brilliant Chris Kent is doing support for Colin Murphy tonight at The Dock. Winner of the Comedy Smackdown at the Galway Comedy festival 2010, and of the Bulmers Nuttin’ But Funny Competition 2009, Chris Kent is one of Ireland’s rapidly rising young comedians and they say he’s one to watch!

Philip on his harmonica, and Joseph O’Connor reading a poem about the Icelandic Language… close your eyes and listen, it’s more of an audio file… Thank you Philip King and Joseph O’Connor for a lovely evening with us in Carrick on Shannon! Your Dock Blogger, February 2012

What a great night out, followed by Tavaziva Dance for the lucky ones to get a ticket…