‘Hon the Glen!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Naas await in semi showdown AIB Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballinakill 1-12 Glenmore 2-17 @ Abbeyleix, Saturday November 27th Goals win games, and that proved to be the case at a very cold Abbeyleix last Saturday, when Laois champions Ballinakill faced-off against Glenmore for a place in the provincial semi-final. …
Shamrocks set for Rangers shoot-out
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX BY DANNY LAHART Carlow trip will be no honeymoon for Ballyhale 2021 AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final Mount Leinster Rangers Vs Shamrocks Ballyhale Netwatch Cullen Park – 2:00 PM Saturday 4th December All roads will lead to Netwatch Cullen Park tomorrow, as the Kilkenny senior …
‘Boro 2 good for O’Loughlin’s
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX BY DANNY LAHART U21 semi-final awaits after hard fought victory J.J Kavanagh and Sons U21 A Hurling Championship (Quarter Final B) Saturday, 27th November. Venue: Palmerstown Dicksboro 0-15 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-13 Home advantage proved crucial as Dicksboro overcame a fierce challenge from rivals O’Loughlin Gaels at a bitterly …
Cuidiu Kilkenny parents support group coffee morning in Butler gallery gardens
All pix: Danny Lahart
The great Kilkenny jail escape as forty seven prisoners abscond
Members of The Saturday Walkers group gathered on the green patch of ground at the intersection of St Rioch Street and Saint Francis Terrace The significance of a housing estate named Fr. Delahunty Terrace, a mere one hundred yards away becomes obvious. It was a cold Saturday morning. Scarves, woolly hats and gloves were the …
Rocking around the Christmas tree as Yulefest bandstand lifts the soul
Christmas is all about music and Kilkenny’s Yulefest has brought the ‘ceol and craic’ centre-stage with their brand new bandstand on the Parade in the heart of the city centre. The music kicked off on Saturday at the opening ceremony and will continue all the way to December 23rd. The Yulefest Bandstand started with a chorus on Saturday as the …
Santa arrived in epic style to launch Yulefest
Santa arrived in Kilkenny on Saturday to launch Yulefest 2021 – Christmas in Kilkenny! It was a sight to behold as Santa arrived down the river Nore. Carried safely by the Civil Defence and flanked by two boats full of Dragon Paddlers and a string of canoe and kayakers. Arriving at Canal Square where he was greeted …
Con Downey – An appreciation
Con Downey, a Nonagenerian, passed away on Sunday last 28th November. He was 95 years old. He was the last surviving member of Kilkenny AFC which was formed in 1948 when soccer was reorganised in Kilkenny following World War 2. Con, along with a small group of people such as Jimmy McAlister, Billy Walsh, Johnny …
Kilkenny Street Christmas window blues
In the Build up to Christmas, The Kilkenny Observer newspaper will publish four short stories by Kilkenny authors. Each story will have a Christmas theme, and will, we hope, spark some beautiful memories for our readers. The Observer is delighted to promote the arts in general, and we wish to thank the four writers for …
