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Bumper Weekend in store for the National Saint’s Celebrations in Kilkenny
March 15th to 18th 2024 Kilkenny will once again come to life with an explosion of colour and community spirit on the streets of the Medieval City this St. Patrick’s Day, as part of the city’s 11th Kilkenny Tradfest, a celebration of traditional music and culture, which has now become an established national festival. The major city parade begins at 1.30 pm at the top …
Grass bank area transformed into a carpet of purple, white and yellow
Photos by Pat Shortall Take the time for a ramble down to the magnificent World War One memorial, Kilkenny’s County memorial to the over 800 Men and Women who died in the Great War 1914-18. As well as seeing the massive loss of recorded on the memorial panels, look up to the grass bank area …
“DA”: a beneath-the-surface perspective
By Willie Egan A lack of a healthy relationship with one’s father is now recognised as holding the key to self-actualising for a lot of young men. “Father-approval is recognised as being the private dream of practically every young boy that cannot be derived elsewhere”. This concept is perhaps the central theme of the play …
Separate Beds is huge success as Kilquan players play to packed houses
Photos by Pat Shortall Kilquan Players from Coon in North Kilkenny, know a thing or two about drama. Drama on the stage that is. To be fair, they should, as they have been producing and presenting theatrical productions for the last thirty years. This year they presented ‘Separate Beds’ by Irish Playwright Sam Creed and …
CLOGH WRITERS GROUP
IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, CLOGH WRITERS GROUP LAUNCHED ‘WHERE I AM’, A COLLECTION OF POETRY AND PROSE FROM ELEVEN DIFFERENT WRITERS. AS CO-ORDINATOR OF THE WRITERS GROUP JANE MEALLY SAID: “WHERE I AM” IS A PUBLICATION WHERE EACH WRITER COMMUNICATES THEIR PASSION TO THE READER.” Having attended the launch in Clogh, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper was quite taken with not only …
Paddy delivers informative and educational talk
On Wednesday 7th February local historian Paddy Neary delivered an in-depth talk on the O’ Loughlin Memorial church of St John the Evangelist to a group of enthusiasts from the Eastern Environs. The large attendance was enthralled as Paddy related how worship of St John the Evangelist began as far back as the 13th century …
CLOGH WRITERS GROUP
IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, CLOGH WRITERS GROUP LAUNCHED ‘WHERE I AM’, A COLLECTION OF POETRY AND PROSE FROM ELEVEN DIFFERENT WRITERS. AS CO-ORDINATOR OF THE WRITERS GROUP JANE MEALLY SAID: “WHERE I AM” IS A PUBLICATION WHERE EACH WRITER COMMUNICATES THEIR PASSION TO THE READER.” Having attended the launch in Clogh, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper was quite taken with not only …
CHAOS GALORE AS OPEN DOOR PRESENT BENFIELD FARCE
Laois Open Door theatre are all set to bring their Spring production ‘Flying Feathers by Derek Benfield to the wonderful Thomastown Community Hall on February 24th When Chief Constable Henry Potterton and his sister arrive at the peaceful country house of their late, lamented brother Bernard, they are astonished to find several scantily clad ladies …
‘Looking to define space’
Ben Lanigan holds first exhibition in Belfast Photos of exhibition by Ben Farr Kilkennyman Ben Lanigan has just launched his first solo exhibition in Belfast. The exhibition consists of work ranging over two years exhibiting his investigation of understanding how to represent his subject matter and the space they live in. Originally from Kilkenny, Ben …
A trip down memory lane as Hugh Leonard’s Da travels to Thomastown
By Geoff Rose On one of his many visits to Kilkenny to see productions of his plays, Jack Keyes Byrne (aka Hugh Leonard,) remarked that he felt like an imposter, when it came to the Theatre. This from a playwright and author who had successfully won 4 prestigious ‘Tony’ awards on Broadway for his play …
