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National Award win for MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre
The Customer Experience Awards took place on Wednesday the 25th of October at Dublin’s Conrad Hotel. The Customer Experience Awards are a prestigious event that is dedicated to honouring businesses and individuals who have truly made a difference in the lives of their customers and recognise those that go above and beyond to deliver outstanding …
Barrel Yard rocking as Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny hosts tacos and ale pairing for Savour
The Customer Experience Awards took place on Wednesday the 25th of October at Dublin’s Conrad Hotel. The Customer Experience Awards are a prestigious event that is dedicated to honouring businesses and individuals who have truly made a difference in the lives of their customers and recognise those that go above and beyond to deliver outstanding …
Film maker Nicholas and one hundred years of change
In 2021, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper sat down with Nicholas Ryan Purcell. It is fair to say that Nicholas is one of the kindest humans around and a more obliging young man you wouldn’t meet. Apart from that, he is one of the best film makers about. At thirteen years of age he was diagnosed …
Mná na hÉireann take centre stage at Savour Kilkenny with an impressive line-up of female chefs
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival is delighted to showcase the best of Irish cuisine with a spectacular line-up of female chefs and producers headlining this year’s event, taking place from October 27th to 30th. Celebrating the richness and diversity of our local food industry, the annual festival features a star-studded line-up of chefs including culinary powerhouses …
Last chance to indulge in the dining delights of Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
The last few dining event tickets are almost gone! The countdown is on! There are only a few days left before the highly anticipated kick-off of Savour Kilkenny, Ireland’s premier food festival. Don’t miss out on enjoying some of the festival’s special events at this gastronomic extravaganza that promises a weekend full of culinary delights …
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Annual Tidy Town Awards 2023
Speakers Presented by Malcolm Noonan TD Minister of State – Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Keynote speaker Caitriona Corr, Kilkenny CoCo cycling officer Councillor Maria Dollard – KKB Chairperson Deputy Mayor of Kilkenny – Martin Brett Hidden Gems Tommy Larkin, 15 Reade Terrace, Roberts Hill Lynch family, Kennyswell Breda Hennessey, 92b Upper …
New stage presentation of Cohen’s poems and songs
I Remember You Well – the songs and poems of Leonard Cohen is a new stage presentation developed and directed by John MacKenna. Drawing on the songs and words of the Canadian poet, who died in November 2016, MacKenna has worked with musicians Shane Sullivan and Katie Jacques (both of whom appeared in Cohen’s requiem, …
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 …
