Glasson native bids for country music stardom in TV show

A singer from Glasson is bidding to become the next country music sensation as she goes head to head with five other contestants in the new series of Glór Tíre which makes a welcome return to TG4 on Tuesday of next week, January 5.

Tilly Dawson-Stanley wil be mentored by Cliona Hagan for the show, which airs on TG4 every Tuesday night at 9.30pm over a period of twelve weeks. She is one of two local hopefuls taking part in this year's series, with 22-year-old Ballinasloe native Emma Donohue also among the six contestants.

Emma is well-known in Athlone where she is currently embarking on her general nursing studies in the local Institute of Technology. She will be mentored in the series by fellow Galway native, Mike Denver, and as well as her nursing studies, she divides her time between working on the family farm in Killoran, just outside Ballinasloe, and her country music career.

Glór Tíre take place in the Quays in Galway city, and is presented by Aoife Ni Thuairisg and Seamús Ó Scanláin, alongside judges John Creedon, Caitríona Ní Shúilleabháin, and Jó Ní Chéide, who advise and guide each of the six contestants.

The four other contestants who will battle it out along with Glasson's Tilly Dawson-Stanley and Ballinasloe's Emma Donohue are Stephen Stokes from Tipperary town, who is mentored by Louise Morrissey; Kealan Browne from Ballybofey, mentored by Robert Mizell; Mary Hoey from Cullyhanna, county Armagh, mentored by the Sheerin Family and David Connor from Claremorris, county Mayo, mentored by Michael English.

Viewers get the chance to decide who stays in the competition each week, and can vote by downloading the Glór Tíre app in the App Store or on Google Playstore.

To follow the exciting country music journey of our two Midland hopefuls in Glór Tire, Glassson's Tilly Dawson-Stanley, and Ballinasloe's Emma Donohue, make sure to tune into TG4 every Tuesday night at 9.30pm, from January 5 next.