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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 …
The rising popularity of the PRSA pension
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The increasing popularity of a Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) for pension provision in over the last decade is reflected in the recent Pensions Authority data. Currently there are 355,706 PRSA contracts in place with an asset value of €9.986 billion whereas in 2010 there were 181,711 such contracts with …
Maintaining weight naturally
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you post-menopausal and trying to maintain your weight naturally? Being post-menopausal myself, I know that this can be difficult. But I think a balanced diet, not worrying about calorie counting, looking after gut health, adequate sleep, and keeping stress under control, as best I can, all help. My personal way is …
This sporting life: the good and not-so good
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Two aspects of sport – not something I write about normally apart from a one-off piece about boxing for grannies – really grabbed my attention over the last couple of weeks. One is the debate around the GAA’s Go Games policy, the other is RTE’s documentary series ‘Gaelic In …
