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HEWICK : JOHN “SHARK” HANLON
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY All going well and according to plan, The John “Shark” Hanlon trained Hewick will take his place among the leading Steeplechasers in today’s Cheltenham Gold Cup at 3.30pm as the Willie Mullins trained Galopin Des Champs will be a short price favorite to defend his Gold Cup crown. The rags to riches …
Time for Government to take care seriously
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON It couldn’t be clearer, the Government and every opposition party with the exception of Aontu who wanted Yeses to the two Referendums have suffered a resounding defeat. The people have spoken, or rather the overwhelming majority of those who voted not be saddled with the so-called Family and …
Mullins’ son Patrick gallops his father into racing history
Kilkenny trainer’s 100th win at Cheltenham It was as one daily paper headlined it, ‘100th to son’, as trainer Willie Mullins claimed a historic 100th Cheltenham Festival victory as his son Patrick won the Champion Bumper on Jasmin De Vaux. It sealed a treble on Wednesday March 13 for the Goresbridge, Kilkenny native, who is …
Man arrested as multiple shop windows smashed during a destructive rampage on Kieran Street, Kilkenny
Photos: Vicky Comerford On the night of Tuesday 12th March, Gardaí attended the scene of multiple incidents of criminal damage in Kilkenny City. The windows of a number of businesses on Kieran Street were smashed at approximately 11.40pm. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection to the crime and remains in custody while …
Honours even as Tipp grab a point
Dowling top scores as intermediate ladies host neighbours By Aoife Lanigan, Camogie PRO Very League Division 2B Round 5 Kilkenny 2-10 Tipperary 0-16 Kilkenny Intermediates finished their Division 2B League campaign with a draw against the Premier County Tipperary scored the first three points through Jilliann Quirke (2) and Jenny Grace (f). Then Kilkenny hit …
Banner prevail as Cats lose in Cusack
TJ’s return can’t prevent Clare victory BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR Allianz National Hurling League Round 4 Cusack Park, Ennis Clare 0-19 Kilkenny 0-16 Kilkenny’s unbeaten start to the Allianz League was halted last weekend in Ennis as Brian Lohan’s Clare ran out 3-point winners, and on the balance of play, were probably deserving winners …
Remembering the fiddler from Montmarte
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran My first time in Paris was with Eadie, my late sister. One summer Eadie drove home from Geneva, where she worked, in a small, red Fiat. Her first car. She surprised us by her arrival and she then surprised me by producing a ferry ticket to France. “You,” she smiled, “are …
Irish Wolfhound Boánn to accompany Grand Marshall Richie Power leading the Kilkenny St.Patrick’s Day Parade
Irish Wolfhound Boánn, fresh from her celebrity status as model for Ireland’s new generation Passport, will accompany Grand Marshall Richie Power at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Boann is three years old, an excellent ambassador of the breed for the Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland. The IWCI is the Mother Club for Irish Wolfhound …
Does deferring your State pension add up?
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Recently we looked at the landmark announcement from the Government revealing a series of significant changes to the State Pension (Contributory). It promised flexibility and improved benefits for those aged 66 and above. We saw that the most striking development was the decision to maintain the State Pension age at …
Welcome change, it can be the making of you
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Here’s an awesome fact: when the universe was very young — something like a hundredth of a billionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second — it underwent an incredible growth spurt. During this burst of expansion, which is known as inflation, the universe grew …
