After a roof-raising year which has included a televised mass for RTE, appearances at Farmleigh House and the Irish Premiere of the Poverty Requiem for UN World Poverty Day, as well as a fantastic end-of-year concert in aid of Dublin Simon Community, the Ballymun Gospel Choir mass takes a break during the months of July & August. We will return to the Virgin Mary Church on Sun. 14th September at 7pm.

Auditions

Auditions for new choir members will be held on Wed 27th August & Wed 3rd September.

For further info please contact Cathy (Musical Director) on (01) 8943163 or 085-1127306.

Read on for a review of the ballymun gospel choir in concert!

Previous notable appearances

Previous public Ballymun Gospel Choir/Band performances include:

• Performing in Ballymun for President Mary McAleese
• A Late Late Show appearance backing Simon Casey in 2005
• Sold-out gig at the Temple Bar Music Centre in 2006
• Sell-out performance at the Axis Theatre in Ballymun in  2007
• A summer performance at Farmleigh House
• as well as performances at recent Other World (Samhain-Halloween) Festivals here in Ballymun.
  
  

Most recently, the Ballymun Gospel Choir Mass was televised on RTE Television on Sunday April 6th 2008 and received a huge favourable response locally and nationally

Where to hear them

The Ballymun Gospel Choir, backed by its superb 5-piece band, raise the roof every Sunday night at 7pm Sunday Mass in Shangan Rd Church, Ballymun.

Who manages them

This exceptional Choir and Band are managed by Sli Eile. Sli Eile is the Irish Jesuit Outreach to young Adults that involves faith and justice activities.  Sli Eile believes in the fundamental dignity of every human person and works for a better world for all people regardless of race, colour, creed, gender or age.

Contacts:

For queries re songs, music, performance, etc please contact Cathy Burke, Musical Director of the Ballymun Gospel Choir and Band at 01-8943163, 085-1127306 or email at cathy.burke@sli-eile.com

For additional queries

Please contact Frank Brady, Sean Meehan or Caitlin Ni Ruanaigh in the Sli Eile Ballymun Office at 01-8625345, 0876386187 or email them at ballymun@sli-eile.com

Full details of all Sli Eile activities for young adults are available at here >

Full details on the Dublin Simon Community are available at www.dublinsimon.ie ^