26/09/2025
Dear Hospital Arts diary
What a fantastic festival and attendence at every single event. What a great crew we have. TJ Carr our chair, Pat McMahon, Catherine Devane, Aileen O Sullivan, Jackie Leddin, Emil and Candice Saad, Evan Davern, Heather Sheehan Corkery, Michael O Halloran. Your’s truly🙋🏻♂️
We thank all the sponsors and businesses for unreal finiancial support. The Community council, hall committee and Credit Union, Fr Sean, John the Baptist, Hospital Herbertstown GAA,KilfrushCrusaders,Youthreach, Pat Kennedy for barriers and safety, Willie Gourey head of security Benny Shorten for setting up Youthreach and balloons. Ray Leddin for coverings events Doherty printing for programme.Hospital town community page. An Garda who kept an eye and support.Kevin and Ilse and the crew poets, singers,trad Radio na Gaelteacta, live 95, Limerick Arts, Vale Star. Orla Hickey who judged windows and Nuala Keane who judged Theatre in a tent, Culture Ireland, Businesses who were to late to be on printed programme but still sponsored us Bennett Wood products, Liz Condon.The windows who dressed up. 32 in all great effort. Artists including all our locals and established artists Jim Furlong, James Nolan, Ticky McMahon, Trudi Readon. Hospital resourse for food, Young at Heart. Scoil Iosagain, O ‘Toole family. Marcus Davern for storage and help. Davy Ryan for truck and Lorraine at Youthreach. Big shout out to Christine and her family at Pizza Corner who made international Cuisine happen. Connell Kelly Bulgaden Catering for judging cuisine.Frank Williams who photographed all the great moments.The Public houses that worked with us to allow good music over the week. All those volunteers who watched roads and events and helped in any way. All the bands, poets, speakers. All the venues who allowed us to stage an event and finally you the community who turned out in massive numbers. Roll on NUMBER 10. We will try and make it very special❤️🎸🎂
