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POSTCARDS FROM TIMES PAST A WONDERFUL LEGACY FOR KILKENNY
By Ger Cody Photos: jbs photos kilkenny Like many cities and towns in Ireland, Kilkenny is blessed to have at its disposable a mountain of recorded history that people can access. Be it the construction of your family tree, history of your local GAA club, or information on historical facts that occurred in Kilkenny, amenities …
Butts Town Team And Tidy estate event
The Butts Town Team held a tidy estate event recently. All volunteers met at 19 Pearse Street, the community house which is open to everyone three mornings a week. Marie Smith, the community liaison officer, works from this community space and all are encouraged to drop in and say hello. This wonderful venue is used …
SUSIE REMEMBERED AS NEW FAMILY ROOM OPENED AT ST. LUKE’S
Photos: Willie Dempsey The new family room in St. Luke’s Hospital for supporting relatives of patients in end-of-life care was officially opened on Monday 14th October by Conor MacLiam, Chairperson of the Susie Long Hospice Fund and Niamh Lacey, General Manager of St. Luke’s Hospital. The family room funded by the Susie Long Hospice Fund …
The Annual TASK Sale of Works and Family Fun Day
An annual Sale of Works took place on Wednesday 9th October and a Family Fun Day was held on Sunday 13th October. Both were features of TASK’s marking of National Mental Health Week at its base in the Old Auxiliary Hospital in Kilkenny. TASK (Training and Support Kilkenny) is a rehabilitative training programme for adults, …
Kilkenny man Ben Lanigan features in arts review
Since the first Kilkenny Observer hit the shops of Kilkenny city and county, we have strived, insofar as possible, to cover as much of Kilkenny life as possible. One such area has been our work with the arts community and we have been delighted to allocate many column inches to theatre, music and art. Over …
HERITAGE WEEK THE GLUE THAT BRINGS OUR HISTORY TO LIFE
The Kilkenny Arts Festival had barely pulled down the blinds on a hugely successful 2024 season, when, lo and behold, the curtain went up on Heritage week. National Heritage Week celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built and natural heritage. It brings together volunteers, community groups and heritage enthusiasts to share their experience, knowledge culture and practices. There …
Official Opening of Kilkenny Care Centre by Mayor McGuinness
Kilkenny Care Centre has officially opened its nursing home in Kilkenny city Photos by Leo Murphy Photography Mayor Andrew McGuinness officiated at the official opening of the new Kilkenny Care Centre and said: “Kilkenny Care Centre is already providing much needed nursing home care to the elderly community of Kilkenny city. This centally located facility …
Memories galore as Community Radio celebrate their 45th birthday
Photos by Pat Shortall In 1979, two courageous entrepreneurs in Kilkenny, Michael Minogue and Liam Carroll, realised their long-held ambitions of getting their beloved Kilkenny connected to the World on the airwave network. Later to be joined by Fr. Gerry Joyce and other Kilkenny businessmen it was a testing ambition from the moment they first …
History and connections made as Castleinch book launched
Photos by Pat Shortall On Friday the 23rd August, the local history book Castleinch Kilkenny: Connections Through Time was launched by Cllr David Fitzgerald at a very pleasant event. The event, at the Castleinch Venue, was very well attended with about 250 people present. Located in the heart of Castleinch, a little over two miles …
St John’s Parish Pilgrimage to Knock
On Wednesday 21st August, the 145th anniversary of the apparition at Knock, Fr. Dan Carroll led a group of ninety parishioners from St John’s parish to visit the international Marian shrine. Despite the inclement weather, all pilgrims enjoyed a day of prayer and renewal. The long journey to Knock was broken with a stop in …
