Big entry for art competition

There were a record 74 entries for the Community Games Art Competition held in the Parish Centre on Friday night.

The participants were pupils from all the primary schools in the area, including Scoil Bhride, Brannockstown, Halverstown and Ballyshannon.

The organisers this year were headed by Anne Quigley, who said that her own children took part in Community Games two years ago and she wanted to give something back to the effort.

"This time we gave leaflets to each child to bring home instead of depending on a poster in each school," she said by way of explanation for the record participation.

There were categories of under-8, -10, -12, -14, and under-16 for both boys and girls. The first three in each category will go forward to represent Kilcullen at County level.

Pictured above are Michael O'Shea, Rachel O'Sullivan, Anne Quigley, Anne Fitzgerald, Keane Hodgins and Ciara McNally.

Brian Byrne.