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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO First 3-in-a-row for the Treaty All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Croke Park, Dublin July 17th Limerick 1-31 Kilkenny 2-26 Limerick are All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions for a third year running, following an epic encounter with Kilkenny at headquarters. When referee Colm Lyons sounded the long whistle, the …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR PHOTOS BY INPHO Kilkenny primed for final push Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-Final Galway vs Kilkenny Saturday 5:30pm, Croke Park   All eyes will be on headquarters tomorrow as our camog’s take on old foes and reigning champions Galway for a place in this year’s senior camogie final in …

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At a recent reception at city hall in Kilkenny, Mayor David Fitzgerald welcomed thirty members of The Saturday walkers club. Started in 2012 by then mayor Seán Ó hArgáin, the focus was on Kilkenny being a healthy and active city. According to Seán, “I had recently travelled my own journey of improving my levels of …

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When it comes to music, Charlie Parsons knows a thing or two on that topic. As a former trumpet player in the Army Band he has recently recorded the trumpet classic Il Silenzio in memory of his mother. All proceeds will go to the Carlow / Kilkenny home care team who are very close to …

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‘A Woman’s Culm’ (2021) HDV 17:30 mins by Pauline O’Connell is a single-channel film, an artistic response to the commission call-out under the ‘Local Legacies 1921/2021’ Community Strand of the Decade of Centenaries Programme in County Kilkenny. The short cine-poem, centred on the upland areas along the Castlecomer Plateaux, makes visible rural women’s day-to-day struggles …

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Another legend relates to the profanement of Kilkenny’s Market Cross by Cromwellian soldiers. This magnificent stone structure stood close to the present location of the same name. Four columns supported it and devout folk could ascend it on its four sides by flights of stone steps. From its highest point rose a sculptured figure of …

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The sudden death of Jim Carroll had a devastating effect on Kilkenny people. Affectionately known as Sag, he spent a lifetime working within the hospitality industry. A gregarious, ebullient and effervescent personality ensured that Jim forever remained well liked. Yet along with the friendliness, the companionable nature, he was a man of steely determination and …

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This week The Kilkenny Observer is delighted to introduce a short story from a Newpark resident Renowned for sporting prowess over decades, the inhabitants of Newpark regularly brought honours and titles to their beloved estate. High performances delivered accolades in hurling, courtesy of O’Loughlins and Dicksboro. Much to the chagrin of some observers, the other …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR MY bank account was hacked last week! I noticed a sum of money was sent to an online delivery company to deliver from a restaurant in Dublin to an address in Dublin – a nominal amount – at 5.15 pm last Friday. I called, or should I say logged on …

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BY NED EGAN Part 2 Two lovely summer months went by. The Aussie girl was more popular than ever with most people. But the odd one had doubts. Aggie’s old poison kidded a few. A very few. Then, one day, a letter arrived for her. Registered. So the Postman said, anyway. Probably solicitors advice about …

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