First night done; loads more to look forward to
The first night of the Lakeland Sessions, part of the Westmeath Bachelor Festival, drew a decent crowd last night and the organisers said they were happy with how things went.
They are not resting on their laurels though, and have taken seriously any comments concert-goers made to them last night, and as a result, the bar is being expanded before today's gigs start shortly after 3pm.
John Geoghegan, the president of Mullingar Chamber, was among those to praise the efforts of the organising team.
“From the beginning Mullingar Chamber was delighted to hear of this concept to bring this event with so much potential back to life. We fully supported the location and scale of it in our discussions with Westmeath County Council in granting use of part of the Blackhall car park to facilitate it.
"I personally admired the ambition of the organisers to make this happen, although to be honest, it appeared particularly daunting, especially closer to the event date.
"We are absolutely thrilled to see this incredible event in our town and think it is an extraordinary achievement for the organisers to deliver, brilliant on every level. Fair play to Tomás Nally and the entire team for delivering this, they are a credit to our town.”