Shannon Gaels GAA club are promoting a new comedy show with a Gaelic games theme in the Patrician Hall, Cortober, Co. Roscommon, on Saturday, May 18th, and tickets are now being sold by the club.

The Pull is the first show from Half Solid Productions, a company established by Mayo writers and actors Liam Horan and John Corless.

Liam is a former Gaelic games correspondent of the Irish Independent, and creator of the popular Championship Man series on RTE Radio One. John is a well-known poet who has performed a number of readings in this region.

The Pull is a lively comedy based on an "unreal real event that may or not have taken place in rural Ireland," according to Liam. It is set in the fictional town of Ballybore, where, bizarrely, the local GAA club claim to pre-date the foundation of the GAA by some 130 years.

"It's about a GAA club that runs into some financial trouble, but it's not nearly as big a deal as they think. Basically, Ballybore GAA club are only €1,000 in debt but it feels like €1m to the main people involved in the club. They set about trying to solve the problem and decide to pull a truck around their home town to raise money and get themselves in the Guinness Book of Records. Chaos ensues and they end up getting in way over their heads", explained Liam.

In the midst of the panic and the cack-handed attempts at fundraising, there are a number of other sub-plots for the audience to enjoy. The Pull is suitable for all ages. Liam and John are looking forward to bringing the show to Cortober on Saturday, May 18th.

"We are touring all over Ireland and it will be great to stage it in conjunction with Shannon Gaels GAA club," added Liam.

The show starts at 8.30pm and admission is €10. Shannon Gaels GAA club are selling tickets for the show which, paradoxically, doubles as a fundraiser for the club. Tickets on sale from Cryans Hotel and Glancys Super Valu, both in Carrick on Shannon. Tweet

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