FEB 2005

Henry Girls still going strong in the Eurovision Competiton.

The competition began late last year and in that time the three McLaughlin sisters from Drumaville, Malin, have been captivating national audiences with their unique talent, versatility and confidence on stage.

The group are made up of Lorna (28), Karen (30) Joleen (20), and their Belfast guitarist Stephen Murray (35). They have shown versatility on the show with a number of musical styles, such as country rock, Motown and they even ventured into U2 territory singing their own unique version of the Dublin band's worldwide hit 'Vertigo'. They were asked to cover a Corr's number. They have a distinctive original sound, inspired by Irish traditional, folk/rock and modern American Country.

They are firm in the belief that an Irish traditional act would be the best choice for Ireland's representation in Kiev. "Ireland has one of the richest musical traditions with mass appeal all over the world. The Irish are very proud of their musicianship and we should be capitalizing on that tradition for Eurovision. I think the judges recognise that. In our opinion, it wouldn't be right to send out an act that sounds American to represent Ireland. The Henry Girls hope they can make it through the next few weeks to reach the final which will take place over two nights. Saturday 5th March and Sunday 6th March. They are "delighted and very grateful" for all the fantastic support they have received to date.

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