STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Pauline Flood
Tom Foolery at the Folly is the story of Charlton’s Charitable Endowment scheme and how it came about, written by Pauline Flood and performed on Radio by Mostrim Players.
This drama will be broadcast on Bank Holiday Monday, October 25, at 10am on Shannonside radio, 104.1fm. The story is funded by the BAI.
It is 80% true with some padding for entertainment value. The cast include, Richie Cheevers as Thomas Charlton senior, Eileen Spillane as Sister number 1 and Josephine Lynch as Sister number 2, Jimmy Connell as Son number 1, and Aidan O Neill as Son number 2, Camilla Kelly as Dr Yorke, James Martin as Cousin Larry, Peter Costello as The Bullman, Sean Logan as the Solicitor, and Gemma Cheevers as backing singer.
The drama is produced by Pauline Flood (pictured), directed by Vanessa Flood and co-directed by Kate O Donoghue and edited by John Carrigy.
Keep this date in your diary.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
