My Visit to Lourdes with Rise and Shine
The Rise and Shine Trust, formerly The Irish Pilgrimage Trust, is an independent, self-funding, national, inclusive, and volunteer-led charity that provides supported pilgrimage holidays to guests with additional needs and respite to their families. In particular, their Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes is a week-long life-changing holiday packed with festivities, friendship, and fun. Starting in the …
No room for error as Yellowbellies come to town
Lyng seeks response after Galway defeat BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2026 Round 2 Kilkenny vs Wexford UPMC Nowlan Park Tomorrow, 6:30pm We move on to round 2 of the 2026 Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship, and it’s simple from here on in; there is no room for anymore …
Kilkenny County Council Praises Employee Brian Hayes’ Leadership in Disability Rights
When Brian Hayes walks into a government meeting, he is not there as an observer. He is there to make sure people with intellectual disabilities are heard at the highest levels of decision-making. Brian, Chair of the National Platform of Self-Advocates, has recently been appointed to lead the Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) Group under the …
Minister Jerry Buttimer officially opens N77 Ballyragget road safety Improvement Scheme
On Thursday 16th April the N77 Ballyragget to Ballynaslee Improvement Scheme was officially opened by Minister Jerry Buttimer-Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, in the presence of the Cllr. Mary Hilda Cavanagh, Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council and the Elected Members. Speaking at the official opening of the …
Callan’s Ancient Mariners
By John Fitzgerald Looking over the Big Bridge in Callan today, you can admire the scenic beauty of the Moat, or the rolling green sward of the historic meadow. But you won’t see a single boat navigating the serene or choppy waters of the King’s River. How different from the scene that would have greeted …
St. Canice’s Catholic Parish, Kilkenny, to Host National Vocations Sunday Televised Mass
St. Canice’s Catholic Parish in Kilkenny will host this year’s Vocations Sunday Televised Mass, broadcast live at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 26th. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Phonsie Cullinan, Chair of the Council for Vocations, and he will be assisted by Fr. Willie Purcell, National Vocations Coordinator and Parish Priest of St. …
Tairseach- standing at the mouth of the world
An Exhibition by Vicki O’Donoghue & Mary Doyle Burke This wonderful exhibition opened at the The Tea Houses last Saturday. ‘Tairseach: Standing at the Mouth of the World‘, is a new exhibition by Kilkenny-based artists Vicki O’ Donoghue and Mary Doyle Burke. In the mystical spaces between the visible and invisible, both artists explore profound …
ANZAC DAY TO BE REMEMBERED IN KILKENNY BY GREAT WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” These words are from the pen of poet Laurence Binyon, written in 1914 dealing …
ALL-IRELAND INTER-FIRM SENIOR HURLING SEMI-FINAL
Tirlan (Kilkenny) 3-14 (23); Suir Engineering (Waterford) 1-18 (21). John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds Tirlan of Kilkenny came out on top following a decisive final quarter in this highly competitive All Ireland Inter Firm Senior Hurling Semi- Final, under the lights at Mullinavat. There was plenty of Kilkenny club involvement on both sides, in …
Why a lasting answer needs more than subsidies
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Last week we all woke up to near-empty petrol pumps and businesses on the brink. What began as scattered complaints on social media after the Easter bank holiday exploded into a full-blown national crisis. Fuel depots were blockaded, along with the country’s only oil refinery at Whitegate in Cork. For …
