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Son of Jadotville commander calls for outstanding bravery medals
Following the recent presentation at the Newpark Hotel on ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ Leo Quinlan gave an exclusive interview to The Kilkenny Observer newspaper. Almost 300 people, gathered at The Newpark hotel, Kilkenny to hear about ‘The Siege of Jadotville’. Many in attendance were military men and women and you could sense the pride they …
St Lachtain’s church and cultural heritage of Freshford
The Kilkenny Observer welcomes John Comerford from Kilkenny tours who will bring us on trip to visit various locations in Kilkenny city and county. The Kilkenny Observer is delighted to bring you a piece of history on the first Friday of each month. To give the full history on each location would take up too …
Fear, passion and betrayal as Carlow Little Theatre Society unveil The Crucible
Carlow Little Theatre Society officially launched its eagerly anticipated production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible last Thursday evening at The Irishman’s Bar in Carlow, with a gathering of guests enjoying a lively celebration of local theatre and music. Among those attending were Senator Patricia Stephenson and Cllr Fergal Browne, who joined members of the cast, …
Thomastown’s walls of history
PM O’Sullivan The walls of Thomastown Concert Hall come alive with the music of many decades. Just the photographs, just the calm care of arrangement. Here are the individuals who contributed right across this community’s spheres. You could even say centuries. One image shows Grennan Castle on its mound, ruined but implacable, attending the hurling …
St Mary’s Day care help patients on palliative care journey
St Mary’s Day Care Centre was established when Dick Roche the then Minister for Environment, Local Government and Heritage, cut the red ribbon on the Haughney Green premises. With volunteerism at its core, the centre is a hive of activity and caters for many people, most in their senior years. Two days out of the …
Kilkenny Artists Among Eight Selected in Competitive Wex-Art Festival Open Call
Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch selected from nearly 100 submissions for annual group exhibition. Two Kilkenny-based artists, Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch, have been selected to exhibit in Art as Alchemy, the annual Wex-Art Festival group exhibition, following an open call that attracted almost 100 submissions. Curated by Shannon Carroll, the exhibition brings together eight …
Homecare team benefit, as workforce of Smithwick’s remembered
Smithwick’s Brewery is probably the best known, and most spoken of workplace in Kilkenny. And for good reason. The history of the site, and the founding of the Abbey are just two good reasons that the place is so popular. Add in the wonderful staff, and you have the contents of a bestseller book. The …
Kinsella’s Butchers Dozen for Graiguenamanagh
Blending poetry, politics, oral history and mass murder, Thomas Kinsella’s epic poem, ‘The Butchers Dozen’, was written in response to the Widgery report, into the unlawful killing of thirteen innocent civilians on Sunday January 30 1972. This date would become known as Bloody Sunday. ‘Playactin theatre company’ will give a rehearsed reading at 8p.m. of …
Curtain rises tonight on Gowran Little Theatre’s latest comedy
The curtain rises tonight in Gowran Parish Hall as Gowran Little Theatre presents The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley, a warm and hilarious comedy by popular Irish playwright Jimmy Keary. The production runs from October 16th to 19th and promises plenty of laughs, romance and confusion along the way. At the centre of the story …
THE SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE: THE BATTLE, THE MEN AND THE LONG FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION
Special Kilkenny event to explore the extraordinary five-day stand of 156 Irish soldiers — and the decades-long campaign to restore their reputation The extraordinary story of the Siege of Jadotville, and the long campaign to ensure that the men who fought there received the recognition they deserved, will be explored at a special event in …
