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The Celtic Story benefit for the Scottish-Irish Omagh Fund

The producers, cast and crew of the hugely successful production of "The Celitc Story" have decided to devote their Gala Opening Night in Dublin's Gaeity Theatre on Tuesday, 8th September to the victims of the Omagh bomb.
The Show will raise an expected £50,000 for the newly formed "Scottish-Irish Omagh Fund" which was launched with the support of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.
The Show is a family musical drama which celebrates the 110 year history of Celtic Football Club. All the triumphs, tragedies, dramas, tears and laughter of this great Club are played out on stage by a cast of leading Scottish actors and musicians.
"The Celtic Story" was first commissioned in 1988 by Celtic Football Club to celebrate their centenary. Now The Celtic Story comes full circle, back to the roots of the Club, back to Ireland. The Dublin run of the Show, 8th to 26th September, will be the only performance of the Show outside of Glasgow.
The Producers of the Show, Eddie Crozier, said "The entire company are behind this initiative as we are acutely aware of the terrible.
consequences of the bomb outrage on the victims and their families. Our play begins in Ireland when starving families were forced to flee to Scotland and other countries and it was to relieve the poverty of such families in the East End of Glasgow that Celtic Football Club was founded. We think that it's entirely appropriate that our first Show in Dublin will be used to raise money to help victims of the atrocity.
Several present and former Celtic players will appear in the Finale of the Show".
Office bearers of the Omagh District Celtic Supporters Club have been invited to the Gala opening to receive the cheque for the Appeal Fund. Also present will be the youth seen on the amateur video taken in the aftermath of the explosion. He was prominent, as the Celtic jersey he was wearing was easily discernible. After investigation and appeals, he has been identified as Sean O'Connor, 19, from Dromore. Sean was in the immediate vicinity of the bomb but fortunately was not injured and with his father Seamus rushed at once to the scene to render what assistance they could.