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BISHOP COLL PRESENTS JOHN PAUL ll AWARDS TO YOUTH WINNERS
Last weekend Bishop Niall Coll presented a series of awards to young people of St. Marys parish and Diocese of Ossory. These John Paul II awards, named after the now sainted Pope, are a recognition of the commitment these young people have given to their faith in the parish and to the community in hours …
Butts Town Team And Tidy estate event
The Butts Town Team held a tidy estate event recently. All volunteers met at 19 Pearse Street, the community house which is open to everyone three mornings a week. Marie Smith, the community liaison officer, works from this community space and all are encouraged to drop in and say hello. This wonderful venue is used …
SUSIE REMEMBERED AS NEW FAMILY ROOM OPENED AT ST. LUKE’S
Photos: Willie Dempsey The new family room in St. Luke’s Hospital for supporting relatives of patients in end-of-life care was officially opened on Monday 14th October by Conor MacLiam, Chairperson of the Susie Long Hospice Fund and Niamh Lacey, General Manager of St. Luke’s Hospital. The family room funded by the Susie Long Hospice Fund …
The Annual TASK Sale of Works and Family Fun Day
An annual Sale of Works took place on Wednesday 9th October and a Family Fun Day was held on Sunday 13th October. Both were features of TASK’s marking of National Mental Health Week at its base in the Old Auxiliary Hospital in Kilkenny. TASK (Training and Support Kilkenny) is a rehabilitative training programme for adults, …
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 …
Toil and Trouble will have Theatre as its centrepiece
The Witch Hunt of Alice Kyteler is a short 40 minute piece about the witch hunt of Alice Kyteler, Kilkenny’s world famous witch and her endeavours to evade capture. This play has been created by Core Productions. Set up in 2024, Core endeavours to create theatre in different types of spaces using different techniques. Michael …
Mick Crotty – one of Kilkenny’s finest hurlers
Kilkenny hurling supporters throughout the county and elsewhere were saddened last week when they heard of the passing of Mick Crotty, one of the county’s finest hurlers during the seventies. The James Stephens clubman enjoyed great success with Kilkenny, winning four senior All-Ireland medals, one National Hurling League medal, and was named as an All-Star …
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 …
Insightful and personal poetry book long overdue as Kin is launched
By Ger Cody “Romany and Traveller voices can often be overlooked. KIN is a long overdue collection of insightful and personal poetry that goes some way to collating the female experience of nomadic ethnicities both historically and in the present day.” These words, from John-Henry Phillips, author, film-maker and television presenter, perfectly describe a new …
An unsung hero of Kilkenny hurling history
By Liam Burke Danny O’Connell managed the Kilkenny senior hurlers to eleven All-Ireland victories, beginning with the 1904 championship and continuing right up to, and including 1939. His very successful record stood the test of time until 2015 when the great Brian Cody also managed Kilkenny to eleven All-Ireland victories. The above Kilkenny managers stand …
