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Thyestes Day 2024
All images: Amanda Burke Gowran Park were delighted with the 2024 Goffs Thyestes Day with an attendance of just under 9K treated to a great day’s racing. Without question the highlight of the day was the brilliant Rachael Blackmore claiming her first Thyestes Cup after a superb ride on the Henry de Bromhead trained Ain’t …
Theatre production celebrates immense contribution of Lady Ellen Cuffe
On February 4, The Barnstorm venue at The Home Rule Club on John’s Quay will play host to a theatre production detailing the contribution made by Lady Ellen Cuffe to the city of Kilkenny. Miss Ellen Bischoffsheim was the eldest daughter of a London Jewish banker and her marriage to William, the fourth Earl of …
A forgotten Kilkenny School
Any student of Kilkenny local history must wonder about the school at Nore View House and it’s whereabouts. Advertisements appeared in the local Press from 1840 publicising this school gave the name of its headmaster and owner who was Dr James St John B.A. T.C.D. L.LD. The school was built for the purpose for which …
SOLA LAUNCH NEW SINGLE AS THEY PERFORM AT DUBLIN’S NEW YEARS DAY FESTIVAL AT MEETING HOUSE SQUARE
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 …
100 YEARS IN UNMARKED GRAVE RECTIFIED AS ACTING SERGEANT HORAN IS REMEMBERED
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 …
TALENT TO THE FORE, AS UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATE IN KILKENNY
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 …
MUCH FUN, LAUGHTER AND STORIES AS ST MARY’S DAY CENTRE CELEBRATE
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 …
Dedication of the Rower GAA Grounds to the Late Fr. Tom Murphy
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 …
DICKSBORO LADIES CELEBRATE AS MAYOR WELCOMES ALL-IRELAND WINNERS TO CITY HALL
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 …
Scaffolding in place ensured Rafters success
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 …
