Newpark resident’s festive celebrations
There was a large turnout of residents for the Newpark Christmas celebrations in the Glendine Inn on Saturday 14th December. Chairman Jack Fahy welcomed all guests and thanked them for their attendance. Jack had special words of welcome for guests of honour Fr Dan Carroll, Jane Dineen and Garda Stephen Hogan and thanked them for …
Club House plays host to St Mary’s Christmas get together
The wonderful Club House Hotel was the venue for the St Mary’s Voluntary Housing Association annual Christmas dinner. A large gathering enjoyed a beautiful meal in Kilkenny’s longest established hotel. It was the first establishment of its kind in the city to take the name of ‘hotel’ in place of the old term ‘inn’. They …
Out with the old…
2024 promised much, but the wait goes on BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE As the new year kicks in, Gaels across Noreside will be hopeful that 2025 can bring an end to the long wait for senior All-Ireland glory. It seems like we have been stuck on thirty-six titles for forever, but with every …
2024 SPORTING REVIEW OF THE YEAR
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY 2024 was one of the great years for Sport with so many great memories, highlighted by the wonderful success of the Irish at both the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. Willie Mullins achievements throughout the year were extraordinary even by his highest standards, and in March he trained nine winners at the …
Kilkenny County Council Arts Act Grants and Residency Bursary Announced
Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce their annual call out for applications for the Arts Act Grants and Artists’ Residency Award Bursary 2025. Deadline for both awards is Monday 27th January 2025 at 4pm. For queries, please contact the Arts Office at 0567794547 or email deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie Arts Act Grants 2025 The 2003 Arts Act …
Some random memories of mine from 2024
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Let’s start with the little old lady in Dunnes Stores car park who politely asked if I could spare 20 cents to release a trolley. “But trolleys require a euro,” I said. “Twenty cents works,” she informed me. She was right. What’s this they say – you learn something new every …
New Year And All Year Resolutions
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Happy New Year to one and all. New Year always feels like a time for new beginnings and resolutions, and like most I start off with great intentions. This year I’m asking myself, how can I contribute to making the world and my community a better place? How …
MASS TIMES
KILKENNY CITY PASTORAL AREA Christmas Eve – Tuesday, 24th December 5.30 p.m. St Canice’s Church 5.30 p.m. St Fiacre’s Church 6.00 p.m. St John’s Church St Mary’s Cathedral 6.10 p.m. Black Abbey 7.00 p.m. Church of Most Holy Trinity – Dunmore 7.30 p.m. St Canice’s Church St Patrick’s Church 8.00 p.m. Church of …
The best Christmases of my life
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Some years back, a Fr Ronan Drury, the then Editor of The Furrow, made contact wondering if I would write a piece on how Christmas was different for me having recently retired from the teaching profession. The Furrow is a monthly journal for the contemporary church and enjoys an international reputation …
Of Gods and Men, and a monastery in North Africa
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan Picture this: It’s the 1990s and there’s this monastery in North Africa where eight French monks live among their Muslim neighbours. Everything’s peaceful until one day, things go sideways when a violent extremist group makes its presence known, and suddenly everyone’s on edge. The monks hit a crossroads — …
