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Top Tips to be Winter Ready
BY CLAIR WHITTY We have had a fantastic summer but already many of you are thinking about natural ways to support your immunity. Echinacea, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc continue to be the top picks to support immunity. A combination of diet, lifestyle, and topping up with extra nutrition can help. Aim to include …
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny launches a special Halloween night filled with thrills, chills and ales
First ever Smithwick’s After Dark’ is launched and tickets now on sale Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny is preparing for a spooktacular Halloween night with an exclusive ‘Smithwick’s After Dark’ event on Saturday, October 31. As darkness descends over medieval Kilkenny, visitors will step inside the historic home of Smithwick’s for a Halloween celebration inspired by Samhain, …
Honouring Bridget Woods…
By John Fitzgerald The Kilkenny Heritage Walkers honoured a very special woman on Saturday. Bridget Woods (nee Corcoran) who was born in 1879 and died in 1965, never sought attention or glory, but her life exemplified a rare devotion to the county’s sporting heritage. The walkers gathered at her graveside to pay homage, and the …
Flynn Hotel Collection takes home 11 awards at Irish Hotel Awards
Newpark named Best Family Friendly Hotel in Ireland and The Old Ground named Best Local Hotel in Ireland, as colleagues across the collection receive national and regional recognition. The family-owned Flynn Hotel Collection is celebrating the success of its three hotels at the 2026 Irish Hotel Awards on Monday, 19 October, with national honours for …
Dicksboro make it back-to-back with fifth senior camogie crown
Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny County Senior Camogie Final Dicksboro 1-12; Piltown 0-10 John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park A crucial first-half goal from Orla Hanrick proved decisive as Dicksboro overcame Piltown by five points at UPMC Nowlan Park to secure their fifth Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny Senior Camogie Championship title. Dicksboro continued their impressive record …
Kilkenny Night Time Economy initiative and Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce Launch ‘Light Up, Light Up’ 2026 Campaign
In advance of the winter season and the darker nights ahead, Kilkenny Night Time Economy Initiative and Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce have again teamed up to announce a ‘Light Up, Light Up’ campaign, aimed at enhancing safety and fostering a sense of community in Kilkenny City Centre. This initiative is a key aspect of a wider …
Young entrepreneur Oisín puts local GAA pride on a keyring
A young Bennettsbridge entrepreneur is combining creativity, technology and support for local GAA clubs with his own range of personally designed, 3D-printed keyrings. Oisín O’Sullivan, aged 12, is a sixth-class pupil in Mr McDonald’s class at Bennettsbridge National School. His start-up enterprise, OisinPrintz, creates keyrings for local GAA clubs, giving supporters a new way to …
The Final countdown!
Tullaroan & Shamrocks ready for Tom Walsh Cup decider BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship Final 2026 Shamrocks Ballyhale vs Tullaroan Senior County Final day on Noreside will always be a wonderful occasion, but to have the top two in the competitions roll of honour battle it out …
Panel discussion explores how EU Policy has shaped Irish Society
A thought-provoking panel discussion entitled “From Europe to Kilkenny: How EU Policy Has Shaped Irish Society” took place at the Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny, on the 15th of October. The event was organised to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and brought together experts from academia, heritage, agriculture and public service …
Kinsella’s Butchers Dozen for Graiguenamanagh
Blending poetry, politics, oral history and mass murder, Thomas Kinsella’s epic poem, ‘The Butchers Dozen’, was written in response to the Widgery report, into the unlawful killing of thirteen innocent civilians on Sunday January 30 1972. This date would become known as Bloody Sunday. ‘Playactin theatre company’ will give a rehearsed reading at 8p.m. of …
