Thursday 29 7 2010
 Bui Bolg Summer 2010
Welcome to our Summer edition, with info and pics on Bui Bolg's events of June/July and upcoming events July/August . From Aras an Uachtarain to Killarney Summerfest this is set to be Bui Bolg's best - and busiest Summer yet! For any enquiries contact Lucy at lucy@buibolg.com or 053 9123183.
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OXEGEN
Yet another Oxegen completed for Bui Bolg, now featured in its third year at Europes Favourite Music Festival, with 1st contact being our Supersized Rock Guitar at the drop off point for all revellers a sign of the ever impressive presence of Bui Bolg. Next our signature Stone Henge style entrance
now a regular feature of the event, and to help all those attending find their way around the site our outrageously impressive site markers. Did you spot the Pac-Man, Skull or the Rubik Cube? New additions this year included our Giant Inflatable Man and our Los Vegas style entrance sign “Welcome to Oxegen”.
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Wexford Business Awards
Bui Bolg has won the Wexford Business Award in the category of Best Community Endeavour for the Bui Bolg Youth Group! The Awards took place on the 23rd of June in Whites Hotel. Representing Bui Bolg on the night were Lucy Medlycott and Bui Bolg Youth Group Facilitator, Caoimhe Dunn. Bui Bolg is especially delighted with this award as it means so much to us for our work to be recognised in our home town! Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thanks to the
Wexford Chamber of Commerce for hosting such a successful and enjoyable event!
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SWICA Backpack Training
Bui Bolg recieved a Travel and Training Grant from The Arts Council of Ireland for staff members Caoimhe Dunn and Frances White to travel to Wales from the 12th - 16th of July to attend the SWICA Backpack Training Course
. The Girls are really enjoyed the training course and brought back lots of new ideas for future parades and pageants!
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Bui Bolg Youth Group
The Bui Bolg Youth Group were delighted to take part in Myriad Dance’s - Project 101
, which ran from the 2nd - 4th of July in Redmond Memorial Park. Project 101 was the largest contemporary outdoor dance performance in Ireland this year with a cast of 101 dancers. Participants included professional dancers aswell as Myriad Junior, Youth & Adult Classes, County Wexford Youth Orchestra and of course the Bui Bolg Youth Group! The performances were a montage of dance, lighting and live music with a specially comissioned soundtrack by Wexford based composer and musician Pat Jackman.
Members of the Bui Bolg Youth Group attended The National Festival of Youth Theatres - “Carne -Val”, which took place in Carne, Co. Wexford from the 30th June - 4th of July.The festival included workshops, a disco and a BBQ! The Youth Group had a great time at the festival and thankfully only one tent was blown down!
On the advice of the The Arts Council of Ireland, The Bui Bolg Youth Group had the honour of performing in Aras an Uachtarain
for President Mary McAlesse on Sunday 3rd of July, at her annual Garden Party which is attended by families from across Ireland.Congratulations to all involved! A fantastic time was had by all ! We were like the Royal Court Jestors!
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Carlsberg Comedy Carnival
Bui Bolg performed at the Carlsberg Comedy Festival at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin on Thurs 22nd, Fri 23rd, Sat 24th & Sun 25th July. Our daily shows will included our Circus
of Economics, Polar Bears (Des Bishop is a big fan!) and Brass Band, to add some colour to the comedy. This was the the first outing of the new Circus of Economics and it got a great reception from the crowd who all joined in the fun and had their noses painted red!
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Killarney Summerfest and the 3 Irish Open
Bui Bolg are set for their first appearance at Killarney Summer Festival from Sat 24th July to Sun 1st August. Bui Bolg will be thrilling the masses with a mix of our street shows including the Joust, Circus Trio and our favourite cuddly creations the Polar Bears
.We are also dressing Killarney Town Main Street with giant flower bunting for some festival flair! Bui Bolg will also be performing at the 3 Irish Golf Open in Kilarney with our Golf Puppets! Get Your Summer On!
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MILK Festival
Bui Bolg will be dressing the MILK Festival in Navan Co. Meath where 5,000 of Ireland's bold and beautiful gays will strut their stuff on August 14th at Europe's first ever outdoor music festival for the LGBT community. Bui Bolg will be installing Sparkly Dorothy Shoes and many other outlandish
props and inflatables!
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Indie' Go World Music Festival
Bui Bolg's Street Shows will be performing at this years Indie'Go World Music Festival which will takes place from th 6th to the 8th of August in Fenagh, Co. Carlow. This will be Bui Bolg's first appearance at the Music Festival and we can't wait to join performers from all over the World in this spectacular event!
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