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The First Puck Wins Mac Namee Award for Danesfort GAA Club
Danesfort GAA & Camogie Club with partners CKRC 88.7FM were jubilant last week as their joint effort, The First Puck, a radio play on the foundation of the club 100 years ago, was named “Best GAA Related Radio Programme” for 2022 in the prestigious MacNamee Awards in the GAA’s National Communication and Media Awards. The …
Life is full of questions for Clive, The curious kitten
“All God’s creatures got a place in the choir Some sing low, some sing higher Some sing out loud on the telephone wires And some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they got now”. Many readers of The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper will know the chorus lines of the Bill Staines song ‘A place …
Something for the whole family at Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, now in its 15th year, is thrilled to announce an exciting line-up of events and activities for the whole family. Taking place in Kilkenny city over the October bank holiday weekend from October 27th to October 30th, the festival promises a remarkable culinary journey and a weekend of indulgence, entertainment, and …
Ireland’s ‘Men of Jadotville’ to be honoured by Australia in Sydney
Tuesday, 24th. October, 2023 is international United Nations Day, celebrated worldwide On a recent visit to Kilkenny’s City Hall, at the invitation of Mayor Joe Malone, Commandant Leo Quinlan delivered an exhilarating talk on The siege of Jadotville in 1961. On the night, Mayor Malone said that the story of the heroes of Jadotville were …
Evergreen FC Awards Night
Photos: Andy Ryan Evergreen held their Annual Schoolboys and Schoolgirls Awards night in the magnificent surroundings of the Set Theatre on Monday night. Both floors of the theatre were packed with boys and girls decked out in their green club colours along with their proud parents. The awards recognised the achievements of teams from u12 …
Dark and Gothic themes: Unlocking Kilkenny’s off-season potential
By Luisa Golz Without a shadow of a doubt, Kilkenny is a great spot for visitors. Take a walk along the Parade any time of the year, and you will likely hear plenty of different accents or even various languages spoken. During the summer months, areas around Kilkenny’s main attractions are usually teeming with life. …
Tomás honoured on the double at Irish Country Music Awards Night
By Gerry Cody Tomás Jackman is a Musician known the length and breadth of the country. He is a highly regarded musician in Ireland, and on October 2nd at The Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow, he was presented with two awards for his contribution to the Irish music Industry. His first award was for Irish/folk …
Kilkenny man Thomas White
Revolutionary soldier and patriot for American Independence remembered at Rothe House Words: Gerry Cody Photos: Pat Shortall Eoin MacDonald lived in the Cúl in the Village area of Kilkenny. A knowledgeable and articulate man, he was, throughout his life, particularly supportive of the arts. To enhance the experience of artistic events, Eoin, accompanied by his …
The Bells of St Mary’s Cathedral Kilkenny
By Fr Richard Scriven PP Castlecomer The Bells of St. Mary’s was a 1945 American musical comedy-drama film starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Crosby in the persona of Fr O’Malley and Bergman as Sr. Mary Benedict try to save their parish schoolBut what of the Bells of St Mary’s here in the marble city? …
Novel recalls heroes of a forgotten war…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Invaders will be launched at Keogh’s pub at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 6th. Kilkenny City and County feature prominently in the novel, which is set in the turbulent mid 17th century, though Waterford, Dublin, Wexford and other parts of our strife-torn island also figure in this historical drama. It tells the …
