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Ballymagash??

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  • 19-05-2004 10:33am
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    ambasite
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    Anyone remember the name of the comedy show which this fictitious town appeared in? Mainly Irish political satire was on RTE late 1970's / early 1980's. Eamon Morrissey & Frank Kelly (Fr. Jack Hackett) played a variety of rolls in it. The Scrap Saturday / Bull Island of its time, but better.


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    BuffyBot
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    Hall's Pictorial Weekly if I remember correctly


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    ambasite
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    yeah! the old news readr? Frank Hall, couldn't remember the name, cheers. classic show, especially the piss taking of local 'cumann' meetings, FF of FG piss take not sure, probably both.


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    mike65
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    Ah those were de days...Minister For Hardship, Mothers Of Seven, Cha and Myre (sp) those opening credits (watch for the dog!)....

    Mike.


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    ambasite
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    Originally posted by mike65
    Cha and Myre (sp)

    the two Cork lads with the overcoats & caps?! i'm having flashbacks here. Cha & Mya. eamon Morrissey delivering the leaders address at the Ard Fheis was priceless. No chance of it being on video or dvd i suppose?


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    DublinWriter
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    He also had a regular show on RTE radio doing the same thing. It was called 'The Frank Kelly Show' and was sponsored by Dubarry, or some Irish makers of hoisiery.


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    ActingThe Magot
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    Originally posted by DublinWriter
    He also had a regular show on RTE radio doing the same thing. It was called 'The Frank Kelly Show' and was sponsored by Dubarry, or some Irish makers of hoisiery.
    I believe that the Frank Kelly sponsored show was for Glen Abbey
    Accordingly the shows catchphrase was (I think):
    Lets go with the Glen Abbey show
    Dubarry (still) make shoes, I think.

    Of course the most famous of the sponsored shows was for ...Jacobs Biscuits-Ask Frankie..As sort of combination radio agony aunt /Frank Sinatra music show


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    mike65
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    The sad thing is I'm just old enough to remember those sponsered shows which went out I think at about 2 pm.

    Wheres me zimmer frame gone, cough!

    Mike.


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