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An evening of thanks and prayer as Fr Dan appointed Chaplain to Pope
There was a night of joy and celebration in St John’s church at the 6 o clock Mass on Saturday 18th January when Bishop Niall Coll informed the congregation that parish Team leader Fr Dan Carroll had been appointed as Chaplain to his Holiness. This was awarded by Pope Francis to acknowledge Fr Dan’s committed …
The Basics of Health
Our bodies are complex, but it’s the simple things that matter for health By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). It often seems like health is a very complicated thing, that becoming and staying healthy is only for those of us with immense discipline. However, it is the simple things that give us …
Patrick Kavanagh in Kilkenny
By Geoff Rose “This is a terrible place, Kilkenny is a terrible place, a terrible place entirely.” Not exactly the most poetic words for Ye Faire City. Indeed the Marble City has been better described, and much more eloquently than the Monaghan poet, farmer, journalist, and novelist, Patrick Kavanagh, expressed himself on a visit on …
Call for big Kilkenny energy to St Patrick’s Day parade
Photos by Liam Murphy Applications for the St. Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny parade are now open WITH just seven weeks to join the celebration, St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny is calling on local clubs, communities, charities, performers, cultural organisations, schools and local businesses to come alive and animate the medieval streets of Kilkenny to celebrate Ireland’s national …
Cats pounce to beat Clare in league opener
Mossy the main man as Banner beaten BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Clare 0-21 Kilkenny 0-23 Round 1, Cusack Park, Ennis Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway) Kilkenny ended their losing streak against The Banner with a battling 2-point win in Cusack Park, Ennis, last weekend. With the home side fielding …
Tom Brennan: The People’s Publican!
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Kilkenny mourned the passing of a great publican last week. Tom Brennan, who ran Phelan’s Bar in Parliament Street, had served the tipplers of the city since he began pulling pints there in the 1960s. His many loyal customers underwent a different grieving eight years ago when Tom unexpectedly said goodbye to …
To what extent is Ireland an equal society?
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan As our elected representatives begin the business of the 34th Dail, there will be many references to the past including to the Proclamation of 1916 – a document that states: “The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens.” But to what …
Why we urgently need to get back to assisted dying
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The Coalition’s Programme for Government is decidedly guarded on many proposals, with much use of the words ‘explore’ and ‘consider’ instead of ‘will’. It is also deafeningly silent on some contentious matters. Such matters, however, aren’t going away any time soon. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted …
Ó hArgáin gives cautious welcome to Gaza ceasefire deal
Labour Party Kilkenny councillor, Seán Ó hArgáin, has given a cautious welcome to the announcement of a ceasefire after the announcement of a deal between the Israeli and Hamas governments. Speaking at the weekly vigil in Kilkenny city, which has taken place ever since the Hamas and Israeli attacks in October 2023, Cllr. Ó hArgáin …
Cats, Clare and Cusack!
League campaign starts with Ennis trip BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Clare vs Kilkenny Round 1, Cusack Park, Ennis, 2pm Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway) It’s not even the end of January, but the intercounty hurling scene returns this weekend and this time, it’s not the Walsh Cup, but round …
