BISHOP NIALL COLL ACKNOWLEDGES THE RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
Honouring World Day for Consecrated Life, theme: Pilgrims and Sowers of Hope, Bishop Niall Coll celebrated Mass in St. Fiacre’s Church, Loughboy, Kilkenny, on Wednesday, 29th January 2025 at 1.00 p.m., acknowledging the invaluable contribution of women and men who have dedicated their lives to God and to His people through religious vocation. The celebration …
St. Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny unveils exciting line-up for 2025
St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny has grown from a one-day event to a lively four-day spectacle and a firm favourite for visitors in Ireland and further afield. The ‘BIG FESTIVAL IN A SMALL CITY’ is set to take place from March 14th to 17th 2025. Festival Chairperson and City Mayor Andrew McGuinness commented, “Thanks to the incredible …
UcanACT Pilot Project & Kilkenny Countryside Park Shortlisted for the All Ireland Community and Council LAMA Awards 2025
The Urban Action Against Cancer (UcanACT) pilot project, aimed at promoting physical activity for cancer prevention in urban green spaces, has been shortlisted as a finalist under the category of ‘’Community Wellbeing – Collaboration and Leadership’’ for the 2025 LAMA Awards. Developed under the EU Erasmus+ programme with co-funding from the EU Commission, UcanACT has brought an …
Micheál Brennan: A great educator…
We tend to think of mathematicians and arty folk as being polar opposites. The life of Kilkenny man Micheál Brennan proved otherwise. Micheál, who died last November; was a mathematical wizard; but he had an equal passion for art and culture. Born in 1943, he was a lifelong achiever, early on securing a Mathematics and Statistics BA, followed by an …
Sláinte mhaith! Here’s to being sober-ish …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS I have had a love/hate relationship with alcohol all my life, ever since, as a 17-year-old, I stepped inside McDaid’s of Harry St – one of Dublin’s infamous literary pubs – and found myself in a sea of old men and poets, lost in old familiar overcoats, …
The Tans arrive in Kilkenny
Planned Attack on Woodstock House BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part two) A few months ago, I included a piece about Woodstock House and its checkered history. It played a crucial role in the War of Independence. The British Auxiliaries had taken over this mansion- which was the home of the Tighe family- in August 1920 and it served as …
Balancing Your Hormones Naturally
BY CLAIR WHITTY Your hormones affect all aspects of your life, including mood, energy, metabolism, and skin health. When your hormones are out of balance you could experience all sorts of symptoms, this is called Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS. The symptoms occur any time after ovulation and will usually disappear as soon as your period …
Major Mossy delivers in Wexford win!
Sash star’s brace vital as Cats return to winning ways BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Wexford 0-15 Kilkenny 2-17 Round 3, Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: Liam Gordon Kilkenny put the home defeat to Galway behind them with a comprehensive victory over Wexford in Chadwicks Wexford Park last Saturday evening …
Tullaroan man Clohosey- a class act
By Liam Burke In August 2024, Liam Burke did a profile of one time Kilkenny hurler and County secretary Paddy Grace. The Kilkenny Observer received some wonderful comments on the article and readers of this paper hoped there would be more articles on former GAA people. Today, Liam Burke takes a look at the life …
Kilkenny pays homage to St. Brigid
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Kilkenny City and county marked the feast day and public holiday to honour St. Brigid with a mix of creative flair, religious devotion, and homage to our county’s heritage. Those lovely crosses appeared everywhere and the famed Kilkenny Heritage Walkers paid a special visit to an ancient well dedicated to the saint. In homes, schools, libraries and churches, traditional Brigid’s Crosses …
