Lights on at The Hideout

They were probably the most fit-looking bunch of people ever to be in the Hideout since the building was first opened as the Magnolia Hotel in 1855, writes Brian Byrne.

The members of the No1 Fitness club were amongst the first to make use of the new Hideout, celebrating the second anniversary since the gym was established. In keeping with the competitive spirit, a number of awards were presented to individuals for outstanding performance in various fitness areas.

So, a night for celebration all around, as a number of other familiar Kilcullen faces also took a look in last night, and saw a lot of homage to the famous years of the pub.

The owner of the new Hideout, Jonathan Keogh, who has invested much more than money in the project since he bought what was just a shell of a building with a big history, watched the goings-on from the Locker Room bar with a very evident relief that, at last, the pub was open again.

There's still a lot of detail to finish, but it's looking good, and that the Hideout corner is no longer dark can only be good for the town.