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AMNESTY GROUP
Back: M. Dowling, D. O'Neill, P. McYeigh, S. Carty.
Seated: D. Bateman, A. Kelly, A. Boxberger, P. Fl ynn.
Absent: Mr. B. Regan.
held beliefs. So should you. - Simple All of the members surrendered their
Minds, 3 March 1986. Easter holiday to rehearsal. The play
After a rather shaky beginning in was a resounding success with Eugene
1986, the College Amnesty group re- Downes and Patrick Flynn magnifi-
turned with a determined vigour, and cent in their lead roles. It achieved two
a posse of new members (the result of aims: firstly it raised money on behalf
a midsummer's concert by U2, of Amnesty International, and se -
methinks). condly it established the group as a
Encouraged relentlessly by Mr Brian worthwhile organisation within the
Regan, we laboured each Friday after- College. (We are indebted to Kevin
noon, writing letters to various heads Quinn and Alan Murray-Hayden, wh o
of State, the celebrated activit y of organised the stage lighting, and to
Amnesty's worldwide campaign. Jane Deane of Mount Anville.)
The governing Irish Section then Don't dismiss Amnesty as just an-
began to emphasize the importance of other extracurricular activit y. Attend a
the school groups, and in particular meeting, then decide.
their potential fund-raising capabil-
ities. Three members rallied to the Alan Boxberger (S.S)
cause, taking part in a sponsored fast.
However, the highpoint of the group's
year was undoubtedly the staging of
Tom Stoppard's 'Professional Foul:
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Back: M. Dowling, D. O'Neill, P. McYeigh, S. Carty.
Seated: D. Bateman, A. Kelly, A. Boxberger, P. Fl ynn.
Absent: Mr. B. Regan.
held beliefs. So should you. - Simple All of the members surrendered their
Minds, 3 March 1986. Easter holiday to rehearsal. The play
After a rather shaky beginning in was a resounding success with Eugene
1986, the College Amnesty group re- Downes and Patrick Flynn magnifi-
turned with a determined vigour, and cent in their lead roles. It achieved two
a posse of new members (the result of aims: firstly it raised money on behalf
a midsummer's concert by U2, of Amnesty International, and se -
methinks). condly it established the group as a
Encouraged relentlessly by Mr Brian worthwhile organisation within the
Regan, we laboured each Friday after- College. (We are indebted to Kevin
noon, writing letters to various heads Quinn and Alan Murray-Hayden, wh o
of State, the celebrated activit y of organised the stage lighting, and to
Amnesty's worldwide campaign. Jane Deane of Mount Anville.)
The governing Irish Section then Don't dismiss Amnesty as just an-
began to emphasize the importance of other extracurricular activit y. Attend a
the school groups, and in particular meeting, then decide.
their potential fund-raising capabil-
ities. Three members rallied to the Alan Boxberger (S.S)
cause, taking part in a sponsored fast.
However, the highpoint of the group's
year was undoubtedly the staging of
Tom Stoppard's 'Professional Foul:
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