Update on Ferrymountgarret Bridge Restoration Works
Locals in the area will be delighted to see the Ferrymountgarret Bridge emerge from its cocoon with repaired steel works and painting complete above deck. The removal of scaffolding has commenced, and the installation of waterproofing will take place next week followed by road surface reinstatement. Seeing the steelwork in all its glory is, for …
Wild & Wondrous Things at Bookville Festival 2026
Bookville, a Kilkenny festival of books for families and children, celebrates its ninth year in 2026 with events from the 1st to the 8th October. Taking place in libraries across the county Bookville promises a fabulous programme of free events for primary school children and the general public. This year, Bookville will embrace the theme …
Quartet in trouble as round 3 approaches
Big weekend ahead as league takes shape BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Round Up Two rounds done and dusted in the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League and things are beginning to take shape and this weekend’s fixtures will certainly leave supporters better placed to …
Shortall outguns Sweeney as Shamrocks march on!
THOMASTOWN PROVE TOO STRONG
Thomastown 1-24; Mulllinavat 1-15. John Power at Ballyhale GAA Grounds. Thomastown once again proved too strong for Mullinavat in the second-round St Canices Credit Union Senior Hurling League/ Championship clash at Ballyhale on Saturday. The winners had also got the better of Mullinavat in the 2024 championship semi final and in last year’s league clash. …
James Stephens march in to Junior B County Final
James Stephens 1-16; Tullogher Rosbercon 1-8. John Power at Mullinavat GAA Grounds James Stephens advanced to the JJ Kavanagh Junior B County Hurling Final with a convincing eight-point victory over Tullogher Rosbercon at well attended Mullinavat. Having defeated Danesfort and Conahy Shamrocks in earlier rounds, the Village boys grabbed a vital goal in the opening …
MULLINAVAT ADVANCE
Mullinavat 2-28; Tullogher Rosbercon 0-14. John Power at Tullogher Rosbercon GAA Grounds Mullinavat, beaten in the last four JJ Kavanagh Junior F County Hurling Finals, continued their “drive for five” with a comfortable away victory over Southern neighbours Tullogher Rosbercon at Tullogher. The Vegas men, who recently captured the Junior F league title, are determined …
New Kilkenny Through the Eyes of the Brewers Tour begins
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny is extending its offering with a new ‘Kilkenny Through the Eyes of the Brewers’ tour that offers over 18s a not-to-be-missed adventure back in time. Visitors to the city and locals with a passion for history and brewing will not want to miss the new tour on Thursday, August 20, starting at 6pm. …
The story of a king and two rivers…
By John Fitzgerald For decades one of the first lessons that every Callan schoolchild learned was that a great Ard Ri (High King of Ireland) drowned here in the mid-ninth century, which is how the King’s River got its name. The fact that a community in another part of Ireland also laid claim to the …
Why Are There So Many Different Types of Magnesium?
BY CLAIR WHITTY If you’ve ever shopped for a magnesium supplement, you’ve probably wondered why there are so many different types. Bisglycinate, citrate, malate, taurate and L-threonate all promise different benefits, but what do those names actually mean? The answer is surprisingly simple. Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in hundreds of processes throughout the …
