Golden celebrations for Kilkenny Goodwill society
By Stephen Patterson Photos: jbs photos kilkenny If you can think back to last Tuesday, you will remember that the weather was very inclement. A wet miserable May day. Kilkenny folk had heeded the forecast by the good people of Met Eireann and jackets and umbrellas were the fashion of the day. However, if you …
Local Heroes…
PART 2 BY JOHN FITZGERALD The Tans again snatched Tom Barron from the village of Newmarket. An impromptu escape bid was thwarted when the enemy shot part of a wall from under him with a Lewis Machine Gun. Villagers shuddered as the weapon spat fire and sent stone and mortar flying through the air. They jostled Tom …
SENIOR FOOTBALL COUNTY CHAMPS 2024
Dicksboro 1-09 Lisdowney 1-06 Dicksboro GAA and Camogie club collected their 1st silverware of 2024 in defeating a determined Lisdowney side in tricky second half conditions in Castlecomer on Thursday night bringing home the Edward Langton Senior Football Championship cup on a 1-09 to 1-06 final scoreline. At half time with Dicksboro leading by 1-08 …
A BUSY YEAR AS CLARA I.C.A CELEBRATE 70th BIRTHDAY
Photos by Pat Shortall It was a very special occasion last week for members of Clara ICA. A celebration, with a dinner at The Clubhouse hotel and a mass celebrated by Fr Willie Purcell saw the guild reflect on a wonderful history as they celebrated 70 years in existence. In attendance at the dinner was …
How your vote could shape Europe’s future
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan When ever we talk about the Members of the European Parliament, or MEPs as they’re known, it’s like talking about the unsung heroes of our day-to-day. These folk have a hand in everything from the air we breathe to the safety of the food on our plates. But, let’s …
New Town Team Support Fund announced for Castlecomer
Cllr. John Brennan is delighted to hear that Three towns in Co Kilkenny have been chosen to receive funding to help establish or develop a Town Team Support Fund, with one allocated in the Castlecomer area. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has announced the first ever Town Team Support Fund. This investment will …
Bambie proves a different kind of ‘Vision
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Well, maybe she didn’t win the Eurovision with Doomsday Blue, coming a creditable sixth, but Bambie Thug came first in other ways. In the contest staged in Malmo Sweden where anything went as an attention grabber, like underpants and a flesh coloured cod piece (Finland’s Window95 Man’s No …
Cody clips Dublin’s wings as Donnelly shines in Captial win!
POTM hits a magnificent 7 points as late goal seal’s win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE LEINSTER SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP Round 4, Parnell Park Dublin 2-23 (29) Kilkenny 1-28 (31) Eoin Cody pounced late on to snatch maximum points for the Cats in a thrilling clash with the Dubs in Parnell Park and send …
Kilkenny’s “forgotten Market House” revealed by Heritage Walkers!
The Kilkenny Heritage Walkers are renowned for celebrating aspects of local heritage, but on Saturday they went a step further: Marianne Kelly, who had the honour of giving the day’s presentation, uncovered a part of the city’s past that had almost disappeared without trace. She revealed evidence for Kilkenny’s forgotten Market House. This took the form of an inscription on an …
Battle Of The Bands Returns
The good old days that many local musicians reminisce about where young bands took the stage in the old Zoo Club on Parliament Street may very well be returning according to Andrew McGuinness who said ‘young people need this outlet more than ever and now we have finally found a venue’. In a passionate plea to ‘give …
