Mrs Brown Town

THIS year’s Finglas Festival was another roaring success and one of the highlights was undoubtedly a side-fest celebrating much-loved Finglas icon Mrs Brown.

Last year hundreds of locals donned Mrs Brown garb in an attempt to set a record for having the most Agnes Browns in one place at the same time but this year the centrepiece of the Agnes Fest was a Mrs Brown dance-off.

Sides were splitting as Mrs Brown lookalikes dressed up in rollers, cardigans and aprons squared off and shook their wobbly bits at each other in an effort to out-manoeuvre their dance rivals.

There was plenty more over the weekend to keep festival visitors entertained with performances from talented locals including youngsters from FYRC and many singers and musicians.

Local lifesavers from Finglas Responders gave first aid demonstrations on the Friday of the festival, and also covered the medical side of the event.

There was also a mini parade during which motorcycle riders from Blue Daos LEMC escorted the new Miss Finglas and the Lord Mayor of Finglas through the streets.

The festival also had prizes galore, donated by local businesses including vouchers from Charlestown Shopping Centre and a weekend away for the winner of the Agnes Dance-Off from Salveta’s takeaway.

As well as providing fun and laughter over the weekend, the festival also managed to raise over €3,000 for its nominated charity, which is helping to get treatment for youngster Ben ‘Batman’ Farrell who was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer last year.