Snip, snip, hooray! Alison Hehir Studio celebrates 30 years
Alison O’Keeffe (née Hehir) embarked on her hairdressing journey above Pauls on Friary Street, training under the skilled guidance of Des Rush. Her early experiences laid the foundation for a successful career, leading her to refine her talents at Peter Mark. Over the past 30 years, Alison has cultivated a reputation that resonates throughout Kilkenny, …
Loughs rule as Bridge fall to Kingdom star!
Mackessy top scores as Ryan shines BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Semi-Final UPMC Nowlan Park O’Loughlin Gaels 2-17 Bennettsbridge 1-14 It was fairly plain sailing for reigning county champions O’Loughlin Gaels as they secured their place in this year’s decider with a 6-point win over Bennettsbridge in UPMC …
Cleanmarine MenoMin rebranded
BY CLAIR WHITTY Menopause can come with a wide variety of symptoms, so many in fact that you can think you are going crazy. Over the years it has been put to me that all these symptoms cannot possibly be all the menopause. But the truth is, they can be. And this is because of …
Castlecomer Golf Club
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A month ago, Castlecomer Golf Club were celebrating when the Ladies Team won The All-Ireland Intermediate Foursomes competition for the very first time. It was a phenomenal acheivement by the Castlecomer Club, who came out on top from a list of 220 entries when the competition commenced back in April. Castlecomer won …
Mick Crotty – one of Kilkenny’s finest hurlers
Kilkenny hurling supporters throughout the county and elsewhere were saddened last week when they heard of the passing of Mick Crotty, one of the county’s finest hurlers during the seventies. The James Stephens clubman enjoyed great success with Kilkenny, winning four senior All-Ireland medals, one National Hurling League medal, and was named as an All-Star …
WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES
THE KILKENNY INVOLVEMENT CENTRE AND RECOVERY COLLEGE SOUTH EAST HAVE PRODUCED A WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND PROSE. ‘WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES’ COMPRISES OF 128 PAGES AND 60 AUTHORS AND IS COMPLEMENTED BY SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS AND ARTWORK BY TASK CAMERA CLUB. IT IS PRINTED BY MODERN PRINTERS. IT IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED READING FOR …
Insightful and personal poetry book long overdue as Kin is launched
By Ger Cody “Romany and Traveller voices can often be overlooked. KIN is a long overdue collection of insightful and personal poetry that goes some way to collating the female experience of nomadic ethnicities both historically and in the present day.” These words, from John-Henry Phillips, author, film-maker and television presenter, perfectly describe a new …
An unsung hero of Kilkenny hurling history
By Liam Burke Danny O’Connell managed the Kilkenny senior hurlers to eleven All-Ireland victories, beginning with the 1904 championship and continuing right up to, and including 1939. His very successful record stood the test of time until 2015 when the great Brian Cody also managed Kilkenny to eleven All-Ireland victories. The above Kilkenny managers stand …
Spinal disc health – What matters?
Caring for the health of the discs in the spine By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). The discs in our spine have a bit of a bad reputation. We only ever hear about them when something goes wrong (I suppose why would we need to think about them otherwise?). Is it possible …
Clogh writers to read from ‘Where I am’
Clogh writers are never ones to sit on their laurels. After their recent performance to coincide with Culture Night in September, the scribes from the North Kilkenny village are to take to the boards yet again. Reading from their publication Where I Am, the Clogh members will assemble at Castlecomer library on Tuesday October 22nd …
