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All roads lead to North Kilkenny this New Year’s Eve
Preparations are underway for the annual ‘Light up the Night’ tractor and truck run, which grew from a group of North Kilkenny natives’ desires to highlight suicide awareness, mental health issues, resources and supports. Established in 2016, its next event will take place in just 2 weeks time on New Year’s Eve. The initial aim …
Yulefest to End on a High This Weekend with Fireworks Spectacle over River Nore
With Yulefest scheduled to conclude on Saturday, December 23rd, anticipation is building for a final week of festivities. It’s the perfect opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the festive ambience, buy last-minute gifts for the entire family, and gather with friends for a singalong at the bandstand on the Parade. The final weekend promises …
MASS TIMES
KILKENNY CITY PASTORAL AREA Christmas Eve 5.30 p.m. St Canice’s Church 6.00 p.m. St John’s Church St Mary’s Cathedral St Fiacre’s Church 6.10 p.m. Black Abbey 7.00 p.m. Church of Most Holy Trinity – Dunmore 7.30 p.m. St Canice’s Church St Patrick’s Church 8.00 p.m. Church of John the Baptist – Johnswell …
More care needed on women in the home referendum
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON It’s a busy time of year – officially a holiday but if you are the one in charge of making Christmas happen- it’s a full-on labour of love. All that present buying, wrapping, shopping and cooking is where it’s generally women who shoulder the lioness’ share of the tasks. …
The Magnificent Nine
PART 5 CALLAN NUNS BLAZE A TRAIL DOWN UNDER BY JOHN FITZGERALD The energetic Callan nuns in Parramatta didn’t waste any time: Early next morning, December 9th, they opened their school. On that first day, fifty-five pupils enrolled for classes. Christmas arrived and the nuns spent much of the day reading letters from home. Their …
Newpark Residents Festive Celebration
Jbs photos kilkenny Newpark residents gathered, in large numbers last Saturday for the annual older peoples Christmas Dinner. It proved to be a fun filled evening of reminiscences as friends and neighbours chatted and swapped some exaggerated stories of bygone days. Proceedings began when Una Lennon lit the Remembrance Candle acknowledging all deceased members of the …
Champions of Ireland!
Dicksboro dethrone holders to claim historic titl By Aoife Lanigan REVIEW Dicksboro 0-18 Sarsfields (Galway) 1-11 All pics courtesy of Inpho A masterclass of shooting by Aoife Prendergast and a brilliant all-round team display that included some monumental contributions by Kirsty Maher, Jane Cass, Katie Byrne, Amy Clifford, Asha McHardy, Orla Hanrick and substitute …
SPORTING REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY It was a busy year for Kilkenny sporting teams and competitors at Local, National and International with a host of Individuals competing for Ireland across a variety of Sports. The GAA review of the year will get plenty of coverage elsewhere across various platforms, but in summary Kilkenny Teams began the year …
FOSTER & ALLEN’S IRISH TOUR 2023/2024
International Recording artists Foster & Allen look forward to Celebrating 49 years in the Music Business with a 22 date Concert Tour of Ireland. Mick & Tony will of course be performing all their Hits like ‘Bunch Of Thyme’, ‘Old Flames’, ‘Maggie’, ‘After All These Years’, ‘We Owe It All To You’, as well as …
