By his actions, he taught us about responsibility and integrity and fairness

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.

I WAS passing the ARCH (Athy Recreational Community Hall) the other day and noticed that the old ballroom is getting a lick of paint, which I was delighted to see, and the Lions Club has done a lot to the building since taking it in hand, including ...

Ulysses is, essentially, a record of one day in the life of Leopold Bloom, his thoughts, meetings, observations and conversations. This came to mind as I sat down to write the Athy Notes for this week’s edition, as I had my own ‘Bloomsday’ today.