Carlow Tops Grand Final 2003 The Grand Final of the 25th anniversary Carlow Tops 2003 took place in the Capt. William Murphy Memorial Hall Tullow before a capacity audience on Friday 9th May 2003. Rathnure and Tullow put on two fantastic and colourful one hour shows of music, song, dance, comedy, and drama that kept the audience electrified and spell-bound.
The adjudicator Mr Eddie Wymbery praised both shows for their energy, enthusiasm, and the quality of their entertainment saying that both shows were worthy of a place in any John Player Tops final of the past.
A member of the audience commented that now where could you get two hours of such high quality entertainment for €10
Rathnure were the overall winners taking the Siobhan O'Sullivan Perpetual Trophy and replica which was presented by Nicola Jackman to John Reilly the Rathnure Producer.
Costume and Make up award Tullow
Abjudicators award Graiguenamanagh
Best producer Rathnure
Committee award Hacketstown
Best item Rathnure
Creativity Tullow
Comedy Graiguenamanagh
Heritage Rathnure
Best new entry Hacketstown
Committee award 25th anniversary Tullow
Below are Photos of the Presentation of awards at the Grand Final
Lar Byrne, Mgr. Byrne, Martin Nolan
Deirdre McCearney Hacketstown with Tim Madden Tops Committee
Marion Kinsella adjudicator preliminary heats
Olivia Geoghegan Tullow with John Jackman Tops Committee
Deirdre McCearney Hacketstown with Betty O'Neill Tops Committee
William Patton Tullow with Eva Healy
Olivia Staunton Graiguenamanagh with Mgr. Brendan Byrne
Olivia Geoghegan Tullow with Martin Nolan Mirror Magic
John Reilly Rathnure with Tim Madden Tops Committee
John Reilly Rathnure with Michael Deering Carlow Co. Co.
Olivia Staunton Graiguenamanagh with Marion Kinsella adjudicator
John Reilly Rathnure with Lar Byrne - Byrne Meats
John Reilly Rathnure