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‘Getting Plastered’ featuring, in front, Paul Sheehy, Lorraine Hobbert and Nora Mai White. Back; Eleanor Hennessy, Padraig Hennessy, Sean O’Dowd, Kathleen O’Sullivan and Linda McCarthy, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
NEARLY 1,000 people enjoyed some fantastic entertainment last night as the staff at University Hospital Kerry showed there’s a lot more to them than their talents in the healthcare profession.
Over 7o of them in eight acts took to the stage in the Brandon Hotel Conference centre for UHK’s Got Talent, a singing, dancing, drama and musical extravaganza.
Last year, dancers from University Hospital Kerry took to the stage for a “Sickly Come Dancing 2018” event where a phenomenal €67,000 was raised for the redevelopment of the hospital chemotherapy day unit, so they were hoping to top the €100,000 mark between the two events this year.
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It looks like they’ll accomplish that as staff turned up in their hundreds for the night which was MC’d by Radio Kerry’s Tim Moynihan and had RTE’s Dáithí Ó Sé, Michael Healy Rae and Elma Walsh as the judges.
Organised by the hospital Sports & Social Club committee, they secured the services of choreographer Honor Hurley who had the acts well drilled for their performances which were loved by the audience.
The acts taking part were The Lubricants, Vocal Chords, The Arrhythmias, Daniel Than, Getting Plastered, Tradology, The Flu Fighters and Fit For Discharge.
In the end, the judges went for Vocal Chords while the public vote favoured The Arrhythmias. A fantastic night then for a wonderful cause and well done to all who contributed in any way. Scroll down for photos…
‘The Lubricants’, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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‘Vocal Chords’, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
‘The Arrythmias’, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Tim Moynihan, host of UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Dancers from Tralee Musical Society at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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‘Fit For Discharge’, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Tradology featuringJohn Sheehy, John O’Sullivan, Gillian McElligott. Back; Norma O’Brien, Sarah McCrory, Owen Gilmore, Paul Doolan and Marie Hanafin, contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
‘The Flu Fighters’ featuring Roel Villones, Bernie Moore and Allan Morals (missing is Dave Egan and Paul Doolan) contestants at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Helen Scannell, Shauna Kerins, show contestant Daniel Teahan, Emer Keane and Michelle Foran at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Janice McHugh and Pauline McCarthy at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Gillian McElligott, Nora Murphy, Tracy Courtney, Anne McGillycuddy and Teresa Cahill at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Marian O’Down, Noreen Fealy and Catriona O’Reilly at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mary Shea, Peggy Daly, May Quirke and Eileen Walsh at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Noelette O’Sullivan, Sheila O’Connor and Karen Moynihan at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
The UHK’s Got Talent organising committee members David Hobbert, Cora Walsh, Elma Walsh (Judge), Mairead Enright, Paul McCarthy and Therese Carroll (missing is Sean O’Dowd) at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mary Keane Griffin, Siobhan Whelan, Maura O’Mahony, Betty Carmody and Ger O’Brien at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Part of the huge crowd at UHK’s Got Talent at the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
