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MTV UK came to Ireland recently to film the show “My Super Sweet 16” for a kid named Lorcan Malone from Blackrock in Co. Louth.
The show really gave the worst possible image of Dundalk to the world - making Lorcan himself out to be a spoiled little shit and the kids of the town to be mindless zombies who were all too happy to come dressed in white to his winter themed shindig (which ‘Eurodance’ muppets Cascada performed at) - although it was still somehow, strangely enough, pretty good exposure for the Marshes Shopping Centre - who not only hosted his invitation ceremony but paid his family a couple of grand to stage it there, Silence Night Club (who hosted the party itself) and Tony O’Donnell Menswear - in the run up to Christmas ‘07.
I was actually there myself at the time in the Marshes when the whole joke of an invitation ceremony took place - I was passing by on my way to Burger King for my lunch break in work (I was working in the 3 Store in the Marshes at the time) when he abseiled down from the roof and started calling out the names of the “lucky” invitees - and it was a pretty surreal (and frankly ridiculous) event.
For a moment or two, it made me feel a bit “old” and “out of touch” but then I thought no, maybe it’s these kids that are “out of touch” - and yes, it also made me wonder about MTV and their responsibility for how the younger generation have grown and changed. Apparently, the TV network footed the bill for the party in Silence including the appearance fee for Cascada.
Damn sure, me and my mates never expected (or got!) any of this when we turned sixteen and damn right we were too.
Anyway, enough of the “back in my day…” rubbish - this is just the way it is now, I guess. The whole thing can be seen here on MTV Overdrive (thanks to Anthony for the link) and frankly it’s pretty hilarious.
Going by the comments on the two YouTube videos (here and here) of Cascada performing at the party, and the comments on the entry on Jim Carroll’s blog, a lot of people feel disgusted and embarrassed by the whole thing and wish it (and he) would just go away.
Can’t say I blame them.
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12 Responses to ““Super Sweet 16″ farce in Dundalk”
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Gee, I would, but for some crazy reason, I’ve deleted my bebo account
The MTV overdrive link doestn work, its not listed on the site:( anyone know where i can see it online?
his a disgrace to the irish people and he also looks like a badly put together kebab
No, it seems MTV have removed the show from Overdrive… which is a TERRIBLE SHAME ALTOGETHER (…yeah…).
I haven’t seen it anywhere else online. I’m sure you can see it repeated on one of MTV’s various channels at some stage if you’re really that bothered. Or possibly on TG4 - they’re showing the show now, disappointingly.
sadly, I know Lorcan and all of these people. Unfortunately they really all are mindless, and were all quite happy to beg mummy and daddy for white clothes. Lorcan isn’t like that in reality, BUT the fact that he even pretended to show that lack of respect for his parents is a disgrace.
hes a horrible spoilt individual who does nothin only scrounge off his parents….his parents should be ashamed as this in-bred fool will grow up expecting everything to be handed to him…he will be a failure of a person and never amount to anything because he has never worked a day in his shitty little life
hes a lil wet thing ..!!
A sad chapter in Irish history, and no mistake!
I am actually watching the episode as a rerun on MTV right now, and all episode i am thinking that this boy needs a good slapping around to get some sense into his head.
Same goes for his parents for fascilitating his every whim…
he is a spoilt brat..he made d people of dundalk look as if they are mindless nd do not think 4 themselfs..i no most of them and i is true
i know lorcan and mtv did not pay for all this maybe he got sponsorship but they didnt pay for it all!!!and he is like he was in the epsiode in real life he’s spoiled and gets his way by tantrums!!!he also never got the present that they said he was getting and his dad pulled the programme off the air because he was getting bullied lol