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Billy Burke enjoyed a distinguished hurling career
By Liam Burke Billy Burke first rose to prominence with the Kilkenny senior hurlers when he was asked to play in a tournament game against Clare in Ennis in early 1934. Following his display, he soon became a Kilkenny regular until he retired after Kilkenny’s defeat to Tipperary in the 1945 All-Ireland final. Billy who …
Civic reception for George O’ Hara
Following the May monthly meeting of Kilkenny County Council, Cathaoirleach, Cllr Michael McCarthy, hosted a Civic Reception for George O’Hara, originally from St. Francis Terrace in Kilkenny City who has retired after a glittering career as a pilot with Ryanair. The Cathaoirleach welcomed the extended O’Hara family, friends and guests to the Council Chamber. “It’s …
New book identifies those qualified for 1914 star
This is a body of research undertaken over fours years and a further year in developing, editing and designing and is a unique effort to determine for the first time the identity of all the Officers, NCOs, and men of the 2nd battalion Royal Irish Regiment who qualified for the 1914 Star (the Mons Star). …
Kilkenny seek the joys of SIX!
Provincial crown on the line as Tribesmen look to tame Cats BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Final 2025 Kilkenny vs Galway Sunday, 4pm, Croke Park Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick) Kilkenny will go in search of a sixth consecutive provincial title this weekend when they face-off against old foes, Galway …
World famous Colorado choir for St Mary’s Cathedral
Continuing the series of fund-raising concerts at St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny in aid of the restoration fund The Colorado Cantata Choir will perform at St Mary’s on Friday 13thJune at 7.30pm sharp. The Choir is comprised of singers from two nearby communities in the Denver area: Arvada and Greeley. The singers hail from the Arvada United Methodist …
Incognito an Effective Natural Remedy for Insect Bites
BY CLAIR WHITTY We all dread this time of the year when we are prone to getting bitten by all sorts of insects. This can include mosquitoes, tiks, horseflies, or fleas. These insects bite to feed on your blood. Sounds horrible! The bite triggers an immune response, which leads to inflammation and itching. Not only …
Friendships Aid Immune Health
Social connection is known to improve immune system function By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Your immune system is like a protective shield for the body. A functioning immune system is vital for health. A healthy immune system fights of infections, kills cancer cells, keeps our blood vessels healthy and ensures the …
Betwixt and between Trump’s threatening tariffs
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on EU goods has moved from Sunday, June 1 to Wednesday, July 9 to allow talks to take place between the US and the EU – which, or whether, it continues to cause alarm across Ireland where businesses and workers rely …
Gaza: inaction makes us complicit with genocide
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The brutal details of single murders dominating the headlines here in Ireland in familiar surroundings traumatise us. Yet, the equal horror of the slaughter of hundreds of Palestinians by the Israeli Defence Forces amid the ruins of Gaza are dulled to a terrible familiarity and consigned to the …
Breaking up’s hard, without rubbing Facebook in it
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Around eight o’clock one night my eldest son announced, very matter-of-factly, on Facebook that he was ‘now in a relationship with L’’, a certain young lady from Donegal. I knew he had met her about two months previously and that they had been, as they used to …
