GROWING up in Athy in the 1970s, we were encouraged to attend first Friday Mass in the Dominican church by the Christian Brothers. They told us that if we attended Mass on nine consecutive first Fridays, then we would be sure of a place in heaven.

The Athy library staff have been hard at work in recent months

THOSE in the audience at Athy Library on the evening of Thursday 27 June got great insight into what’s involved in writing for television.