Our countryside deserves better than our rubbish
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Last week, I went for a walk in the countryside and because I always see other people’s rubbish scattered along the way, I took a plastic glove and a large black sack. There were plastic bottles and sweet wrappers tucked beneath hedges, takeaway containers abandoned beside a gate, …
The “Busiest Street in Town”
By John Fitzgerald (Part three) Continuing the story of Callan in Seamus O’ Brien’s youth, when Upper Bridge Street was the busiest street in town… Fennelly’s house in Upper Bridge Street was at number thirteen…two doors from Seamus’s home at number eleven. It was a spacious two-storied building with an archway and a large farmyard …
JJ Kavanagh Junior F County Final 2026
Lisdowney 1-18; Mullinavat 1-15. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Lisdowney ended their 2026 campaign in the best possible fashion when they recorded a hard-earned three-point victory over Mullinavat in the final of the Junior F Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday evening last. It was a significant success for the North Kilkenny club, …
Piltown edge thrilling Graiguenamanagh contest
Photo Credit: Mary O’Donnell By Jim Whelan Thomastown provided the setting for an absorbing fifth and final-round clash in the 2026 JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League when Graiguenamanagh and Piltown went head-to-head in a game where there was plenty at stake. With both sides having enjoyed impressive league campaigns, the equation was …
St. John’s Parish pilgrimage to Knock – a day of faith and fellowship
An enthusiastic group of parishioners from St. John’s Parish, Kilkenny, travelled to the Marian Shrine in Knock, Co. Mayo on Friday, 21st August for the annual parish pilgrimage. The pilgrimage, led by Monsignor Dan Carroll, left St. John’s Church at 7.00am with 120 parishioners travelling. Despite the early start, there was a great sense of …
20 Years of Savouring Kilkenny
Photos: Vicky Comerford Savour Kilkenny Food Festival was officially launched on Friday evening during a milestone gathering at Butler Gallery. Bringing together food producers, local businesses, special guests, and festival supporters, the celebration marked two decades of showcasing the very best of Kilkenny’s vibrant culinary scene on an international stage. MC’d by Chef Edward Hayden, …
Windgap finish league campaign in style
Jimmy Walsh. Photographs by Catherine Power. The fifth and final round of the JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League saw Windgap finish their league campaign on a winning note when they proved too strong for Slieverue at Mooncoin on Sunday. The game had been scheduled for Mullinavat but was relocated at relatively short …
Tony and Jane and ‘The Shared Studio’
Photos credit: Ros Kavanagh, courtesy Butler Gallery. Butler Gallery, in association with Kilkenny Arts Festival, was delighted to present a building- wide exhibition honouring the work of the late Tony O’Malley (1913-2003) and Jane O’Malley (1944-2023). This expansive exhibition marks the receipt of the bequest of both artists’ estates by Jane O’Malley to Butler Gallery …
Ministers told that forthcoming Budget must respond to “wildly erratic and unpredictable” farm incomes
Ministers Harris and Chambers have been told that the “wildly erratic and unpredictable nature” of farm incomes is causing a looming succession crisis as more and more young people choose not to ‘ride the rollercoaster’. In a meeting this afternoon, and with six-odd weeks to go before the 2027 Budget, ICMSA President, Denis Drennan, told …
Kilkenny turns pink as 2,700 run for hope
Photos: Vicky Comerford More than 2,700 people laced up in pink for Breast Cancer Ireland’s Very Pink Run in Kilkenny Castle Park. The annual fundraising event continues to attract huge support, with 110,000 participants from more than 40 countries taking part since it began. To date, over €8 million has been raised for Breast Cancer …
