Church singer & musician celebrates 70th birthday
Gerry Feeney, the talented singer and musician, who performs at the 10.30am Mass in St John’s church every Thursday, was honoured with a surprise birthday party in the Parish Centre last week. Friends and parishioners joined Monsignor Dan Carroll in wishing Gerry joy, happiness and health on his special day. An atmosphere of convivial merriment …
Kindness and caring to the fore at St John’s school
The Amber Committee at St. John’s Senior School have been busy highlighting the importance of mental health, kindness and caring for each other. These boys and girls, together with their teacher Ms. Heffernan, have been visiting the local nursing home and spreading kindness in school. They recently welcomed Teac Tom for some important talks on …
Jimmy Carter’s provocative work on Palestine
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan The announcement of the passing of former US President Jimmy Carter sent me scurrying to find my copy of his 2006 book on Palestine. Carter made a notable impact with his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, challenging beliefs about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Carter highlighted Israel’s separation barrier, comparing it …
One Man… One Woman… One Show…
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I like a bit of theatre and the theatre that I especially like is a One Man/One Woman show perhaps because it’s in the back of my mind to write and perform one someday. Mind you, that thought has been in the back of my mind for 40 years now. But, …
How consumer rights protect your shopping
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR When purchasing goods or services in Ireland, you are protected by tough legal rights under Irish and European Union (EU) legislation. The Consumer Rights Act, introduced in 2022, strengthened these protections by ensuring that you, as a consumer, receive accurate information, have access to redress options if issues arise, and …
Golden daffodils can have that Midas touch
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON As though to resolve the argument about when Spring starts a dozen daffodils opened their trumpets in my garden on St Bridget’s Day. Snowdrops may have grabbed the headlines for February as the stars of Co. Carlow’s Snowdrop Gala but daffodils have a longer season, from February through …
Ordinary mothers who prove extra-ordinary
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The celebrating of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honour of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as Mothering Sunday. Once a major …
Free live music sessions featuring festival headliners Burnchurch and more at Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny
Free entry on available guided tours for those named after our patron saint Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny is making this year’s St Patrick’s Weekend extra special with free live music sessions, including one featuring festival headliners, Burnchurch, shortly after the St Patrick’s Day parade concludes in the heart of the city. The internationally-renowned visitor experience and …
A dozen Cats fall to Tipp
3rd league loss as three Cats see red BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Kilkenny 1-19 Tipperary 2-25 UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) Tipperary became the latest team to claim maximum points Marble City men in this season’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A as Kilkenny finished the game …
Abbey Quarter Urban Street & Park construction contract signed
Kilkenny County Council is pleased to announce the signing of the Abbey Quarter Urban Street & Park Construction Contract. The Contract was signed on the 11th March 2025 at County Hall, Kilkenny in the presence of the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr. Michael McCarthy. The main contract has been awarded to David Walsh Civil …
