Culture Night Kilkenny/ Oíche Cultúir on Friday 20th September 2024, invites everyone everywhere, on one joyful night, to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today
Culture Night is the national collective event, for one night only, of FREE arts and cultural events taking place nationwide. It celebrates all that makes up the richness and diversity of culture in Ireland today, connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally and opening up pathways to ongoing engagement. Culture Night Kilkenny invites you …
Infrastructure challenges: time for Chinese take-away
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The connection between local Chinese take-aways, the fabled Silk Road which brought produce from the East to Europe for centuries and the challenges facing the State to provide for a population which has ballooned by more than 10% in the last seven years may not be obvious. But …
Remembering Ned Egan, ‘the Boy from Baurscoobe’
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Ned Egan, who was a regular contributor to this paper, passed away on August 30. Ned, ‘the Boy from Baurscoobe’ (from the Irish meaning Top of the Brush) in Dunamaggin was a character. With a capital C. Ned lived many lives and was a man of many talents – poet, author, …
WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES
THE KILKENNY INVOLVEMENT CENTRE AND RECOVERY COLLEGE SOUTH EAST HAVE PRODUCED A WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND PROSE. ‘WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES’ COMPRISES OF 128 PAGES AND 60 AUTHORS AND IS COMPLEMENTED BY SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS AND ARTWORK BY TASK CAMERA CLUB. IT IS PRINTED BY MODERN PRINTERS. IT IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED READING FOR …
Top on Vitamin D for winter protection
BY CLAIR WHITTY Every year I talk about Vitamin D. It is one of the most important vitamins for maintaining various aspects of our health. Vitamin D is required to absorb calcium, an important mineral for bone structure and strength. It helps to prevent rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults. It became a household …
KILKENNY FLOODLIT FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY In early October the Kilkenny Floodlit Football League (KFFL) will commence their new season, and now heading into it’s 24th season it’s been a major success since it started in 2001. The Floodlit Football League has been a hugely important fundraiser for The O’Neills Centre/Enable Ireland in Kilkenny throughout the years and …
My recall of the ‘60s with the Christian Brothers
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The 700-page Scoping report on historical sexual abuse at religious schools in Ireland is so candid in its shock and horror that some chapters begin with a content warning. These chapters are the harrowing accounts from those who endured and survived extreme sexual violence and abuse. “Reading …
History and connections made as Castleinch book launched
Photos by Pat Shortall On Friday the 23rd August, the local history book Castleinch Kilkenny: Connections Through Time was launched by Cllr David Fitzgerald at a very pleasant event. The event, at the Castleinch Venue, was very well attended with about 250 people present. Located in the heart of Castleinch, a little over two miles …
High Noon in Callan: A Tale of Two Factions
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (PART TWO) The fight arranged between Denton and Barry (and their followers) loomed. Edmund Barry had refused to withdraw his allegation regarding the pig. He’d accepted Denton’s challenge to a duel between their respective factions. The contest was set for noon on November 20th. From early morning on that day, hundreds of …
Aaron Monaghan Preserving Drama in The South East
Cavan native Aaron Monaghan is the artistic director of Livin’ Dred Theatre and ensemble member of Druid Theatre Company. He has performed all over the world and spent most of his career with The Abbey Theatre and Druid, as well as in a host of well-known Irish films including The Banshees of Inisherin. He has received …
