TR Dallas to feature on Daniel O'Donnell's TV series

Tom Allen, aka TR Dallas, will feature in a special Daniel O’Donnell series on TG4 next month.

The Mount Temple man is part of a series of performers to take to the stage for Opry le Daniel, TG4 television’s highest rating country music series of concerts.

The programme returns on Tuesday, October 28, at 9.30pm.

The popular series from Big Mountain Productions for TG4, will offer six music filled shows, and a further two compilation programmes running across eight weeks.

TR Dallas features in the second programme of the series on November 4, dedicated to Country and Irish music.

The programmes were recorded earlier this year before a live audience over three nights in Derry's Millennium Forum, featuring legendary host presenter Daniel O'Donnell and a variety of special guests.

The new series kicks off with Classic Country, featuring Lisa McHugh (Glasgow), John McNicholl (Derry), and Gerry Guthrie (Co. Mayo).

It continues with 'Country and Irish' (to be broadcast on November 4), with Dominic Kirwan from Omagh in County Tyrone, TR Dallas, and Claudia Buckley (Co. Galway).

The 'Country Folk' programme (November 11) features Tully from Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh, Ceol (Dublin), and The Henry Girls (Malin, Co. Donegal).

The fourth show 'New Country' (November 18) sees Jack Keogh (Co. Wicklow), Patricia Maguire (Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone), and Jamie Donnelly from Strabane, Co. Tyrone, all join with Daniel on stage.

The songs Of John Denver (November 25) provide the rich musical content for the fifth programme in the series, with performances from Marc Roberts (Co. Mayo), Gina (Co. Cork), and John Hogan (Co. Westmeath).

The sixth show in the new series 'Celtic Country' (December 2) welcomes Dan McCabe (Co. Kildare), and The High Kings (Dublin) to the stage in Derry. The series rounds off with two special programmes (December 9 and 16) featuring a pick of highlights of some of the performances from across the six weeks of shows.

Daniel O'Donnell said: "It really was fantastic to be back on stage for this new series of Opry le Daniel ar Thuras. It is always a pleasure to perform in front of the great audiences in Derry's Millennium Forum. And what a line-up we had this time round, you won't want to miss it when the series begins on TG4 on October 28."

Each programme in the new series will also be available to view after broadcast on the TG4 player

Meanwhile, TR Dallas will be performing closer to home on Friday, November 7, when he is part of a special A Night With The Country Stars show at Athlone’s Shamrock Lodge Hotel.

TR will join Declan Nerney, Mick Flavin, John Hogan, Gerry Guthrie and Hugo Duncan on stage.

Tickets are available at the hotel reception.