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Shamrocks look to un-Laois power against Clough-Ballacolla
Leinster final berth awaits Sunday’s winners BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Leinster Club SHC Semi Final UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday 1:30pm Shamrocks Ballyhale vs Clough-Ballacolla UPMC Nowlan Park is the venue for the semi-final clash between Kilkenny kingpins Shamrocks Ballyhale and Laois champions Clough-Ballacolla this Sunday (Throw-in 1:30pm). Both sides know that securing …
Ireland’s Oldest Brass Band Celebrates Centuries of Music
Graiguenamanagh’s historic Brass Band has celebrated its centuries-long legacy with a jam-packed weekend of music and memories. Proudly established in 1760, the oldest Brass Band in Ireland performed to more than 300 people in Abbey Hall on October 18th and 19th. The event featured an exhibition of historic music books, photographs, uniforms and memorabilia, charting …
Sinéad Keane – A girl of ambition
By Ger Cody Photos jbs As people made their way to the St Canice’s Neighbourhood Hall at the Butts Green, fireworks lit the sky overhead. It was Halloween night – Oíche Shamhna. The term literally translates to ‘Samhain Eve’ referring to the ancient Irish festival of Samhain, which marked the end of summer and the …
Stars Shine at the Weekend
It was an action-packed weekend for Kilkenny Stars teams across a variety of competitions and all over the country. After the heroics of our U18 Ladies the previous weekend, up stepped our U20 Ladies this weekend with a home draw against Dublin Raiders in the Ken Clarke U20 National Cup Competition. The Stars put in …
Kilkenny Science Festival 2025 breaks all records
Kilkenny Science Festival attendances have broken all previous records, preliminary figures show. As many as 4,500 people attended an extended programme of events run in schools, pubs, a theatre, a museum, Kilkenny Castle and elsewhere and extra room had to be added at several venues to accommodate public demand, Nollaig Healy, Project Manager with CALMAST, …
A wrong number and I knew I’d lost my Penny
The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper is delighted to present our ‘2025 Christmas short story series’. We invited five Kilkenny based writers to submit a short story or poems each week, which we hope you will enjoy. This is the Observers fifth year promoting creative writing in the community. We welcome Dr Joseph Kearney to week one …
Bishop Coll to return to Donegal
As Bishop Coll is appointed to the Diocese of Raphoe, The Kilkenny Observer reproduces his letter to priests, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Ossory. The news of my appointment as Bishop of Raphoe, my home diocese, means that my time as Bishop of Ossory has been all too brief. My heart is …
Looking after the only home we have: Planet Earth
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton I was going to write about homeless, when it occurred to me that we could all be homeless if we don’t look after our one true home…. Mother Earth. This is where everything we hold precious has ever happened. All our ancestors, achievements, events in history, cultures…. It’s …
BENNETTSBRIDGE CHRISTMAS ART FEST
As the festive season approaches, the Bennettsbridge Art Group is once again preparing to bring colour, craft, and community spirit to the village with their much-anticipated Christmas Art Fest. The event, scheduled for Sunday, 30th November, will take place in the Community Hall, transforming it into a lively hub of creativity and Christmas cheer. Now …
Pop star Una Healy hits the right note for charity with the launch of Lidl Ireland’s Trolley Dash in aid of Family Carers Ireland
Last year Kilkenny customers raised more than €5,400 for Lidl’s charity partner Previous Lidl Kilkenny Trolley Dash winner bags over €480 worth of festive goodies Lidl Ireland has teamed up with Irish singer and TV personality Una Healy to launch this year’s Trolley Dash campaign, giving shoppers across Ireland the chance to win a supermarket …
