Cats celebrate comedy birthday

WHOEVER said cats only have nine lives wasn’t a comedy festival fan.

The Murphy’s Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is back for its 10th anniversary and thousands of revellers are expected in Kilkenny city from June 3-7 for five days of side-splitting fun.

Festival director Richard Cook and co-director Lynn Cahill, who founded the festival in 1995, said they were delighted the festival had reached its 10th birthday and were looking forward to 10 more years.