James Stephens ease into Intermediate Final
Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final. James Stephens 1-18; Tullogher Rosbercon 1-7. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park. James Stephens booked their place in the MLM Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship final with a comfortable victory over Tullogher Rosbercon in Sunday’s second semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park. The Village produced a controlled and increasingly …
Many Cultures, One Community
St. John’s Parish Centre was alive with colour, music and flavour last week as parishioners and friends from around the world gathered for a vibrant Intercultural evening. The event, organised by Seán O’Neill and his team of Fr. Dan Carroll, Svitlana Saseyi, Jane Dineen, Kathleen Meagher, Joseph Mark Lubula and Paul Kasu, brought together members …
Dicksboro book another Senior final appearance
Dicksboro 0-13; Thomastown 0-8. John Power at John Lockes Park, Callan. Dicksboro qualified for a sixth Kilkenny Senior camogie championship final in seven seasons following a hard-fought victory over Thomastown at John Lockes Park, Callan, on a gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon. There was little between the sides for long periods of an absorbing contest, with …
Live Work Visit Invest Kilkenny’ a must for business and the public on November 7th
Free registration is now open for companies or members of the public who want to be part of the ‘Live Work, Visit, Invest Kilkenny’ showcase at St Canice’s Cathedral early next month. The wealth of attractive career and lifestyle opportunities Kilkenny has to offer will be showcased to locals and visitors alike as businesses of all …
Jerpoint Glass wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Irish Made Awards 2026
Nearly 50 Years of Handblown Glass: Jerpoint Glass Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award For 47 years, the furnaces at Jerpoint Glass in Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny have been lit for one purpose: making beautiful, functional glass by hand. That dedication was recognised nationally when the family-run studio received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Country …
Aiséirí receives Vhi Funding to Support Youth Mental Health
Photo Vicky Comerford Funding will support a therapeutic nature-based programme that will benefit more than 100 young people across the county Total investment nationwide through the Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund to date now exceeds €529,000, directly benefiting almost 39,000 young people since 2020 Kilkenny, 7th October 2026 – Vhi and the Irish Youth Foundation …
National Women’s Enterprise Day 2026
Twenty Years of Women Making It Happen For twenty years, National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) has brought together the women shaping Ireland’s business landscape. In 2026 we mark two decades of that movement, and we want you in the room. This is the day when female founders and senior leaders across Carlow and Kilkenny step …
Ready for anything except living now!
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Just when I thought the state of the world couldn’t get any worse, the government booklet Be Emergency Ready landed in my post box. Having predicted this in my article of 5th June, I was not entirely surprised. Similar booklets have been delivered across Europe in recent months, …
We need to chat about AI outsmarting us
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The proposed EU legislation to limit access to social media, video-sharing platforms and online games for under-15s, a move Irish ministers have advocated for some time, is as clear as the proverbial mud. How we will opt for a “gradual approach” with an effective ban on platforms …
Speaking truth when silence feels safer
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Whilst studying Shakespeare, I was struck by the role of the fool or jester. Protected by humour and wit, jesters criticised people and circumstances without fear of punishment. Their sharp, veiled observations exposed a monarch’s weaknesses, reminded powerful rulers of their limits and expressed truths that advisers often …
