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Goals galore as Banner end Cats run
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR All thoughts now turn to championship opener Brian Cody took his charges to Cusack Park last Saturday in a bid to finish their Allianz League campaign unbeaten. However, a spirited and sharper performance by Clare saw the Banner County edge to a four-point win. This meant Clare’s remarkable run …
Cats leave it late to topple Tipp
BY NIALL SHERRY – SPORTS EDITOR Croker Final awaits against old foes Galway Kilkenny Camogs displayed tremendous spirt and resilience in defeating Tipperary, to set up a tantalizing league final clash with Galway next Sunday at headquarters. This was a clash of epic proportions, with no quarter given by either side as the game ebbed …
On your skates …
With the Riverside Garden and Skatepark now completed at the Abbey Quarter, Kilkenny County Council was delighted to announce the official opening of this amenity by the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council and Mayor of Kilkenny Municipal District on Wednesday, 9th Pictured above are former and Current Elected Members of Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough …
Opening the door into our National Heritage Week
NATIONAL Heritage Week Culture looms and heritage groups, communities, families and individuals throughout the county are being asked to come on board and celebrate and share heritage for National Heritage Week 2021. ‘Open the door to heritage’ is the message from the Heritage Council as it launches the week, which will run from August 14-22 and …
Honouring our Healthcare Heroes at St Lukes
AS part of its ‘Healthcare Heroes’ campaign, Peter Mark recently made a surprise delivery of gift bags to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny to thank the hospital team for its work during COVID-19. Healthcare Heroes is a nationwide campaign by the renowned hair stylist to show its appreciation for healthcare workers by donating gift bags …
A community needs to knit together
KILKENNY County Council’s Arts Office has launched the Knitted Together 2 project and is calling for people throughout Kilkenny to join in the community project. Knitted Together 2 aims to foster community spirit and connection across the county, to mitigate against the effects of social isolation throughout the pandemic, whilst creating some beautiful handmade blankets to donate …
Local Employment Services tender ‘must not put profit over people’
THE Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny, Kathleen Funchion, has called on the Government to remove the profit-focused approach set out in a tender for the expansion of Local Employment Services (LES). The request for tender is open to applications for the rollout of a new model of contracted public employment service in four areas. …
South East industries’ needs inspire new degree with data intelligence
WIT first with level 8 degree in automation engineering AS industry transitions towards ‘Industry 4.0’ — and there is an increased need for modern automation engineering that incorporates data intelligence — Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) Department of Engineering Technology has developed a new degree to offset a skills shortage. The nationwide skills demand for …
Eoin Everard becomes the first man from Kilkenny to break 14 minutes for the 5000m
Running 13:58 seconds for the event this summer, Eoin, who was already Kilkenny’s first sub 4-minute miler, moved up distances to try to achieve this mark nearly 3 years ago. The Kilkenny Observer caught up with Eoin to discuss the achievement. When did you start out to try break 14 minutes for the 5000m? About …
