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Clogh Writers Group launch their seventh publication
Words: Ger Cody Photos: Pat Shortall Probably the most loved Irish poet is Kerryman Brendan Kennelly. Apart from his incredible improvisation on ‘that Late Late Show’ when he read his poem Begin, The Ballylongford scribe is credited with some of the best poetry in the last 100 years. And I thought of Kennelly last week …
Danny Mullins
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A few weeks ago on Tuesday 28th November at Tramore Racecourse, Danny Mullins reached a significant milestone as he rode his 500th winner on Irish soil when partnering the Gavin Cromwell trained Leish Oscar’s Son to victory in The Doneraile Walk Beginners Steeplechase. It was a career that began 15 year ago …
Kilkenny’s Christmas Market continues to woo the crowds
The third weekend of Kilkenny’s Yulefest Christmas continues to draw the crowds to the medieval city centre as the festival enters the advent Christmas shopping season. Dozens of stalls featuring local craft, food and art producers will attract thousands of shoppers this weekend, while they will be entertained by live music on the festival bandstand …
Former Kilkenny great Eddie Keher connects with The Friday Men’s Group at Newpark
Photos by Pat Shortall A very special guest arrived at Newpark Family Resource centre recently. Eddie Keher received an enthusiastic welcome from those present and many hurling stories and matches were recounted. During his hurling career, Keher had become known as the deadliest finisher in the history of the game. He held the record for …
Tips to help prevent a hangover
BY CLAIR WHITTY This time of year, many of you will be out and about partying. Some of you may end up with a hangover the next day. Here are some tips that may help prevent this. I cannot promise anything but they are worth trying! Some common symptoms of a hangover are headaches, tiredness, …
Christmas in a thatched house
THE KILKENNY OBSERVER CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY SERIES CELEBRATING WRITERS IN OUR COMMUNITY ’23 The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper is delighted to present our ‘2023 Christmas short story series’. We have invited four writers from Kilkenny to submit a short story during the Christmas season, which we hope you will enjoy. For this, our third week, we …
Blessing of the Baby Jesus
The Kilkenny Secular Franciscan Order invites all children, the families and friends to bring the baby Jesus figures from their crib at home to be blessed in the Capuchin Friary this Sunday. The Blessing helps children and young people to prepare for Jesus. The event will be held on Sunday 17th December at 3pm to …
The man who gave the world ‘White Christmas’
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran As a child he spoke no English, couldn’t read music most of his life and played the piano in one key only – yet he became America’s greatest songwriter. Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidore Baline in 1888 in Russia and grew up in a tenement in New York City with …
Buried with full military honours, Sergeant Michael Walsh is commemorated as family and friends remember
By Ger Cody photos: jbs photoskilkenny Almost a hundred years ago to the day, Sergeant Michael Walsh, at thirty four years of age, was buried at St Rioch’s Graveyard on the Gaol Road in Kilkenny. This was no ordinary burial. Sgt Walsh was returned to Kilkenny from Dublin by train on November 30 in 1923 …
Kings of Leinster ready for Ulster’s finest!
Loughs look to halt Ruairí Óg’s run BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship – Semi-Final O`Loughlin Gaels vs Ruairí Óg Cushendall Sunday, Páirc Tailteann, Throw in: 1.30pm Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary) O’Loughlin Gaels will make the journey to Navan this weekend to face-off against Ruairí Óg’s of Cushendall …
