Tipp to launch Macnas rival

A STREET entertainment company to rival the renowned Macnas group in Galway is being launched in Tipperary.

Ten-feet tall warriors, knights on horseback and elaborately-designed costumes, floats and creations will be regular sights around the streets of Clonmel once the group gets up and running.

The company is called Shellikybookie — a local colloquialism for a snail.