RTE films young Inishowen writers 26.10.07

THE national broadcaster was in Inishowen on Tuesday to film young writers reading work they recently published in the 'WordFlight' book. WordFlight overall winner, Niamh McMullan, from St. Aengus N.S., Bridgend, and fellow star pupils and writers, Stephen O’Donnell and Charlie Lavery, did themselves proud with their confident and entertaining performances for the RTE News2day team.

Writers and poets, Patrick Kearney, of the WordFlight project, Pamela Brown, and Abby Oliveira were also part of the event. The local youngsters were selected recently for publication along with 96 others internationally, to commemorate the 99 people who left Donegal in 1607 during the Flight of the Earls.
"We gifted a commemorative copy of WordFlight to RTE to mark the young writers’ huge achievement," said Mr. Kearney. Other Inishowen schools whose pupils are published in the book include: Moville Community College, St. Patrick’s Girls’ N.S., Carndonagh, and Scoil Naomh Brid, N.S., Muff. A WordFlight reading tour of schools, colleges, and youth centres across Donegal, Derry and Tyrone is currently underway. Copies of the book are on sale, priced €10, and monies raised will be gifted to projects assisting homeless Irishmen and Irishwomen to return to Ireland. To buy a copy or for more information, contact 074 9158836 / 086 1599068; info@artistsincreativeenterprise.com  or log on to www.artistsincreativeenterprise.com .
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