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A Powerful Choice!’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade Kilkenny Grand Marshall 2024
It’s that time of year again, the days are getting longer, and we are marching towards St. Patrick’s Day; a celebration of all the best parts of our culture and our community here in Kilkenny City. With preparations in full swing for our festival and Parade, just one question remains – Who will lead this …
Kanopy: Kilkenny Library’s new Springtime Streaming Service
Kilkenny County Council Library Services are trialing a new streaming service called Kanopy, which will provide library members with access to hundreds of fantastic online movies and documentaries absolutely free. Kanopy hosts an extensive array of feature films from all genres, including Drama, Comedy, Thrillers, Action and Adventure, Science-Fiction, Horror, etc. It also has a wide-ranging collection of hit …
Back Pain is a Fact of Life – Why that’s not such a bad thing
By Paul Bolger. Nano Physiotherapy Are you alive? Breathing? A human being? If you have answered yes to these questions, then you will almost certainly suffer from back pain at some stage in your life (research tells us that up to 95% of us will!). Sounds like a gloomy prospect, but it might not be …
“These boots were made for walkin’ ”
Civic reception for heritage group BY JOHN FITZGERALD A civic reception for the Kilkenny Heritage Walkers celebrated the group’s achievement in boosting interest in local history and the stories of our treasured “Old Medieval City.” Mayor Joe Malone welcomed a large gathering of seasoned walkers on Saturday. The group recently marked the occasion of its …
Old time fun and games
Dancing Lancers in West Street PART FIVE BY JOHN FITZGERALD Over the decades of the twentieth century, Callan exiles in New York and other American cities spoke sadly and thoughtfully of another time and place…out of sight but not out of mind… They cast their minds back to when they danced lancers in the middle …
House Ireland: plenty of room to improve
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Architect Dermot Bannon’s Room To Improve came up for mention a couple of weeks ago. I think we could do with a Dermot type to give Ireland a make- over. The place is like a house which is stuck in a time warp and where the rooms are no …
All the right chords hit as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs entertains in ‘Comer
PHOTOS BY Pat Shortall The first pantomime performance in Castlecomer was on 29th December 1959 with the show, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. It was performed by the Deenside Players under the direction of Rev. Cleary, C.C. It was a colourful, happy show, with laughs for all and songs to suit every taste. The …
Court rule gives credence to what family means
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The recent Supreme Court ruling in favour of a man who was denied access to the widower’s pension because he was not married to his long-term partner described his three-year battle to be given the State entitlement as a “fight for equality”. In a landmark appeal judgment, …
Clogh Writers group
In November of 2023, Clogh Writers group launched ‘Where I am’, a collection of poetry and prose from eleven different writers. As co-ordinator of the writers group Jane Meally said: “Where I am” is a publication where each writer communicates their passion to the reader.” Having attended the launch in Clogh, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper …
EmpowerHER– Female Enterprise – Business Builder Programme Unveiled in Carlow & Kilkenny
The Local Enterprise Offices in Carlow and Kilkenny County Council are proud to announce the launch of the EmpowerHER program for 2024, in collaboration with the esteemed Powerhouse Women in Business Network and Network Ireland – Carlow & Kilkenny Branch. This innovative initiative aims to empower and elevate female entrepreneurs in the region, offering a …
