WATCH: Specially commissioned #CavanDay programme
The celebrations include this specially commissioned magazine-style programme involving some of Cavan’s most notable figures in the world of food, sport, entertainment, and business.
Cavan people at home and abroad are creating a sea of blue and white on the world wide web for the first-ever Cavan Day, taking place online today, Saturday, September 26.
With large gatherings not currently permitted, Cavan Calling could not take place in 2020, but in true indomitable Cavan spirit has persevered in bringing Cavan people across the globe together to celebrate our mutual friendships, heritage, cultural and sporting connections.
The celebrations include this specially commissioned magazine-style programme involving some of Cavan’s most notable figures in the world of food, sport, entertainment, and business.
The show has been directed by gifted Virginia film-maker Alan Bradley (Director of RTÉ Seán Boylan and Virginia Show documentaries), presented by Louise O’Reilly, and involves contributions from well-known Cavan people such as Hollywood heartthrob Chris Noth (Mr Big, ‘Sex and the City’); celebrity chef Neven Maguire; Ireland and West Ham football star Leanne Kiernan.
Besides the aforementioned stars comedian and TV presenter Kevin McGahern, handball world champion Paul Brady, writer Michael Harding, and actor Derbhle Crotty will all feature also.
There are a number of ways to get involved in #CavanDay on Saturday, 26th September:
Watch the Cavan Day Live broadcast at bit.ly/cavanday (5pm Irish time; 1pm New York, Philadelphia, Toronto; 3am Sunday 27th in Sydney)
Post a picture of a favourite Cavan place to the #CavanDay hashtag on your preferred social network
If you’re overseas, put on your Cavan colours (blue and white) and post a picture of yourself at home or at a local landmark, to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, using the #CavanDay hashtag
Post a video greeting to family, friends, or the Cavan diaspora, and post to social media, using the #CavanDay hashtag
Share a treasured memory of visits home, or Cavan ancestry, using the #CavanDay hashtag
To stay informed about Cavan Day, follow @cavancalling and the #CavanDay hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram