Urlingford crown unbeaten campaign with George Leahy Trophy success
Urlingford etched their names into school hurling history on Monday evening as they claimed the highly contested Roinn C League title with an impressive 3-12 to 2-6 victory over St John’s in the Georgie Leahy Cup in UPMC Nowlan Park. With 15 schools competing in one of the most competitive competitions in the county, this …
For Claire, all the world’s a stage…
By John Fitzgerald Shakespeare said that some people are born great, while “others have greatness thrust upon them.” I thought of that quote when I met Claire Henriques in Callan at the weekend. She kindly took time off from rehearsal for her upcoming part in The Calendar Girls to reflect on her long association with theatre in the …
From smartphones to safety: tech made easy
Members of the Eastern Environs Community Group recently completed a six-week KCETB ‘Digital Awareness Programme’ and received their certificates from Community Education Facilitator, Siobhán O’Brien, last Wednesday. Speaking at the presentation, Ms O’Brien noted that the programme was specifically designed for mature learners. She praised the group for wholeheartedly embracing the course and for their …
Annual Jenkinstown Camino walk
The annual Jenkinstown Camino Walk will take place on Sunday, July 26th, with participants gathering at Jenkinstown Church at 2.30pm. The walk, which has become a valued annual event, offers people an opportunity to come together in a spirit of friendship, faith, and community. This year’s walk will be led by Fr. Willie Purcell and …
SOAP BOX CITY 2026
Kilkenny Writers Forum invites writers to share their stories during the Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival. Kilkenny Writers Forum with the support of the Kilkenny Arts Office, is delighted to announce Soap Box City 2026, an open mic literary event celebrating original writing, as part of this year’s Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival. Writers of all genres, …
Small ripples of artistic creativity celebrated, as AKA reach eleventh festival
Photos: jbs photos kilkenny On a glorious Saturday afternoon, almost 100 people gathered at O’Sullivan’s on John Street for the launch of the 2026 AKA festival. Artists, producers, actors, photographers, sculptors, woodturners and a host of other artistic people joined to welcome another festival rooted in the community. Launching the festival was Ann Mulrooney. With …
When our life is in our hands
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton The human hand is a masterpiece of design and function. The most complex and beautiful tool imaginable. Its range of movement is truly remarkable. Think of the thousands of ways we use our hands; from the precision of a surgeon delicately operating on an eye, a pianist playing …
Forget hoses, let’s be careful with our taps
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The green, green grass of home is turning brown as rain doesn’t fall and the hosepipe restriction is set to run in some areas for six weeks. But if Uisce Éireann think setting sneaks against squirts with an informers’ line to tell on naughty neighbours who break the …
Pants! The long and the shorts of it…
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Our seasons are a vagary unto themselves, our reaction to their sudden, often unannounced change even more vagarious: when it’s hot, like of late, it’s “too hot”, and when it rains and the winds come, our reaction is: “Sure it’s a grand country altogether, if only we …
JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship Round One
Shamrocks Ballyhale 3-21; Mullinavat 4-10 John Power at Ballyhale GAA Grounds. Shamrocks Ballyhale made the ideal start to their JJ Kavanagh Junior A Hurling Championship campaign on Friday evening, overcoming near neighbours Mullinavat by eight points in a lively Round One encounter played in sweltering conditions at Ballyhale. With temperatures remaining high well into the …
