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Last weekend, when Patrick and I were at the Dark Dining event, Lily and Kate went to see the All Ireland Talent Show. It’s a kinder, gentler American Idol. The girls got tickets through their friends Ailbhe and Cait. The show starts at 6:30 on Sunday nights. The girls had to be at the studio at 4:00 – but they had free cookies and drinks at the studio. They were surprised at how small the studio was.

Everyone was given a wristband. They got yellow bands, which meant they were in the Northern Ireland section. The contest has judges that has each selected acts from their location of origin: the North, South, East, West and Dublin. Dana is the celebrity star from the North. The girls sat right behind her and got to talk to her. They also got the host’s (Grainne Seoige) autograph for Patrick; he has a crush on her.

The audience had to practice cheering – a lot. (The girls have complained a ton about that one! Although I think they kind of enjoyed it.) I haven’t heard too much about the actual performers. I think once the show started things went very quickly. I did get texts from Lily every 10 minutes until they made every turn off their phones.

The big winners were the gymnastic team from Tuam. So the sad news was that the North didn’t win. The good news was that their dad was born in Tuam and that’s who their Irish Grandma wanted to win.