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Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s Barrel Yard venue the place to be for Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s iconic Barrel Yard venue is the place to be on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, as the acclaimed Freeman’s Country Carvery band and Jack Grace Band take to the stage for not-to-be-missed live, outdoor performances. The welcoming team at the enclosed, city centre venue are rolling out the red carpet for …
A plea to change our ways…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD A former bacon factory in Callan played host to a most unusual artwork last week. The Quickening by Artist Deirdre O Mahony drew a capacity audience to the Power House on Mill Lane. It’s a film that conveys a heart-felt plea to change our ways as we arrive at a critical phase in the ever-worsening ecological and …
Interrogation at Woodstock
PART 1 BY JOHN FITZGERALD Last week I completed the story of the botched ambush attempt in Friary Street, Kilkenny, back in 1921…but there’s a postscript: Though none of the ambush team members were arrested or captured- having escaped on their bikes from the scene- others who had no involvement in the affair were picked up …
SAM OUTLAW finishes off an extensive European tour with two shows at Kilkenny Roots Festival this weekend
Sam will have played a string of shows to sold out audiences in Spain, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands and the UK before arriving in Kilkenny on Sunday night with his five piece American band. Sam is based in southern California. He is steeped in the music and myths of west coast country, absorbing the classic …
Savour trivia for the weekend Roots Festival!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran If music be the food of love there’ll be fair feasting this May Bank Holiday in the Marble City thanks to The Roots Festival one of our most popular and successful events. And so, it’s music, music all the way in harmony with the rhythm of the weekend! * Donovan on …
The 23rd Kilkenny Floodlit Soccer league Awards night was held in Kytelers Inn on Friday, April 26th
Trophies in this seasons competitions were presented to winners and runners up by league sponsor John Dalton of Daltons Mills Home and Farm Shop. John spoke about the many happy years he himself had in playing in the league and wished it many more years of success. Winners of the main competition the league Championship …
HANDBALL
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY There was great success for Kilkenny Handballers recently with All-Ireland titles for both Amy Brennan and Noah Manogue, while two weeks ago The Windgap Ladies Feile Handball Team won the clubs first ever Division One title in Aughapower County Mayo. Amy Brennan from Conahy competes with Clogh Handball Club defeated Leah Minogue …
Time to break logjam that’s stopping forestry
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON One of the striking sights in a TV programme about the incredible race to restore Notre Dame cathedral was the felling of magnificent oak trees. Nearly 2,000 have been used to rebuild the beams and the spire which fell when the iconic building went ablaze in Paris five …
FUNDING FINALLY FOUND FOR THE KING’S RIVER IN CALLAN
A grant of 247,500 Euro has been made available to carry out works on the King’s River in Callan. It is hoped this money will be used to bring the river back into use and enjoyment not only for the people of Callan but also for the people of Kilkenny and Tourists. The funding is …
Vindication: the 48 who never came home
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS After decades of unimaginable, unbearable hurt for the families of the 48 young people who never came home, the Stardust inquest jury recently returned an unanimous verdict of unlawful killing – akin to manslaughter – for each person who was snatched from under our watch that St …
