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Calls for 'nationalist' event in Drumshanbo to be cancelled

Jul 22, 2025 13:07
By Eoghan Murphy
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Calls for 'nationalist' event in Drumshanbo to be cancelled

The Mise Éire festival is taking place in the Mayflower Community Centre in Drumshanbo on Saturday, August 23rd.

There are calls for a nationalist event in Co Leitrim to be cancelled.

The Mise Éire festival is taking place in the Mayflower Community Centre in Drumshanbo on Saturday, August 23rd.

The event says it's for those who cherish Irish culture, heritage and are united in celebrating our shared values.

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Thomas Sheridan and Castlerea native John Waters, are among the speakers - they feature in a promotional video for the event.

 

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Drumshanbo local Meryl McGowan says the event shouldn't go ahead:

The Green Party's Adam Ó Ceallaigh also doesn't want it to go ahead.

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Sean Wynne, the chairman of the Mayflower Community Centre, says when the event was proposed, it met all of the same aspirations as the Gaelic League, which was formed in 1893.

The organisers of the event have not yet responded to requests for comment, while John Waters declined to comment.

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