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Poetic words woven with love means Saoirse will always be remembered
Photos By Pat Shortall As unveilings go, this was special. It was low key, with just family and friends. And yet, it was as powerful and emotional as they come. Kathleen and Donny Phelan, along with family and friends gathered at the entrance to MacDonagh shopping centre to remember the dead. In a way, the …
Whirlwind Kilkenny tour for Minister Chambers
McGuinness calls for funding for local clubs All images: Danny Lahart Jack Chambers, Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, visited Kilkenny on Monday for a whirlwind tour of the constituency lead by Deputy John McGuinness. Joined by Mayor Andrew McGuinness and Councillors Joe Malone, Deirdre Cullen and John Coonan, …
Do you have the right time?
By Joe Kearney Writer and documentary maker, originally from Callan Albert Einstein stated that time is an illusion but try saying that to someone who asks if you have the right time? Now the key element in that particular enquiry is the need to know ‘the right time’. There was a period during the great …
An evening of prayer as Archbishop Dermot returns to Kilkenny
The former bishop of Ossory, Archbishop Dermot Farrell, returned to the Marble City on Tuesday 11th November. After three years as Bishop of Ossory, Archbishop Dermot was translated to the Archdiocese of Dublin in February 2022. Last Tuesday was an opportunity to greet our former bishop and acknowledge his time here in Ossory. On Tuesday afternoon …
When you and your money are easily parted
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHEREVER there is even the slightest opportunity of making some easy money, you may be sure that criminals lie ready to pounce. The internet opens up many such opportunities, and charlatans appear to be waiting around every virtual corner with the latest online scam. Especially at Christmas time when our …
Why it’s not all making hay down on the farm
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON THERE was a time when I wanted to be a farmer’s wife. I loved the warmth of a cow’s flank when milking, the smell of the hay barn and catching brown trout in the river on my uncle’s farm in Co Down. I cherished that rural dream for …
Bally-Brilliant!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Shamrocks bag 4-in-a-row in Gael force battle St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship final @ UPMC Nowlan Park Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-19 O’Loughlin Gaels 3-15 Shamrocks of Ballyhale are Kilkenny Senior Hurling Champions for the FOURTH year running. James O’Connor’s men were made to work hard …
Glenmore & Saints go for Glory
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART A place at the top table up for grabs Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Glenmore V St Lachtain’s @ UPMC Nowlan Park. Throw-in 2pm Following a pulsating senior county final last weekend, the top two teams at intermediate level go head-to-head at UPMC Nowlan …
Young Irish Film Makers celebrating 30 years of young people making movies!
What started out as a local youth club with cameras in 1991 in the heart of Kilkenny, has grown to become a national centre of excellence for young people interested in filmmaking and animation. Young Irish Film Makers are celebrating their 30th Anniversary as the national organisation responsible for training and supporting generations of young …
