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Pa Dowd
A North Kilkenny man will represent Kilkenny at this year's Macra Mr Personality Festival.
Patrick Dowd will represent Kilkenny at the 16th annual Mr Personality Festival, which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra na Feirme.
The festival will take place this weekend, April 14-15, at the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel. The festival is sponsored by Kilkenny, Carlow and District Farm Relief Services.
Patrick is 33 years old. He is an active member of North Kilkenny Macra na Feirme. His hobbies and interests include soccer, farming and chilling. Patrick believes he will make a good representative for Kilkenny because he is outgoing and up for the craic.
The contestants will arrive at The Talbot Hotel at 6pm on April 14, with the on-stage interviews starting at 8pm. The on-stage interviews will be conducted by our new MC for 2023, Miss Michelle Heffernan from Beat 102-103.
This will be followed by music from the much-anticipated The Waxies and DJ until late. Patrick will have an early start on Saturday morning with contestant private interviews with judges.
After lunch, the contestant challenges will take place. On Saturday evening, Patrick will be donning his suit and meeting with Kilkenny, Carlow and District Farm Relief Services and have their official photos taken. This is followed by the banquet, starting at 7.30pm. Hot Fuss will be playing hit after hit, until Mr Personality 2023 is announced at midnight.
Tickets for the banquet/ restaurant can be booked by contacting Laura or Willie in The Talbot Hotel on 052-6188700. Full details are available on www.mrpersonality.ie. Or keep an eye on the Mr Personality Festival socials to keep up to date with what is happening in the lead up to the festival. Further information is available by contacting Christine O’Neill on 087-3128562 or Aoife Power on 087-7535154.
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