Fun and frolics planned for Clonmel

THE world’s fastest dancer, theatre premieres, comedians and music sessions will form part of a nine-day festival planned for Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

The Junction 07 festival, which kicks off on July 7 and runs until July 15, will have a theme of ‘Motion and Migration’ and will include plays about exploitation of immigrants as well as emigration from oppression.

On the music front, acts include London sensation Elena, chart-topping Delorentos, the Baka tribal bands Baka Beyond and Baka Gibne, plus Cuban rhythms from Havana Son.