Features
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 …
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 …
MARATHON EFFORT WHEN LIFE’S A DRAG
While it is true that there have been many forms of drag, both private and public, since earliest times, as a form of modern entertainment drag in recent years has developed into a phenomenon which is now a world-wide multi-million pound entertainment industry in itself. And it is about to show itself in all its …
Odd couple kicks off a busy year for Carlow Theatre Group
Carlow Little Theatre Society are delighted to present Neil Simon’s classic and brilliant comedy ‘The Odd Couple’, in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at the VISUAL Centre in Carlow later this month, from May 23rd to 26th. Set in 1960’s New York, Felix Ungar is thrown out by his wife and his recently divorced poker …
SPECTACULAR FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AT ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL
A Disney Spectacular, Cinema Favourites, and Classical Masterpieces next weekend, anyone?? Marble City Music Festival is on in St. Mary’s Cathedral next Friday 17th – Sunday 19th May. With the last tickets available (the 2023 Festival was completely sold-out), do not miss out on this opportunity to hear incredible musicians performing some of the music …
A pleasant place – A short history of Talbot’s Inch
PART 2 The picturesque village of Talbot’s Inch stands on the west bank of the River Nore in the northern suburbs of Kilkenny City. Contemporary accounts described Talbot’s Inch as a ‘garden village’ but it is more accurately described as a model village. Robert Talbot is the most prominent and he is generally regarded as …
AUCTIONEERS COMMUNITY SPIRIT ACKNOWLEDGED BY MAYOR
Photos by Pat Shortall At a special ceremony in City Hall on Monday night Cllr. Joe Malone presented local auctioneer Fran Grincell with a Mayoral Award acknowledging his charitable commitment to the wider Kilkenny community. With steely determination and a strong work ethic Fran Grincell has established a very successful business enterprise, founded on honesty …
Remarkable heroism recalled as Anzac day is commemorated in Kilkenny
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Photos by Pat Shortall Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly …
Helen Hughes at Butler Gallery
Butler Gallery is very pleased to continue ‘finding the most forgiving element,’ a new body of work by Helen Hughes that includes sculptures, print works and two short films. Speaking with The Kilkenny Observer , the artist said: “Making and materiality are foundational in my predominately sculptural practice which takes influence from mass produced commodities …
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s Barrel Yard venue the place to be for Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s iconic Barrel Yard venue is the place to be on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, as the acclaimed Freeman’s Country Carvery band and Jack Grace Band take to the stage for not-to-be-missed live, outdoor performances. The welcoming team at the enclosed, city centre venue are rolling out the red carpet for …
