Sports capital announcement for Kilkenny city
Sports Capital Grants Cllr Maria Dollard has warmly welcomed funding for two sports projects close to her heart. This morning Minister Catherine Martin has announced funding for Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club totalling €64,795. “Through Kilkenny Special Olympics Club’s involvement with Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club, we have found the club to be …
Celebrating 25 Years with Solo Nutrition
BY CLAIR WHITTY When it comes to buying supplements, you want to know that you are buying ones that you can trust with quality ingredients. We feel the same way and today I want to tell you about Solo Nutrition. We have stocked them from the day we opened our store over 10 years ago. …
Castlecomer Remember Legacy with Naming of New Pedestrian Bridge: ” Miner’s Bridge.”
Local Cllr Pat Fitzpatrick has paid tribute to the legacy of the workers of Deerpark coalmines by proposing to name Castlecomer’s new pedestrian bridge “ Miners Bridge” at a recent meeting of Kilkenny County Council. The local councillor said the naming of the new bridge not only pays tribute to the past but also ignites …
Interrogation at Woodstock
PART 2 BY JOHN FITZGERALD Last week, you’ll recall that I described how Callan man Jim Bolger was driven to Tan HQ in Woodstock, near Inistioge after being taken from Tom Nolan’s bus on the Kilkenny/Callan Road. As the ambush team at Friary Street was believed to have escaped on bikes, the Tans suspected Jim of possible involvement because he was …
Tom Ryan – Thomastown War of Independence internee, 1921
Towards the end of 1920, as the War of Independence was intensifying across Ireland the British authorities sanctioned the use of internment against suspected republican activists. In the first six months of 1921 over 4000 people were detained in internee camps at Spike Island and Bere Island in County Cork, The Curragh, County Kildare, Ballykinlar, …
Spring Open Day 2024 at SETU’s Carlow Campus
South East Technological University (SETU) will host its annual Spring Open Day at its Kilkenny Road Campus in Carlow, R93 V960, on Saturday, 11 May from 10am to 2pm. The event showcases the University’s undergraduate, postgraduate, and part-time courses, and demonstrates the best of student life at SETU. The Spring Open Day highlights the range …
Callan, Cordoba – spot the connection!
Kicking off this week with a wee quiz, and by no means simple I have to admit. As with the headline of this column all you have to do is find the common denominator that links the following list of words. Now some of you will know the answer straightaway while most of you, like …
SPECTACULAR FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AT ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL
A Disney Spectacular, Cinema Favourites, and Classical Masterpieces next weekend, anyone?? Marble City Music Festival is on in St. Mary’s Cathedral next Friday 17th – Sunday 19th May. With the last tickets available (the 2023 Festival was completely sold-out), do not miss out on this opportunity to hear incredible musicians performing some of the music …
Make Kilkenny a great place to….
Visit and to move around in The introduction of a bus fleet in the city is a very positive step forward. We now need to build on this. My proposed solutions for Kilkenny County Council is that we need to: Expand the frequency and coverage of public transport in the city making it a real …
Minister Humphreys turns the sod on the site of new Thomastown Library
We were delighted to welcome Minister Heather Humphreys, T.D., to Thomastown on Wednesday, April 24th 2024 to the site of the new Thomastown Library. The project involves the relocation of the existing library to a modernised library in the building which adjoins the Community Centre. This new library will be designed to be accessible, welcoming and …
