A tribute to The Breakfast Roll Brigade Our Set Construction Crew wouldn’t object to being called a motley crew. In previous programmes, they were even referred to as “average five-eighths” – but carpenters and non-carpenters all perform as if they have been chippies all their lives. Every year they answer the call. From once the show is selected, the creative process begins. Early talks with Director Peter Kennedy set the ball rolling. Indecipherable, scribbled notes on the back of a box of fags are frequently the first output. Ideas are bounced around in an informal atmosphere

Shops and business premises around Ballinrobe have been asked to rally around the local Musical Society in advance of next week’s annual show, Ragtime The Musical. “We are appealing to all shop-owners and businesspeople to put up photographs of previous shows by the society, or old posters – anything that will help to create a festive atmosphere in Ballinrobe for the week for the week of the show,” said Pat McGovern, chairman, Ballinrobe Musical Society. “We have always enjoyed huge support for our shows from the Ballinrobe business community, both in terms of financial support