Anyone who attended Monaghan Macra’s Superstar night in the Westenra on
Saturday last will agree that surely was a night to remember! Freddie
Mercury opened the show in what can only be described as a rather
adventurous stage costume. Acts from Cavan, Meath and Monaghan followed
before the Tydavnet Spice Girls took to the stage. Their performance was
extraordinary with the costumes relatively accurate to those of the original
band. Who knew there was such talent in north Monaghan? The Tydavnet drama
troupe won’t have far to go to find new recruits!
After all acts had performed our experienced judges Marian Larmer and Kevin
Allen stepped outside to deliberate. The audience then cast their votes.
After a short interval our wonderful compare, Peadar Mc Mahon, announced the
winners.  The Spice girls took third place with their rendition of Wannabe.
In second place was Georgina Malone from North Meath but it Laura Feely from
Truagh Macra who stole the night. She received the Superstar plaque and a
cash prize. Congratulations from everyone in Monaghan Macra to the winners
and to all the acts who entertained us tremendously on the night.
Superstar would be impossible to stage without the support of sponsors who
again funded us so generously. In particular we would like to thank Monaghan
Co-op and Monahgan Credit Union who have supported us for the entire four
years of Superstar. Everyone in Monaghan Macra greatly appreciates your
support.
We also wish to thank our judges Marian Larmer and Kevin Allen who assisted
in choosing the winner. A tremendous thank you goes out to Peadar Mc Mahon
who once again did a terrific job comparing the event.
Over the coming weeks there will be numerous macra events taking place
throughout the county. Dates will be finalised at this week’s county
executive so be sure to check the notes over the coming weeks to find out
more.
Anyone with information for Macra notes over the coming weeks can contact
Brenda on brenda.mcquillan@macra.ie.