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The millions condemned to war without end PAUL HOPKINS Memorial Day, and I am with my son and his American wife and two darling granddaughters as we line the streets with neighbours and friends – armed with picnic baskets and waving Stars ‘n’ Stripes – to watch the Big Parade honouring America’s fallen soldiers – …
Stripeywomen welcome Slaneysiders in O’Duffy opener
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW Bid to retain crown starts at home Glen Dimplex Senior All-Ireland Camogie Championship Kilkenny vs Wexford UPMC Nowlan Park, Saturday 6pm The reigning All-Ireland champions begin the defence of their O’Duffy Cup crown tomorrow evening when the roll out the welcome mat for the visit of Wexford …
Provincial kings set to be crowned
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW Shefflin & Lyng eye Leinster glory >>SHERRY SAYS BIG MATCH PREVIEW Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Kilkenny vs Galway Croke Park, Sunday 4pm. (Referee Sean Stack, Dublin) Here we go…. another provincial final for the Cats. Derek Lyng takes his panel to Croker on Sunday hoping to …
Little South Run
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY The summer season is in full swing now, and not surprisingly their will be plenty of activities throughout the summer months including numerous Athletic events in both Track and Field and on the Road. Following on from the Tullaroan Marathon last weekend, attention turns to south Kilkenny this coming Sunday as St. …
Arts flourish in the county…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Kilkenny is renowned for its annual Arts Festival. But you don’t have to wait till August to savour the county’s prolific output of painting, ceramics, and sculpture. This month you can call to the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny to see Clodagh Holahan’s Natural Designs exhibition. And last week I was privileged view …
Thanks to Scoil Ruadhain, Tullaroan
We got a lovely surprise at the Irish Wheelchair Association to receive a donation of money from the 5th and 6th class students from Scoil Ruadhain in Tullaroan National School, Kilkenny who donated money they received from their confirmation, to four charities across Kilkenny. They sent us a lovely letter along with the money and …
Seamstress May Byrne leaves history record to cherish
Words: Kilkenny Observer Photos : Pat Shortall A RECENT GATHERING AT Kilkenny castle saw the Byrne family come together with family and friends to remember a mother and grandmother. The story of May Byrne is a story similar to many of her generation when young boys and girls took up employment at a very young …
Kilkenny Outdoor Music Festival 2023
One of the most popular Summer events of the region, the Kilkenny Outdoor Music Festival 2023 makes its annual return on Saturday, 1st July. Set amidst the scenic surroundings of the rolling countryside in Castlecomer GAA Grounds in Co. Kilkenny, this year’s line-up is exciting and exceptional. Headlining the festival is Irish sensation Imelda May. …
The Magic of Castlemorris
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Part 1 Paddy Hearns of Hugginstown could recall a different time in Ireland, so far removed from our own fast-track age as to be almost beyond present-day comprehension. In 1989, he told Radio Kilkenny listeners about what he called “growing up in Paradise.” In his young days, Paddy lived in a cottage …
You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss – and more!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Every morning I see them. Two men kissing. Two elderly men in their 60s or more. Two, not very attractive men, locked in a passionate kiss. A full on, mouth to mouth, kiss. I see this every morning when I go to my fridge for milk. What I’m looking at is …
