IT’S not just strictly come dancing at the Murphy Memorial Hall these days, where everything from waltzes and foxtrots are intermingling with a friendly exchange of chit-chat and DVDs every second Sunday afternoon.
HE MAY BE more accustomed to the oval ball, but that certainly didn’t stop rugby star Seán O’Brien receiving a hero’s welcome when he attended the Coolkenno Juvenile GAA Club annual awards night last week.
FORGET the Golden Globes, Tullow Youth Theatre have created their own little bit of movie magic!
NAOMH Padraig Bowls in Tullow, part of the active retirement association, has once again enjoyed a very successful year and it’s all down to the hard work and dedication of the members.
Best of 2011
STRATFORD Grangecon celebrated 25 weeks of local lotto in Moore’s Pub, Grangecon.
A SECOND-YEAR student at Tullow Community School has claimed ‘Club Person of the Year’ title at Mount Wolseley Golf Club.
EAST-WEST
With Chris Fingleton
MEMBERS of Baltinglass Lions Club spread Christmas cheer throughout the town last week when they presented a cheque for €3,000 to the local hospital.
THEY say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure, and that was definitely the case in Ballon recently.
WRAPPING shoeboxes, filling them with little gifts and even creating their own colourful specs ... it’s been a busy few weeks for the pupils of Grange Na¬tional School.
IT WAS two action packed days of interactive investigation, explosive demonstrations and fun at Scoil Chonglais, Baltinglass recently.