Tell your Ma, to have me tea on the table
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Apropos Marianne Heron’s column last week about Government plans to tackle online narratives nuanced by the ‘manosphere’ being welcomed if long overdue, Eoghan Cleary, an educational expert with the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy (Serp) Institute, says misogynistic online content has “got so bad so quickly” and …
Burning Down the House, My House
By Kathryn Ashill Open daily from Thursday to Saturday, 11.30am to 5.30pm until Saturday 29 August The Tea Houses Bateman Quay Kilkenny Kath’s House is Burning! Kath’s House is Burning! Send the Engines! Send the Engines! Burning Down the House, My House is an exhibition that explores Welsh artist Kathryn Ashill’s recent experiences of having …
Art for all and hectic bidding!
By John Fitzgerald If you wish to see a first-rate community art project in action, just drop into St. Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall and meet the Brushstrokes group. I called last week to view its exhibition and wasn’t disappointed. Local artist Graham Carew mentors the group. His stunning Cherry Blossom mural on the gable end of …
Rás na mBan Returns to Kilkenny for 20th Edition
This is the 20th anniversary of Rás na mBan and ten years since the race first journeyed to Kilkenny where the five-day, six-stage event will both begin and conclude again this year in the first week of September. Rás na mBan returns to Kilkenny this September as Ireland’s international bike race for women prepares to …
Paddy Cunningham – Art Exhibition
Macra Hall, Callan open until 6th September, 2.00pm to 5.00pm All welcome.
ICMSA – “Frightening surge” in farm-related accidents and tragedies
Responding to what he described as a “frightening surge” in farm-related accidents and tragedies, the Chairperson of the ICMSA Farm Business Committee, Pat O’Brien, has urged farmers to ‘force themselves’ to keep farm safety at the front of their minds and work practices in the busy weeks ahead as they work tirelessly to ensure livestock …
Boro & Clara big winners with two rounds to go
Danesfort and Bennettsbridge in trouble while trio of teams remain unbeaten BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League With three rounds of the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League done and dusted, the group stages will be completed over the next eight days, and it will be …
Is Brain Fog Part of the Perimenopause? You’re Not Imagining It
BY CLAIR WHITTY IHave you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to remember someone’s name or found yourself searching for words that used to come so easily? If this sounds familiar and you’re in your forties or fifties, you’re certainly not alone. One of the most common, …
Shamrocks march on!
Aylward’s men look hungry for success in Sash victory BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Round 3 Shamrocks Ballyhale 2-26 Tullaroan 1-20 John Locke Park played host to the top two sides in Group B of the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League last Saturday afternoon …
Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet 2026
The Kilkenny County Council Arts Office officially launched the 26th edition of the Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet during the Kilkenny Arts Festival on the 13th August 2026 in the Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle. It was successfully launched by Kilkenny Arts Festival Poet in Residence, Annemarie Ní Churreáin and Broadsheet editor Jane Robinson. The aim of the publication …
