Sad times of a workhouse and a war, followed by a new design in Kilkenny
WEEK SEVEN Kilkenny is home to the most famous cats in the world. For over two hundred years, people everywhere have heard of the fierce Kilkenny Cats. They are part of our history; part of our DNA. They reflect Kilkenny in all its glorious past, its developing present and exciting future. In week seven, local …
Community rallies as fire causes devastation
Wednesday 23rd March saw tragedy unfold in the lives of two elderly brothers in Jenkinstown, six miles outside Kilkenny City when a fire broke out in their family home, completely destroying the residence and all its contents. The fire also took the life of one of the brothers, Oliver Brennan, who was not able to …
The Kilkenny Observer raises funds for Cois Nore Cancer Support Centre
Cois Nore – Kilkenny’s Cancer Support Centre is a local service for local people. Centre Manager, Mary Dolan told The Kilkenny Observer “Cois Nore Cancer Support Centre offers a range of practical, emotional and therapeutic supports to people with a diagnosis of cancer and to their families including children and young people. Our main objective …
The Queen of Country, Margo is heading for Lyrath
The Queen of Country and Irish, Margo, is commencing her nationwide tour at the Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny on Tuesday 5th of April. This will be MARGO’s first concert since 2019, and her legion of fans are delighted to see her back on stage after a three year absence due to the pandemic. Margo had …
Kilkenny City Vocational School fundraised for Climb with Charlie
Kilkenny City Vocational School fundraised and donated €600.00 to the Climb with Charlie fund. The cheque was presented by Kilkenny Vocational School to Joey Holden, captain of the 2015 All-Ireland title winning season on behalf of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. Thanks to the board of management, Chairperson, Deirdre Cullen, teachers, …
Neighbourhood project highlights powerful Community history
The Kilkenny Observer takes a trip down memory lane with the Butts Community Centre Photo credits: Community hall project; Mike Kealy; Pat Shortall A question? What community in Kilkenny boasts the most All Ireland titles? It’s an interesting question and would deserve to be included as a tiebreaker in a pub quiz. One obvious answer …
Chocolate is good for you
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Easter (noun); annual festival when children, and some adults, gorge on sweet things. Also, the part of the Christian year commemorating Jesus of Nazareth’s crucifixion and resurrection. However, for the young, and youthful at heart, it means chocolate. Yes, limiting sugar is important for health. Yet, at this point in the …
Kilkenny debut for Caoimhe and Séamus Uí Flatharta
Caoimhe and Séamus Uí Flatharta’s recent performance of the lament Anach Cuan on the Late Late Show in honour of Aishling Murphy captured the mood of the nation. The siblings hail from the Gaeltacht region of Connemara in County Galway and make their Kilkenny debut on Sunday, 10th April at the stunning Medieval Mile Museum. …
Baby, you can drive my car…
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Growing up in Ireland getting a car was a rite of passage. You got a credit union/bank loan and applied for your provisional and away you went, your own means of freedom. It was the sign you had arrived. And today Ireland continues to rely on the car as the …
Hello….is there anyone there?… hello, hello?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Sometimes I feel like that guy in Walter de la Mere’s spooky poem The Listeners. “Is there anyone there?” said the traveller, Knocking at the moonlit door. No one answers. A look in my sent email folder induced that kind of feeling recently. There, stretching back over weeks, were …
