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Challenge to power: Nixie Boran, freedom and the Castlecomer coal miners
On Wednesday 12 October Anne Boran spoke to packed room at the Home Rule Club, Kilkenny City, about the remarkable life of her father Nixie Boran. She began by outlining his background in the small town of Castlecomer, north County Kilkenny. The town was at the centre of the Wandesforde estate. Originally from Kirklington, North …
RESIST Hand Hygiene campaign launched at St. Columba’s Hospital, Thomastown
St. Columbas Hospital Thomastown in Co. Kilkenny recently joined in the implementation of the national “RESIST” hand hygiene campaign. “RESIST” is the campaign branding for a number of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control initiatives under the National HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Programme (AMRIC). One of these initiatives is a rollout of …
‘Reflections’ exhibition opens at Auxiliary Hospital
Photos: jbs photos Kilkenny The T.A.S.K organisation opened the ‘Reflections’ exhibition at the old Auxiliary hospital on Wolfe Tone Street last Friday. Speaking at the opening, Susan Fahy and Una Lennon from TASK thanked all for attending and paid special thanks to all who contributed in making the exhibition possible. Paddy Neary, himself a resident …
Life, love and loss of Kilkenny women in 1922
By: Ger Cody Photos: Freddie Greenall I can’t say I knew Frank McEvoy very well. Whenever we met on the street, we would stop and chat and invariably he would enquire about the arts scene. According to a report in The Irish Times in 2012, the paper described Frank’s death at the age of 86 …
Garden party at New Haughton Hospital
Photos show residents, their visitors and staff enjoying the recently held annual Summer Garden Party event at the New Haughton Hospital, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Residents, their visiting family members and HSE/South East Community Healthcare staff recently enjoyed an autumn garden party on the grounds of New Haughton Hospital, New Ross. The event, which took …
Sighile Hennessy to perform debut dance show in Johannesburg
By Ger Cody This October, Equinox Theatre’s Sighile Hennessy will be presenting her debut solo dance show ‘Out There’ at the Sibikwa Arts Centre Body Moves International Dance Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sighile has been developing this work over the last two years with mentorship from Stephen Batts (Echo Echo Dance Company) and Cindy …
Delight for Kilkenny playwright John Morton as ‘Denouement’ play is published
For those in the world of theatre, the announcement that a new play has been published always creates a bit of a theatrical stir. Actors, producers, directors and technical crew are thinking straight away of a potential job. Make no mistake, jobs in that field are not all that plentiful. So, potential dollar signs are …
Inspirational new mural at St. Brigid’s Church in Coon a delight says Fr Wallace
Nestled in a valley on the Carlow/Kilkenny border is the little village of Coon or Coan. According to Owen O’Kelly’s book Place names of County Kilkenny, Coon (Cuan) derives its name from A River Winding. To visit the area from Kilkenny city, one has several options as to which route to select. The extra mileage …
Memorial Mass for Kilkenny theatre community
Photos by Pat Shortall On Sunday September 4th, members of the theatre circle in Kilkenny gathered to remember those from their community who had died. Welcoming all those present at St Mary’s Cathedral, Fr Richard Scriven said it was a pleasure to remember those from the theatrical world, and indeed he himself had fond memories …
Kilkenny military history brought to life on Scallan Tour
When it comes to military history, you would travel a long distance to meet anyone with the knowledge of retired army man Larry Scallan. In recent weeks Larry’s Military History Walking Tours took to the streets of Kilkenny for Heritage Week. OPERATION HUMPTY DUMPTY The walking tours took patrons from the Castle entrance into the …
