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Kilkenny County Council demonstrates leadership on climate action
Kilkenny County Council is inviting the public to give their views on the Draft Kilkenny County Council Climate Action Plan. This Plan outlines the actions that Kilkenny County Council will take over the next five years to address climate action. The Plan sets out the measures that Kilkenny County Council will take across its own …
Group celebrates 600th “Heritage Walk” with another blast from the past…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD The Kilkenny Heritage Walkers marked their 600th outing last Saturday. The big occasion coincided with a tour of the site of the former city jail from which IRA volunteers staged a daring breakout in 1921. Mayor Joe Malone addressed the walkers in the lush surrounds of Castle Garden before the dedicated men …
48 Acts-a guide to happiness and contentment
Kilkennyman Paddy Rafter is well known as a singer and a member of the wonderful Rafter singing and musical family. He is also former college lecturer, academy director and racehorse trainer. A husband and father, Paddy has sung many times not only in Kilkenny and Ireland, but all over the world. Now Paddy Rafter launches …
MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre host Christmas markets for Local Enterprising students
The Local Enterprise Office is delighted to announce that students from secondary schools all across Kilkenny will be participating in Student Enterprise Programme Christmas Markets at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre over the coming weeks. Student Markets will run from 12 noon on Thursday 30th November, Thursday 7th & 14th December and on Thursday 18th Jan. …
“Good choice, bad choice, my choice”
– Adult Safeguarding Conference for South East held in Kilkenny To coincide with Adult Safeguarding Day on the 10th November 2023, the HSE Safeguarding Committee in the South East, the ALONE organisation and the School of Applied Social Studies in University College Cork hosted a conference entitled “Good Choice, Bad Choice, My Choice – Practice …
Kilkenny City has an exciting weekend coming up, when on Saturday 2nd and Sunday December 3rd, The Marble City Music Festival will come to life
The festival is the brainchild of the extraordinary violinist and Kilkenny native Patrick Rafter. According to Patrick there is an amazing welcome , with epic musicians in store on what promises to be a music lovers dream. Patrick will be joined by Irelands leading musicians including The Contempo String Quartet, Fiachra Garvey, and Rachel Factor. …
Abraham Lincoln & JFK: uncanny coincidences!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Last week The Kilkenny Observer made for interesting reading regarding the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, on November 22, 1963. I found the article: ‘25 facts about that fatal day in Dallas’ quite engaging. I think it’s fair to say that people my age …
The Magnificent Nine
PART 2 CALLAN NUNS BLAZE A TRAIL DOWN UNDER BY JOHN FITZGERALD In a letter to the Callan Convent of Mercy shortly after his meeting with the nuns, Cardinal Moran outlined the plans he had drawn up for the nine who had volunteered for the Paramatta mission: “…They will first of all have the primary …
Escort Santa through the streets of Kilkenny
Launching this Saturday 25th of November, Yulefest Kilkenny and Cycle Kilkenny are inviting children and their families to escort Santa Claus on his trip through the city centre. In what has now become tradition, Santa will arrive by boat to Canal Square, before travelling around the city and finishing on The Parade to switch on …
Celebrate with Natural Health Store – 5th birthday
Friday, December 1st Photos: Jack Moore Founded by a close-knit family of four siblings, Natural Health Store represents their shared commitment to promoting healthier living. This venture blossomed following a challenging period when one sibling faced redundancy, inspiring them to embark on this rewarding journey. Their first store opened in Wexford in December 2013, and …
