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A patriotic band…
By John Fitzgerald St. Patrick’s band found itself on the receiving end of the RIC’s last banton charge in Kilkenny. It was on St Patrick’s night (ironically) that, at 7 p.m. a huge force of police, and troops in battle gear, took up positions in front of the theatre. On the opposite side of the …
When I lost my girl to another man
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS It was the text message that started it all, that now had me thinking. Remembering. Watching her come into the world, a squawking, mucus-mass bundle of breathing beauty, to a world back then as uncertain as it is now, to a couple for whom she held an unknown …
Golden Ballyhale seek fab 5 as The Village plan upset
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR The battle for Tom Walsh reaches the last stand St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling Championship County Final UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday 2:30pm James Stephens vs Shamrocks Ballyhale Thoughts of five consecutive county titles will be put on hold for at least 60 minutes of battle; as holders …
And the band played on…
By John Fitzgerald On the eve of the 1884 Manchester Martyrs parade, the police decided to nip the Kilkenny band’s planned seditious behaviour in the bud. RIC Head Constable Meek went to the band hall to warn that any parade that year would be decisively broken up and dispersed. Reluctantly, the band called off its …
RESIST Hand Hygiene campaign launched at St. Columba’s Hospital, Thomastown
St. Columbas Hospital Thomastown in Co. Kilkenny recently joined in the implementation of the national “RESIST” hand hygiene campaign. “RESIST” is the campaign branding for a number of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control initiatives under the National HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Programme (AMRIC). One of these initiatives is a rollout of …
‘Reflections’ exhibition opens at Auxiliary Hospital
Photos: jbs photos Kilkenny The T.A.S.K organisation opened the ‘Reflections’ exhibition at the old Auxiliary hospital on Wolfe Tone Street last Friday. Speaking at the opening, Susan Fahy and Una Lennon from TASK thanked all for attending and paid special thanks to all who contributed in making the exhibition possible. Paddy Neary, himself a resident …
Life, love and loss of Kilkenny women in 1922
By: Ger Cody Photos: Freddie Greenall I can’t say I knew Frank McEvoy very well. Whenever we met on the street, we would stop and chat and invariably he would enquire about the arts scene. According to a report in The Irish Times in 2012, the paper described Frank’s death at the age of 86 …
7 great hotels on the Amalfi Coast
Italy’s Amalfi Coast, a World Heritage Site since 1997, is renowned for its preservation of incredible architecture and art dating back to the Middle Ages. This far southern region in Italy hugs the Mediterranean Sea and is marked by steep coastal cliffs. Hikes or village strolls are right out your door, the beaches are stunning, …
The Worshipping of Helena
BY NED EGAN Part 2 All young lads within my ambit had these dreams and fantasies, and little else. We were still only children – but didn’t believe it. Ted Ryan, one of my closest pals, was a local gossoon, of about my age. He used to sing this ‘song’ he’d made up: “Oh fish …
Julie Anne Ryan visits Kilkenny
A warm welcome is being extended to Julie Anne Ryan who is visiting Kilkenny at present. Julie Anne is visiting her Aunt Anne Ryan and Uncle Martin Ryan of Ryan’s Electrical, High Street. Julie Anne is a daughter of Richard Ryan, Anne and Martin’s brother, who emigrated to Australia in the late 1970’s. Julie Anne …
