Vegas Boys hit jackpot in football final!
‘Vat run out 10-point winners By John Power JJ Kavanagh Kilkenny Senior Football Final 2025 Mullinavat 1-21; Mooncoin 0-14. Pairc ui Ratha, Glenmore Mullinavat clinched an eight Kilkenny Senior Football title, and seventh in the last nine years, with a ten-point victory over Mooncoin at sunny Glenmore last weekend. This was a well contested encounter, …
Bishop Coll led a memorial Mass honouring Pope Francis
Bishop Niall Coll was present at St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday 27th April for the Memorial Mass in Thanksgiving for the Life and Ministry of Pope Francis. The deeply moving liturgy drew a large gathering of faithful who came to honour the legacy and spiritual leadership of the Holy Father. Bishop Coll offered words of …
Mayfair Library celebrates its first birthday
Since opening its doors on April 24th, 2024, the Mayfair Library has quickly become a destination for all ages. It has welcomed over 188,000 visitors, issued over 140,000 items, gained over 11,000 members, and it has hosted 875 events. To celebrate this milestone, the library hosted events for children, light refreshments, and a photographic exhibition of …
Natural Support for Summer Allergies
BY CLAIR WHITTY Do you suffer from summer time allergies? You are not alone; hay fever is a common problem caused by an allergic reaction to pollen from flowers, weeds, grasses, or trees. Most will experience symptoms during the summer months when the pollen count is at its highest. You may also react to other …
Boardwalk Project at Greensbridge Set to Enhance Kilkenny’s Connectivity
Kilkenny County Council is thrilled to announce the signing of the Pedestrian & Cycle Link Boardwalk construction contract at Greensbridge in Kilkenny City! This exciting project is part of the Abbey Quarter development. The main contract was awarded to Donnelly Civil Engineering Ltd, Co. Clare on the 11th of April. The project is being funded by …
Rationing: Black Bread and a Pinch of Tea…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part two) Apart from black-marketing during the “Emergency”, people resorted to unusual ways of easing the pain of rationing. In Callan, Seamus O’ Brien came across a group of County Council workers on the Clonmel Road who, he learned, had developed a procedure for ensuring that every tea-break would be enjoyable…even if it …
Monsignor Michael Ryan
Monsignor Michael Ryan, Diocesan Administrator, on a visit to Rome in 2017 with the Irish Bishops, having a private chat with the Holy Father, Pope Francis
Cody & Kilkenny enjoy Belfast trip
Two from two in Leinster campaign BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster SHC – Round 2 Antrim 2-12 Kilkenny 2-30 Corrigan Park, Belfast The Kilkenny changing room in Corrigan Park would have been an interesting place to be at halftime last Sunday afternoon with Antrim holding a one-point lead over the current provincial champions. …
New publication chronicles the stories of the community of Callan and surrounding area
What Was It Like? captures the memories from a vanished Ireland, as collected by the Transition Year students of Coláiste Abhainn Rí 2023-2024. Coláiste Abhainn Rí and Mount Carmel are excited to announce the release of What Was It Like?, a new book created through a collaborative project between Transition Year students of ColáisteAbhainn Rí, …
Conflict and redemption as ‘Owls’ present The McGowan Trilogy
Barn Owl Players are thrilled to announce their most ambitious production yet, staging The McGowan Trilogy, a thrilling series of connected plays by renowned playwright Seamus Scanlon. Directed by the esteemed Philip Hardy, this electrifying production promises to be an unforgettable experience for local theatre- goers. This production marks the group’s first foray into Thomastown, …
