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Kilkenny Libraries Celebrate December with Family Time at Your Library
Kilkenny County Council Library Service is inviting families to join in a month of festive fun and creativity this December as part of the national Family Time at Your Library initiative. This programme, under the Right to Read campaign, encourages families to enjoy reading and learning together through engaging, interactive events. Throughout December, libraries across Kilkenny will host a …
Carmel Kealy Remembers…
By John Fitzgerald (Part three) (Carmel Kealy’s recollections of life in early 20th century Callan provide a fascinating insight for people of present and future generations. Part one and two can be read on the Observer website.) Trades and crafts flourished in Callan. Carmel admired even as a youngster the skilled woodcarving evident in the …
Natural Health Store Festive Gifts
BY CLAIR WHITTY The festive season is upon us and you might be trying to find an interesting and different gift for a loved one, a friend, your neighbour, or your Secret Santa. Don’t despair, we have lots of ideas to share with you. Let’s start with a Gift Voucher. These can be purchased from …
Secrets and suffering behind closed doors….
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton The festive season is nigh and it’s a sad fact that violence against women is a serious feature of Irish society. For many women, home is not safe. During lockdown, countless women and children were stuck in houses with bullies and domestic violence soared. The statistics for Women’s …
Next-Generation Entrepreneurs Set to Shine at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Christmas Market
The Local Enterprise Office in Kilkenny County Council is excited to announce that students from schools all over the county will be showcasing their mini companies at special Christmas Markets on Tuesdays and Thursdays (2nd, 4th, 9th, & 11th December) from 12 noon in MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre. These markets are a fantastic opportunity for …
Kilkenny County Council Celebrates Lighting Design Award for St. Canice’s Cathedral
Kilkenny County Council is proud to announce that St. Canice’s Cathedral has been named the winner of the Religious & Spiritual Site Lighting Design category at the prestigious Lighting Design Awards. Kilkenny County Council, in partnership with Eventco, has implemented a sustainable lighting strategy that is transforming Kilkenny City centre through the general enhancement and …
Mayor’s annual Christmas Charity Fundraiser
Mayor John Coonan launched the 2025 Mayor’s annual Christmas Charity Fundraiser last week. Speaking with The Kilkenny Observer, Cllr Coonan said that for many in our community, the approach of Christmas can be a frighteningly difficult time “struggling to put a meal on the table or being able to to buy even a small gift …
Shamrocks late show sees them nick final berth
Wexford’s St Martin’s next up for Henry’s men BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Leinster Club SHC Semi-Final Shamrocks Ballyhale 1-18 Clough Ballacolla 1-15 As expected, Laois champions Clough Ballacolla pushed Shamrocks Ballyhale all the way in their Leinster semifinal encounter in UPMC Nowlan Park last Sunday. When Laois legend Willie Dunphy fired over …
Carmel Kealy Remembers…
By John Fitzgerald (Part two) (Carmel Kealy’s recollections of life in early 20th century Callan provide a fascinating insight for people of present and future generations. Part one can be read on the Observer website.) It was Carmel’s father, Pat Maher, who built the houses on the Callan Green in 1914-at the behest of the Town …
Those that fought didn’t just sacrifice their life – they sacrificed their future
Photos: jbs Each year, on Remembrance Day, millions of people take a moment’s silence to remember those who have died in wars across the world. On Remembrance Sunday, many services across the world take place at churches, memorial sites and cenotaphs to commemorate fallen soldiers, comrades and civilians lost to conflict. Many of our older …
