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Night of Nostalgia at James Stephens GAA Club
By Nickey Brennan There was a big attendance at the James Stephens GAA Club Reunion function on Sat. 2nd Dec. at their Larchfield Club House where a number of Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie teams were honoured for their county championship victories over a number of years. Guests of honour on the night were Phil …
Yulefest Kilkenny hosts a range of family events from Christmas markets, Santa truck, outdoor movie and jingle bell rockout
Following its hugely successful launch last weekend, Yulefest Kilkenny has a range of events for the whole family this December. From Christmas markets to Santa experiences to live music, festive fun is on the agenda in Kilkenny in the run up to Christmas. Yulefest Christmas Markets The Yulefest Christmas market is magically set against the …
Yulefest in Ballyragget
Ballyragget Yulefest got underway last weekend. On Friday evening, florist Lynda Jackman from Petals’N Blooms Thomastown, held a Wreath Making Workshop in the Community Hall. This two hour workshop resulted in some fabulous creations on the night and the Christmas themed refreshments from Mary’s Kitchen were enjoyed. On Saturday our annual Christmas market took place …
A fantastic day at Natural Health Store
Photos: Amanda Burke Natural Health Store, Market Cross celebrated 5 years in business on Friday 1st December. And what a fantastic birthday party we had. Thank you to everyone who came in to say hello, it was lovely to see you on the day. We would not be here without your support. Thanks to Mick …
Finn and Sandy unfreeze the park
THE KILKENNY OBSERVER CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY SERIES CELEBRATING WRITERS IN OUR COMMUNITY ’23 The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper is delighted to present our ‘2023 Christmas short story series’. We have invited four writers from Kilkenny to submit a short story over the coming weeks, which we hope you will enjoy. For this, our second week, we …
Watergate Theatre – Celebrating 30 years
By Gerry Moran In April, 1993, my brother John, domiciled in Dublin for the last sixty years, popped down to Kilkenny. Over a coffee I asked what he got up to on his visit? ‘Mocky’ he said (‘Mocky’, from the Irish mac, meaning son, which he always called me as he was more of a …
Midnight Bells and Moonlight Blessings
THE KILKENNY OBSERVER CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY SERIES Celebrating writers in our community ’23 The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper is delighted to present our ‘2023 Christmas short story series’. We have invited four writers from Kilkenny to submit a short story over the coming weeks, which we hope you will enjoy. This week we welcome Joseph Kearney …
Mayor honours “creative genius”
A man hailed as “a creative genius” was honoured last week, with the Mayor and a host of the county’s literati and glitterati lining up to pay homage to his stranger-than-fiction life and dazzling achievements WRITTEN BY: JOHN FITZGERALD PHOTOS: JACK MOORE Ned Egan recently celebrated his 87th birthday but shows no sign of abating …
Great sport at Town Hall
By Gerry Cody: Photos jbs It has been quite the run for Community Radio Kilkenny City over the last few weeks. At the recent National Community Radio Awards, hosted by Community Radio Ireland (CRAOL), the Hebron Road based radio station scooped two gold awards. Following hot on the heels of the stations McNamee Award for …
Kilkenny’s deadly years
Murders, trials and executions in Kilkenny 1823-1923 A recent discussion on an RTE panel show discussed crime in Ireland .The panel was made up of social workers, a prison Governor, a clergyman and a representative from the Garda association. It seemed that all accepted that crime was rising year in year out. And, added one …
