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O’Loughlin’s & ‘Town to the fore as league takes shape!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling League After three rounds of this season’s St. Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling League, things are beginning to take shape, and it doesn’t make great reading if you are James Stephens or Erin’s Own. While other teams are blossoming, August has …
Healthy school lunches
BY CLAIR WHITTY Packing a healthy school lunch can be difficult especially if you have a fussy eater. I remember it well. You can only do your best. Seeing an empty lunch box coming home can be very rewarding, especially when you know that it was packed with good nutritious foods. But of course we …
WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES
THE KILKENNY INVOLVEMENT CENTRE AND RECOVERY COLLEGE SOUTH EAST HAVE PRODUCED A WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND PROSE. ‘WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES’ COMPRISES OF 128 PAGES AND 60 AUTHORS AND IS COMPLEMENTED BY SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS AND ARTWORK BY TASK CAMERA CLUB. IT IS PRINTED BY MODERN PRINTERS. IT IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED READING FOR …
Ladies & Gentlemen…… Round 3!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior League Group A Round 3 Bennettsbridge vs James Stephens Friday 23rd Aug @ 7pm Venue: Danesfort Referee: Conor Everard Glenmore vs Dicksboro Sunday 25th Aug @ 12 noon Venue: Dr Tierney Park Referee: Patrick O Reilly Tullaroan vs Thomastown Sunday 25th Aug …
WOK, summer’s over… back to school now
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS You know the summer is gone. You know that, because the schools are about to reopen. For some, it will be their first day at school – daunting in itself, their schoolbags bigger than themselves. For others, their first year in secondary school. And a record 136,160 …
GRACE WALSH
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY In July, Grace Walsh announced her departure from the Inter-County Camogie scene following a very successful career that saw her win three Senior All-Irelands along with three All-Stars. The Tullaroan native was part of the Kilkenny Underage Teams that were a dominant force in winning All-Irelands, before going on to make her …
Floradix Has You Covered
BY CLAIR WHITTY As the season is about to change you might feel a change in your energy levels or that your immune system might need a boost. Or, maybe you are stressed and frantic with back-to-school arrangements. Thankfully there are natural remedies to help get you back on track. Floradix is a brand that …
Prospective homeowners need to remain proactive
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR As I write I discovered that tonight, August 19, we will witness a rare event – a blue moon. In another rare turn of events, Irish banking customers are currently witnessing there own ‘blue moon’ event – a shift in both mortgage and deposit rates. The average mortgage rate in …
Could technology restore faith in boxing scores?
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan Boxing, a sport steeped in tradition and drama, has long been plagued by dodgy scoring decisions. The controversy was on full display during the recent Paris Olympics, where several matches were marred by judgments from judges who had previously been identified as making questionable decisions. Fans and fighters alike …
Tia and Jeanie launch at Auxiliary Hospital
Photos: jbs photos Some Kilkenny folk will know where the Auxiliary hospital is in Kilkenny. For those who are unsure as to the location, it is that building on Wolfe Tone Street with the Mick Minogue elephant artwork on the outside wall. The venue is home to T.A.S.K TASK (Training and Support Kilkenny) is a …
