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Performances in the round from an array of talented young musicians

Following on from the roaring success of Declan O'Rourke Live in the Dara Cinema, Downda Road Productions are thrilled to present 

Christmas Concert for the Hidden Hungry

Performances in the round from an array of talented young musicians, in this beautiful and iconic setting.

All in aid of Naas Food Bank. 

Featuring performances from:

• Davie Furey
• Keith Plunkett
• Katie Gallagher
• Lisa Loughrey
• Zara Duffin
• Gerry Hodgers
• and more TBC...

Tickets details coming soon

This live concert will all be in aid of a very worthy cause in our community: 

The Food Bank on Main St - ‘Helping to feed the hidden hungry’

Main Street Foodbank is an initiative started in December 2012 Since then, with fantastic support from the local community, their drop-in centre has been operating every week, where currently (July 2016) an average of 93 individuals and families access the service for help.

In Ireland, food poverty has emerged as an increasingly important issue; recent findings by the Department of Social Protection disclosed 10% of the population in Ireland are living in food poverty.

Facts about food poverty in Ireland:

• 1 in 4 of the population live in deprivation
• 1 in 7 of those at risk of poverty has a job
• 750,000 people live very close to the breadline

Today people across Ireland struggle to feed themselves and their families. Redundancy, illness, benefit delay, domestic violence, debt, family breakdown and paying for the additional household costs are just some of the reasons why people go hungry.

Naas Foodbank helps to feed these ‘hidden hungry’ in our community because nobody should have to go without food on their tables. 

Please join us to experience an array of talented young musicians that are climbing to the forefront of the Irish Music Scene Live in the beautiful, iconic and ambient Old Dara Cinema.

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