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Irish film buffs top of cinema league
Irish people are at the top of a European table of cinema-goers after
splashing out ?115million last year at the box office.
Only Iceland has more film-goers per capita than Ireland in a survey by
Screen Digest of 29 European countries.
France, Spain and Britain came in third, fourth and fifth in the survey
on average cinema admission per capita and last year there were almost
18million tickets bought by Irish people who love sitting in front of
the big screen — a rise of 10 per cent.
Around 350 films are released in Ireland each year but Hollywood is beating
low-budget home-grown movies this year, with children’s movie and
action-packed blockbusters being the biggest box office hits in a bumper
year for Irish cinema.
Blackburn party
An Irish Christmas party will take place in St. Albans Social Centre,
Larkhill, Blackburn on Saturday December 8 from 8pm until late.
Admission is by ticket only and is priced at £7, which includes
a potato pie supper.
For further information please contact Bernie on 01254 245456.
Tickets are also available directly from the St. Albans Social Centre.
Church funding
The Epsom and District Irish Association are
looking to the local Irish community to help them in raising funds for
St. Joseph’s Church.
The group’s next dance, which also includes a raffle and licensed
bar, will take place on Friday, December 14 at the Comrades Club in the
Parade in Epsom.
Dancing will be from 8.30pm until 11.30pm, with tickets on the door priced
at £5.
Annual meeting
The Abbeyfeale and District Association London will be holding its Annual
General Meeting on Saturday, January 12 at the St. Augustine Social Club
in Hammersmith from 6pm.
All members, old and new, are welcome to come along.
Further information is available by contacting abbeyfealeassociation@yahoo.co.uk. |
