Kilkenny’s old lanes…a treasure beyond price
BY JOHN FITZGERALD You may have read about people who experienced “time slips.” This is when you visit a place with a past that tends to “visit” the present now and then… as with phantom air battles, the sound of shellfire at the Normandy beach or knights and damsels roaming about in a vivid image …
Cats get it done, despite Dubs comeback!
Billy Ryan shine’s as final berth secured BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster SHC – Round 4 Kilkenny 5-19 Dublin 3-21 UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Michael Kennedy The sun splitting the trees, four majors and twelve points on the scoreboard for the hosts and only ten points registered for the visitors, a comfortable afternoon …
Murphy magic helps Stripeywomen take Leinster crown!
Derry calling for provincial champions By Aoife Lanigan, PRO Leinster Senior Camogie Final Kilkenny 0-20 Wexford 1-6 Kilkenny won their 27th Leinster Senior Title when they defeated Wexford in sun drenched Netwatch Cullen Park last Saturday. Both sets of players entered the pitch prior to throw in wearing shorts but were informed by the referee …
Garda Flatley: we all need protection and respect
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS There was a time when every Irish mother wanted a ‘good job’ for their blue-eyed boy. A ‘job for life’ but one that commanded respect in the community, so the mammy could hold her head high. If the priesthood was not the calling, and the education not …
‘With Inclined Ear’
‘With Inclined Ear’ is a solo exhibition by artist Saidhbhín Gibson. At the core of the exhibition is the video of the same title accompanied by photographic pieces. The exhibition looks at sheep’s wool and its value, highlighting the disconnect between humans and natural materials. The video is composed of scenes of a Wicklow Cheviot …
Magpies on the Pylon
Many will remember him as Johnny Connors in the television series Glenroe. A role he was to play for eleven years. Others may recognise him as Mikey from Kilanaskully. Michael Collins is a name that is very recognisable not just from the aforementioned TV shows, but from his many appearances on stage in such venues …
Kilkenny Gospel Choir celebrates 25 years
The Kilkenny Gospel Choir is proud to celebrate a remarkable milestone – 25 years of music, ministry, and meaningful outreach. To mark this special occasion, a televised Mass will be broadcast live from RTÉ Studios on Sunday, May 25th at 11am, celebrated by Bishop Niall Coll, Bishop of Ossory. Founded in 2000 by Fr. Willie …
Remembering my brother, my big brother John
You can have my hat but lay off my house
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Six months back at the table and the Government is stricken with inertia when it comes to solving the ongoing problems of health, special needs education, asylum seekers, still high energy costs and the crisis that is homelessness and the lack of affordable housing. Indeed, the lack …
Reid returns and inspires Cats in Offaly rout
Dub’s up next for ‘six seeking’ stripey men BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster SHC – Round 3 Kilkenny 4-25 Offaly 2-16 UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Colm McDonald (Antrim) Having suffered defeats in their previous two outings in Leinster, the last thing Offaly probably wanted was a trip to Noreside that coincided with a …
