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Sláinte mhaith! Here’s to being sober-ish …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS I have had a love/hate relationship with alcohol all my life, ever since, as a 17-year-old, I stepped inside McDaid’s of Harry St – one of Dublin’s infamous literary pubs – and found myself in a sea of old men and poets, lost in old familiar overcoats, …
The Tans arrive in Kilkenny
Planned Attack on Woodstock House BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part two) A few months ago, I included a piece about Woodstock House and its checkered history. It played a crucial role in the War of Independence. The British Auxiliaries had taken over this mansion- which was the home of the Tighe family- in August 1920 and it served as …
Balancing Your Hormones Naturally
BY CLAIR WHITTY Your hormones affect all aspects of your life, including mood, energy, metabolism, and skin health. When your hormones are out of balance you could experience all sorts of symptoms, this is called Premenstrual Syndrome or PMS. The symptoms occur any time after ovulation and will usually disappear as soon as your period …
Major Mossy delivers in Wexford win!
Sash star’s brace vital as Cats return to winning ways BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Wexford 0-15 Kilkenny 2-17 Round 3, Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: Liam Gordon Kilkenny put the home defeat to Galway behind them with a comprehensive victory over Wexford in Chadwicks Wexford Park last Saturday evening …
Tullaroan man Clohosey- a class act
By Liam Burke In August 2024, Liam Burke did a profile of one time Kilkenny hurler and County secretary Paddy Grace. The Kilkenny Observer received some wonderful comments on the article and readers of this paper hoped there would be more articles on former GAA people. Today, Liam Burke takes a look at the life …
Kilkenny pays homage to St. Brigid
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Kilkenny City and county marked the feast day and public holiday to honour St. Brigid with a mix of creative flair, religious devotion, and homage to our county’s heritage. Those lovely crosses appeared everywhere and the famed Kilkenny Heritage Walkers paid a special visit to an ancient well dedicated to the saint. In homes, schools, libraries and churches, traditional Brigid’s Crosses …
ARTISTS CONNECT BURSARY
Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce a new artist bursary for 2025. The Artists Connect Bursary aims to aid greater connection amongst the arts community in Kilkenny. Application Deadline Monday March 3rd at 4pm The importance and benefits of connecting with others within the arts community cannot be underestimated and is a …
Brighten Your Day with Vitamin D
BY CLAIR WHITTY Do I need to take Vitamin D in February is a common question. Vitamin D is often referred to as the “sunshine vitamin,” It is produced by the body in response to sunlight exposure. And it is too early in the year for us to be getting any sun. So, when I …
Pain – What Matters?
What influences our likelihood of suffering from persistent pain? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Aches and pains are a fact of life. For some of us, an injury occurs, we feel pain, it lingers a while and slowly eases away as we recover. For other people, however, pain sticks around longer …
The Tans arrive in Kilkenny
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part One) 1920 was a black year for Kilkenny. As autumn leaves fell, a sinister new force arrived in the county to quell the tide of nationalism. A spate of IRA ambushes had demonstrated the capacity and willingness of the rebel army to resist the forces of occupation countywide. On September 17th, the …
