TWO NIGHTS AND THREE TOP SHOWS

THE CURTAIN closed on two nights of three great shows at this year’s South East Tops in Taghmon-Camross GAA Community Centre last week.

This year three groups took part in the annual Tops, which is run in Taghmon every year – Adamstown, Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour and Taghmon.

There was no overall winner this year for the Tops but instead the adjudicators – Liam Spratt, Mike Nolan and Robert Bennett – picked individuals and gave them awards in different categories. WINNERS Best Actor: Charlie Bradley from Adamstown Variety Group.

Best Actress: Jeannette Sidney Kelly from Taghmon Tops Group.

Best Male Singer: Billy Brennan from Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Group.

Best Female Singer: Elaine Pierce from Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Group.

Children’s Scene Award 1: The dancers from Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Group.

Children’s Scene Award 2: ‘One Last Dance’ from Adamstown Variety Group.

Children’s Scene Award 3: ‘The Trolls’ from Taghmon Tops Group.

Best Comedy Award: Charlie Bradley and Andy Culleton from Adamstown Variety Group.

Best Heritage Award: ‘The Wake’ from Taghmon Tops Group.

Best Choreography: Anne Marie Stafford and Marie Kelly, Taghmon Tops Group.

Best Creativity Originality: ‘Optical Illusion’ from Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Group.

Adjudicator Awards: Niamh Cullen and Una Walsh for ‘The Trolls’ from Taghmon Tops Group; Molly Delaney for ‘Truck Driving Man’ from Adamstown Variety Group; Cathy Bradley and Sean Byrne for ‘I Got You Babe’ and ‘Sword in the Stone’ from Adamstown Variety Group; Luke Murphy for ‘Icons Remembered’ and ‘School Teacher’ from Taghmon Tops Group.

The School of Rock scene in Taghmon Tops Group’s show ‘Celebration’. Imelda Kehoe singing ‘Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue’ in Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Tops Group’s show ‘Backbeat’.

Taghmon Tops Group’s Megan Hogan, Harvey O’Brien and Ella Banville singing in an old Irish wake scene.

Brian Mullen and Susie Glendon in ‘Wild Thing’, part of KilraneRosslare Harbour Tops Group’s show ‘Backbeat’.

Andy Culleton and Charlie Bradley from Adamstown Variety Group in their comedy sketch ‘The Healy-Raes’.

Jeanette Sidney Kelly in the comedy sketch ‘One Night Only’ in Taghmon Tops Group’s show ‘Celebration’.

Mollie Delaney singing ‘Truck Driving Woman’ in Adamstown Variety Group’s show ‘This Is Us’.

Eric Hayes singing The Greatest Love of All in Taghmon Tops Group’s show.

Billy Brennan singing ‘That’s Amore’ in Kilrane-Rosslare Harbour Tops Group’s show ‘Backbeat’.