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GIBBS EXCELLENT AS SHIRLEY ENTHRALS
By Tom Dayton Photos by Pat Shortall If memory serves me right, I saw my first production of Shirley Valentine in 2016, in the City of the Tribes. Galway was where I received my first pay check as a cub reporter. It was also where I worked as a front of house volunteer at The …
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 …
Paddy Grace: One of the greats of the GAA
By Liam Burke It is difficult to believe that forty years has passed since the great Paddy Grace, who was Kilkenny’s longest serving County GAA Secretary passed to his eternal reward. An inspirational figure, who was known the length and breadth of Ireland and further afield, Paddy was elected Secretary for the first time in …
Castleinch Kilkenny: Connections Through Time
A community on the outskirts of Kilkenny city have just published a book recording the history of their local area. The book entitled Castleinch Kilkenny: Connections Through Time is edited by Dr Richard Hyland and Michael O’Dwyer. It contains chapters by the editors and a fine contribution by Aideen O’Reilly on Castle Bamford and the …
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 …
Judy and Aoife join forces to exhibit at Bollards
The coming week is going to be a busy one for Judy Rhatigan. Riverside Drive resident Judy will be exhibiting her wonderful art at Bollards of Kieran Street which coincides with The Kilkenny Arts festival. The exhibition- The Linear Way- offers an escape from routine life and the cluttered mind. Judy captures the natural beauty …
Funds were sparse as sale of graves on church grounds helped
In week two in his study of St Canice’s church, Paddy Neary looks at fundraising, Bank loans a new bell By Paddy Neary The Foundation stone was laid on the feast of St. Patrick 17th March 1824 by Fr. James Gorman, Parish Priest. At the date of his death, April 18th 1826 the sum of …
Newpark Outdoor Community Mass
The Vicar General of the Diocese, Fr. Dan Carroll and Monsignor Michael Ryan concelebrated an outdoor Mass on the Upper Green in Newpark last Thursday evening. Despite concerns earlier in the day, the rain cleared, and the evening was bright and warm. It was pleasing to see a large attendance from St John’s parish gather …
Saint Canices Church, Kilkenny -its people and history
As Saint Canice’s Church celebrate their Bi-Centenary in 2024, Kilkenny man Paddy Neary takes a look at the church and its history By Paddy Neary It appears most probable that all the Catholic chapels of St. Canice’s parish, from the time of the Reformation down to the early part of the 19th Century, were situated …
