22 April 2008

Readings and Risings: The rising the morning after

A night to remember’ is the way the NEICN seminar of St Patrick’s Day has been described.

As with all NEICN seminars in the past, the evening was a fantastic success and proceeded without a problem, a record number of students and community members attended to hear the guest speakers deliver their spectacular papers- an intellectual hot potato of debates ranging from topics regarding the Bald Robert Emmet and his heroic rebellion to W. B. Yeats and his passion for all things oriental and Seamus Deane and his love of all things Gothic, dark and looming. These papers were concluded with open questions from all, followed by a presentation of a bottle of champagne and a Shamrock cake, in order to celebrate a fantastic night and the award of Leverhulme bid by Alison O’Malley- Younger and John Strachan.

Once this event concluded matters turned to making sure everyone was dressed and presented fabulously in order to show NEICN at its best.

At The Bonded Warehouse, the chosen venue, things started fantastically with live music and singing from Emma Callaghan and Mark Bushell, which was later followed by Alison O’Malley- Younger, Colin Younger, Dave Lucas and the other members of Aos Diana (the gifted ones)- the music and the merriment continued until the early hours of the morning allowing all those who attended a chance to mingle and enjoy the night to it’s fullest.

Gemma Hughes, a Postgraduate student, commented that; ‘ it was a brilliant night, I enjoyed the music and the atmosphere- it was a fantastic that so many student turned up to support NEICN and the team.’

Emma Callaghan, a community member and local musician, said that ‘I loved the crowd I loved the mix of people, from students to lectures to those local people from Sunderland. Overall a fantastic event, looking forward to more.’

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