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Chelsea Conway and Ian Dillane and eventual winners Kevin Cotter and Norma O’Connor during the opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THEY’LL be celebrating in the Brogue and MJ’s Diner as Kevin Cotter and Norma O’Connor were crowned Austin Stacks ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ champs for 2017 last night.
Over 1,000 tickets were sold for the event in the Dome last night and it had all the razzmatazz we’ve come to expect from the Rockies.
This year, Austin Stacks are celebrating the centenary of the club and the theme of the night was ‘Dancing Through The Decades’, showcasing dance styles and music from the last 100 years.
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Choreographer, Jackie O’Mahoney, was clearly on top of her game as the dancing from the 14 couples was fantastic. MC Brian Hurley was also on top form getting the crowd going.
It was a brilliant night enjoyed by the huge audience and Kevin who, along with wife Fiona, runs Kirbys Brogue Inn and Norma, a student at Cork Institute of Technology proved popular winners.
All of the funds raised on the night will go towards the Nun’s Field development at Connolly Park, while Kevin and Norma received a cash donation of €500 for their chosen charity which was Cuan Mhuire. Scroll down for a video of the opening dance and photos of the night (we’ll have loads more soon)...
The opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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In front; Caoimhe, Eimear and Saidhbh Cotter, at back, Micheál Cotter and Liam Meade at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
James Brennan, Toireasa and Marie Ferris at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Christy and Teresa Lynch, and Liz and Grace Dennehy at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Isabel Schmitz, Cora and Carmel Roche, Yvonne O’Brien, Denise Mahony, Sarah Smith and Mary Mahony at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
John Davis, Carol Blennerhasset, Mandy Davis, Kate Davis, Sarah, Ethan and Seth Malcolm at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Lydia Keane, Tina Dineen and Georgina Hobbert at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Lorraine and Charlie Healy and Chloe Smith at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Carmel Cotter, Noreen O’Mahony and Rachel Quirke at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Emma and Jennifer Lynch, Jamie Cleary Lynch, Sharon Walsh and Lena Lynch at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sarah Hobbert, Chelsea Conway and Polly Gill at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The contestants in the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Michelle and Brenda Lynch at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Mairead and Grainne Cremin at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Dawn Rogers and Susan Houlihan at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Megan O’Mahony and Laura Fitzgerald at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sophie and Deana Devane, Michaela Hrachovinova and Danny Roche at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mike Hurley, Catherine O’Sullivan, Karena Slattery, Grainne Power, Ger O’Reilly and Fr Francis Nolan at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The opening dance at the Austin Stacks Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
