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Film maker Nicholas and one hundred years of change
In 2021, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper sat down with Nicholas Ryan Purcell. It is fair to say that Nicholas is one of the kindest humans around and a more obliging young man you wouldn’t meet. Apart from that, he is one of the best film makers about. At thirteen years of age he was diagnosed …
Home testing for a healthier you
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you worried about a health issue but you haven’t the time to get to the GP or your GP hasn’t an appointment for you to go to? Now the great news is that you can do self-testing for various health issues in the comfort of your own home. This can save …
JM Safety Training Ltd – Finalists in the Kilkenny Business Awards 2023
There was much to celebrate this month for one local company based in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny. JM Safety Training Ltd is a specialist training provider delivering safety courses including Manual handling, First Aid training, Work place safety and Fire safety training. JM Safety Training ltd has been announced as finalists in the Kilkenny Chamber Business …
Mná na hÉireann take centre stage at Savour Kilkenny with an impressive line-up of female chefs
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival is delighted to showcase the best of Irish cuisine with a spectacular line-up of female chefs and producers headlining this year’s event, taking place from October 27th to 30th. Celebrating the richness and diversity of our local food industry, the annual festival features a star-studded line-up of chefs including culinary powerhouses …
Last chance to indulge in the dining delights of Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
The last few dining event tickets are almost gone! The countdown is on! There are only a few days left before the highly anticipated kick-off of Savour Kilkenny, Ireland’s premier food festival. Don’t miss out on enjoying some of the festival’s special events at this gastronomic extravaganza that promises a weekend full of culinary delights …
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Annual Tidy Town Awards 2023
Speakers Presented by Malcolm Noonan TD Minister of State – Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Keynote speaker Caitriona Corr, Kilkenny CoCo cycling officer Councillor Maria Dollard – KKB Chairperson Deputy Mayor of Kilkenny – Martin Brett Hidden Gems Tommy Larkin, 15 Reade Terrace, Roberts Hill Lynch family, Kennyswell Breda Hennessey, 92b Upper …
Baton passing occasion was the beginning of a long and auspicious affair with the stage for Ann Hurley
Words: Gerry Cody and Bridget Cody Over the last week, the death of Ann Hurley was announced. Although the news was expected, it was, nonetheless devastating and heart-breaking. When I stop and think about it, it was probably the bones of fifty years when our paths first crossed which led to her inviting me to …
House crisis pushes next generation out of Ireland
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON “We are so incredibly lucky,” remarked friends happily when we met up recently. No, they hadn’t won the lottery but rather considered themselves blessed compared with their contemporaries; their two sons work in Ireland and live nearby within babysitting reach for my friends’ grandchildren. Whereas so many people they …
Gowran Park Golf Club
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Gowran Park Golf Club enjoyed a welter of success over the past few months having won two All-Irelands and 4 Leinster titles, as they got huge support on their adventures nationwide. The Ladies took centre stage with All-Ireland victories on consecutive weekends in September, as they won The Revive Active in Knightsbrook …
New stage presentation of Cohen’s poems and songs
I Remember You Well – the songs and poems of Leonard Cohen is a new stage presentation developed and directed by John MacKenna. Drawing on the songs and words of the Canadian poet, who died in November 2016, MacKenna has worked with musicians Shane Sullivan and Katie Jacques (both of whom appeared in Cohen’s requiem, …
