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The Christmas that left me with years of guilt
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The week before the Christmas of my 17th year school was breaking up. On my walk to my bus home I was joined by Micheál, a boy in the same year as me but not the same class. He lived in a neighbouring estate. Although at 17 I …
Battle of the Bally’s as Shamrocks seek revenge on ‘Gunner!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Croker clash could be very, very tasty AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi-Final Shamrocks Ballyhale vs Ballygunner Sunday 18th December, Croke Park (Throw-in 3:30pm) It’s the clash that everyone was hoping for, a repeat of last season’s All-Ireland Club Hurling Final, Leinster’s finest, Shamrocks Ballyhale and Munster’s big …
What’s on this week at Yulefest Kilkenny
Take a look at what’s happening in Kilkenny before Christmas! Yulefest, Kilkenny’s Christmas Festival offers a packed programme of Christmas activities for visitors across the city and county right up until Christmas Eve! Pick up the perfects gifts at the Yulefest Market, open again this weekend from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday and …
Finn and the Banshee of the park
In our ‘Countdown to Christmas’, The Kilkenny Observer is delighted to welcome Catherine Cronin as our second contributor in our Christmas short story section. Enjoy By Catherine Cronin “How can we possibly top last year’s Christmas?”, asked Mrs. O’Mahony. “It was the best Christmas of my life… and death.” The other ghosts nodded in agreement …
Choirs to perform Carol Service at St Mary’s Cathedral with special guest Tanya Sewell
A very special evening of music and carols will take place on Sunday 18th at 7.30pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny. After a break of almost three years due to the Covid Pandemic, the much loved event returns and promises to be bigger and better. This year there is an outstanding line up of performers …
Windgap – its history and heritage
A new book by James and Noel Ryan. Windgap is an iconic rural parish in south Kilkenny with a deep retained set of monuments and links. For the first time, the full story and the collected information of the monuments and people of the Parish have been assembled and illustrated with some revealing images and …
Kilkenny man Joe Kearney publishes book of short stories titled The Beekeeper and The River
If you are a lover of short stories then you will be delighted to hear that Callan native Joe Kearney has just published his story collection, titled ‘The Beekeeper and the River.’ Joe Kearney is originally from Callan and is an award winning documentary maker, writer and contributor to RTE’s Sunday Miscellany. The cover blurb …
Kilkenny’s Amy Brennan announced as Site Head at Waterford
Amy Brennan, an experienced biopharma leader who has been with the company for 20 years, has been appointed as Site Head at Sanofi Waterford. Amy succeeds Dr Johannes Schweppenhäuser who has moved to a new role within Sanofi after leading the Waterford site from May 2019. Amy Brennan Site Head, Waterford “It is a huge …
‘Hearts and Bones’ is debut collection for Kilkenny author Niamh Mulvey
By Helen Cluxton. Photos : jbsphotos kilkenny During the ‘Covid lockdown’ I attended many writing workshops via the magic of zoom. One such sitting was in the company of ‘The Involvement Centre’ writing group with author Roddy Doyle speaking on his life as a writer. The author of such books as ‘Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha …
Unveiling of plaque to commemorate the centenary of the completion and occupancy of the 25 ex-servicemen’s cottages in Callan
Recently, the community of Callan, turned up in great numbers outside Cottage number 22 in Skeagh, where Ivy Corcoran unveiled a plaque to remember the first group of men who took up residency in Skeagh & Minnauns from September 1922 following the completion of 25 Type 2 cottages by the Irish Sailors & Soldiers Land …
