Communications
Athy has few local media outlets. What's On Athy is a monthly glossy magazine containing listings for events in Athy and South Kildare, along with feature articles on matters of local interest and people. It publishes interviews and an archive of old photographs. What's On is distributed free and may be obtained widely, including from the Heritage Centre and Community Library, both located in Emily Square in the town centre. The magazine is available online . Otherwise local news can only be found in county-wide publications and radio stations. However, attempts are under way to establish a network of local programme makers and podcasters . Many locals have worked in the national media from award winning writer and broadcaster John MacKenna to Newstalk morning presenter Ger Gilroy. Athy native Olivia Doyle is a well-known journalist and was News Editor at the Sunday Tribune up to 2007 when she became Arts Editor of the weekly national newspaper. Another Athy person who works for the same newspaper is the author and sports writer Ewan MacKenna, who ghost-wrote an acclaimed biography of the Armagh gaelic footballer Oisin McConville. Athy native Billy Hughes is a respected international film maker.
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