Women fare worse in time of coronavirus
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS One could be forgiven for thinking that, while all eyes are on Afghanistan and the plight of its women, all is well with the world and women elsewhere. If only it were so. Eighteen months on the Covid crisis has led to a decline in living standards for …
Top art prizes for Kilkenny and Bennettsbridge students
Two Kilkenny students have won top prizes in this year’s 67th Texaco Children’s Art Competition, the results of which were delayed until now due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They were Rose Smyth (15) from Kilkenny College for her work entitled Woodwork Tools’ and Daniel McGing (6) from Bennettsbridge National School for his work entitled ‘House …
“Our faith does not need to be limited to some sacred location” – Bishop
Bishop Nulty confirms 400 Kilkenny Children in Mass Ceremony at Nowlan Park All pix: Danny Lahart It had all the appearances of an ordinary Thursday night on the Hebron road in Kilkenny. G.A.A. stewards lined the gates at the entrance to ‘Árdán de Grás’ stand at Nowlan Park. One would be forgiven in thinking that …
An historic event
Bishop Nulty confirms 400 Kilkenny Children in Mass Ceremony at Nowlan Park on Thursday, September 9th All pix: Danny Lahart
Cody continues cats’ quest
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR A 24th term in charge for BC Following Monday night’s County board meeting, it was announced that Brian Cody would again take charge of the Kilkenny senior hurling team for the 2022 season. PRO Paul Fitzgerald released the following statement after proceedings had finished. 13th September, 2021 Press Release – …
Slick Saffrons claim title as cats fall short
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR McCormick & Kelly star in Croker victory Our intermediate camogs season ending in disappointment following Sunday’s defeat to Antrim in Croke Park, on a score line of 2-21 to 2-13. John Scott’s team headed to the Capital with victory in mind, but Antrim hadn’t read the Kilkenny script, and the …
Minor success the major plus of season
Camogie Season Review BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Camogs story a case of what might have been When John Scott’s side left the Croke Park stage on Sunday past, it brought to a close the inter-county camogie season. As the dust settles, the players and management teams will take stock and review what has gone …
Knights and roosters… a Classico tale
Throughout Tuscany, wine bottles and many a restaurant feature a black rooster, the famed ‘Gallo nero’, a marketing logo for the region’s world famous Chianti Classico fine wines with a ‘history’ that stretches back to the Middle Ages. As the story goes… Once upon a time, a knight from Siena and a knight from Florence …
Tuning in to the great television turn off …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON GRAND isn’t it when, thanks to the dawning of a new normal, you can stop zooming and start meeting up and really talking with people. But it wasn’t the discussion about a book at the first live Book Club I was at recently that stuck most vividly in …
