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By Phelim Devane, Dublin Review. There are times when being a journalist is one of the nicest jobs going. When your editor emails you to cover the Dublin New Year’s festival, then it doesn’t get much better. My remit was to cover music at Dublin Castle, National Museum, and Meeting House Square. It was while …

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Private (Acting Sergeant) Patrick Horan, Haggartsgreen, Callan, Co Kilkenny was killed at Adamstown, Wexford on 24th March 1923. Aged 25, he was serving with the 47th unit, attached with the 14th Battalion, Waterford Command and stationed at Palace East, Wexford. For approximately 100 years, 8 months and 12 days Patrick has laid in an unmarked …

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Report for the Kilkenny Observer By Svitlana Saseyi.: Photos by Oleksandr Rymar On the 28th of December, Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny hosted a Christmas Concert organised by the Ukrainian Community. The event was dedicated to both modern and traditional ways of celebrating Christmas in Ukraine and was a great display of singing, acting, and …

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By Ger Cody: photos jbs photos There is no doubting that Kilkenny and her streets are full of history.Walkin Street falls into that category. Ask any resident from the area and they will give a glowing report of growing up on that patch. In his book on ‘St. Rioch’s’, former brewery employee Tom Reade speaks …

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At our recent AGM, the Rower Inistioge GAA Club unanimously passed a motion to dedicate the Rower GAA complex to the memory of the late Fr. Tom Murphy. Fr. Tom was the first man to bring a Senior All-Ireland medal back to his native Rower after playing a vital role in the 1963 victory over …

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Words Ger Cody. Photos Pat Shortall I recently watched a documentary on successful sports people in Ireland. Sadly, too few were female, but the hope from the speakers was that the trend was changing. Arguably, one female who blazed a trail for sports in general, and athletics in particular was Sonia O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan stated: “There …

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By Anthony Crawford The Marble City Music Festival, the brainchild of Kilkenny violinist Patrick Rafter, was launched in Kilkenny last week. People from Kilkenny and further afield will one day look back and be able to say that they were in attendance when this new festival was launched. And it is fair to say that …

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With Yulefest scheduled to conclude on Saturday, December 23rd, anticipation is building for a final week of festivities. It’s the perfect opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the festive ambience, buy last-minute gifts for the entire family, and gather with friends for a singalong at the bandstand on the Parade. The final weekend promises …

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Jbs photos kilkenny Newpark residents gathered, in large numbers last Saturday for the annual older peoples Christmas Dinner. It proved to be a fun filled evening of reminiscences as friends and neighbours chatted and swapped some exaggerated stories of bygone days. Proceedings began when Una Lennon lit the Remembrance Candle acknowledging all deceased members of the …

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BY MICHAEL O’LEARY It was a busy year for Kilkenny sporting teams and competitors at Local, National and International with a host of Individuals competing for Ireland across a variety of Sports. The GAA review of the year will get plenty of coverage elsewhere across various platforms, but in summary Kilkenny Teams began the year …

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