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Cody’s Cats seek capital gains
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR 18,000 Gaels permitted for Leinster showdown Tomorrow will see Kilkenny attempt to secure a 17th O’Keefe Cup of Brian Cody’s reign when they take on Dublin at Croke Park (Throw–in 7.30pm). Whether or not the final can live up to the semi-final feast that the Cats and Wexford served …
Dowling: Let’s beat the Banner
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR Following a successful Littlewoods League campaign, Brian Dowling will be hoping his players can take recent form into their championship opener against Clare. The Cats crowning as League champions has certainly whet the appetite as our ladies seek to secure back-to-back All-Ireland titles. Of course, it won’t be easy, …
A short history of Gowran
Home to ancient kings, a place of steeds and a venue for military and royal gatherings By Cois Céim, in Association with Kilkenny Saturday walkers group This locality was selected for a residence by one of the ancient Kings of Ossory and was continued by his successors long before the Anglo Norman invasion. According to …
Seduced by Zanzibar
Forty years ago this week, Queen’s Greatest Hits topped the album charts, and it’s back again this month. Paul Hopkins recalls a visit to the birthplace of Freddie Mercury and the exotic romance of this beautiful East African island that never fades It is the smells of Africa that get to me: the scorched, ochred …
First rule of finance: look after yourself
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Last edition we looked at the cost of free education for our children. As we saw if your child lives away from home, you could expect to pay over €11,000 a year on average for bills and accommodation. (Source: DIT: Campus Life) So, if you are in a position to put …
James Stephens v O’Loughlin’s U6 blitz in Larchfield
Great evening’s hurling with some future Kilkenny stars. Great to see so many youngsters involved with both clubs at such a young age
Our high-flyin’ hi-tech life saver!
The Irish Community Air Ambulance has taken delivery of a Leonardo 109S helicopter. It is the fastest civilian helicopter in the world and is ideally suited to the provision of a rural Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS). The charity heli-med service has responded to almost 1,000 incidents from its base in Rathcoole, Co. Cork since …
TRAD CAMP 2021
By: Sinéad Blanchfield Music Development Officer, Music Generation Kilkenny E: sinead.blanchfield@ kilkennycarlowetb.ie Music Generation Tipperary and Music Generation Kilkenny ‘Magnificent opportunity for young traditional musicians in Co. Tipperary and Co. Kilkenny’ 28 July 2021, Kilkenny: Music Generation Tipperary and Music Generation Kilkenny present TRADCAMP 2021 – a week-long camp for young traditional musicians from both …
Our LGBTI+ young people are Shining With Pride
Foróige, the National Youth Development Organisation, unveiled their Shine With Pride mural. The artwork was created in collaboration with SUBSET. LGBTI+ young people from across Ireland engaged in a series of virtual sessions with the artist KinMx to share their lived experiences of growing up LGBTI+ in Ireland and come up with the messages they …
Cats edge Galway in Croke corker
By NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Sensational strike from Doyle seals win as Power returns! Kilkenny’s camogs delivered yet more silverware following an exhilarating encounter with Galway at Croke Park recently. Brian Dowling’s charges secured a three-point win at headquarters, following an inspired second half comeback. The game was a repeat of December’s All-Ireland Final, and …
