Shawshank Redemption
Shawshank Redemption
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The tall, cold, impermeable walls of Shawshank ensured everyman therein had nothing to view around them, but a panorama of stone, steel, dirt & regret. Time inside these walls would eventually break the very last of the average man’s spirit & hope – except, as it turns out for one - Andy Dufresne. Inside these walls insanity was commonplace – Why some days, you could see some crazies dragging toy wooden horses around by a string for fun, amongst this madness others would be waving their hands in the air & emptying their pockets out, just for the chance to own one. Some of the residents where not originally from the area, outta towner’s, blow-ins. all of them were at that age in life were a 2nd cup of coffee, too soon - could prompt a blow-out. But they were all there to stay, locked-in, Lifers! I guess they all had a common purpose – Get busy living/Get busy fundraising – If things work out, you might even get an excuse for a cool midweek beer in Terrys. The Warden “Norton” Maxwell -why he would have you sized up for a casket at 1st glance. (Some say, he had connections with some powerful people, maybe even the president!) His prison guards were mean & sadistic. Guard “Captain Hadley” Gallagher – he would say “I’ll take you up to the highest point around here & throw you down the stairs like 100 plastic balls from Aldi” Guard “Mert” Connell: Why, He swung his baton like a golfer on the “T” ............................................ Andy did make some friends................................................................. “Red” Francis: – Who, when they 1st met: had acquired Andy a very tasteful poster of Kayliegh Trappe. (the Samba outfit- if you’re wondering!) Red would often talk to Andy about exotic faraway wonderful places - LATTON & BAWN Benny Og “Heywood”: - Who always had the idea that some flowers, ingenuity & innovation could brighten the place up a little. - make it Bloom. Andy had a plan: (Actually, he had several: 1st one was to disguise himself as a robot mower, & sneak away, but alas he could not face the thoughts of the 110V plug & the overnight charging.) Eventually, with Kayleigh’s poster as cover he cut his way through those walls & crawled from Rooskey, on through the mire of the former Ulster canal to Clones, hopped the border & persevered onward, to where he was completely sure no-one from Shawshank or Monaghan would ever be able to recognize him – Bundoran!
Owen Connell (Mert), Brian Clerkin (Jury Foreman), Colin Duffy (Judge), Adrian Durkin (Floyd), Robbie Gallagher (Captain Hadley), David Maxwell (Norton), John McCoy (Trout), Marty Mc Manus (Haig), Niall McManus (Snooze), Benny Og Magennis (Haywood), Shane Smyth ( Youngblood), Padraig Treanor (Andy), Francis Ward (Red)
The Shawshank Redemption crew are running a 'Lakes & Drumlins Golf Raffle as part of the Monaghan Harps Oskars Fundraiser!
For just €10, you could win a Four Ball at one of five top golf courses — with all proceeds going to support club development.










