SDLP West Tyrone MLA Joe Byrne this week has shared
his delight that a young Strabane man has been selected as favourite to
represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Speaking
after the announcement Mr Byrne said, the announcement this week that a young
Strabane man has been installed as favourite to represent Ireland at this
year’s Eurovision Song Contest is a strong reminder of all that is good and all
that is great in the Strabane District. I am sure I speak for the entire
community when I say that we are very proud that young Ryan Dolan has been
selected to represent Ireland in this year’s competition.
Ryan
has been one of Strabane’s many rising Stars, with his exceptional performing talents
he has been a very bright and successful performing future ahead of him.
It is
great to see a young man pushing himself forward and believing in all that is
possible but also that Strabane’s great talent is being recognised. I would ask
that the entire community get behind Ryan and support him on this very exciting
journey.
Let’s
also pay tribute when recognising Strabane’s fantastic young talent to Terri
O’Reilly who recently performed on RTE’s The Voice of Ireland. Terri left of
from another Strabane man Jim Devine who performed last year and gave world
class performances. Terri gave a fantastic performance on the show and
continues to do her family, friends and community proud.
With a
population of under 40 000 people, Strabane is no stranger to talent. I would
hope this fantastic strength and determination by our young people in sharing
their many talents continues to spread. It’s about time Strabane stood up and
was counted, lets show the world what we are made of.
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