UP TO 600 PEOPLE TURNED OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE PREMIERE OF A NEW FILM DOCUMENTARY BASED ON TWO FOXFORD MEN AT THE TF ROYAL THEATRE IN CASTLEBAR.

THE FILM ENTITLED “JJ AND THE ADMIRAL” TELLS THE STORY OF TWO FOXFORD NATIVES THAT HAVE MADE THEIR MARK IN BOTH ARGENTINA AND MAYO.

THE LATE JJ O’HARA TRAVELLED TO ARGENTINA ON MANY OCCASIONS TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF FOXFORD NATIVE ADMIRAL WILLIAM BROWN - THE FOUNDER OF THE ARGENTINE NAVY.

THIS NEW FILM DOCUMENTARY CAPTURES JJ’S TRIP TO ARGENTINA IN 2006, WHEN WORKING WITH THE NOW CHIEF OF THE IRISH NAVY, COMMODORE MARK MELLET, HE MANAGED TO SECURE AN ESSENTIAL GENERATOR FOR AN ISOLATED SCHOOL NAMED AFTER THE LATE ADMIRAL.

PROCEEDS FROM THE FILM WHICH IS NOW ON GENERAL RELEASE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE COSTS OF THE SCHOOL IN ARGENTINA.