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Tipp up next for misfiring Marble City men BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Round 5 Cork 1-22 Kilkenny 1-16 SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Referee: Johnny Murphy On an emotional evening on Leeside, it would be the home side that prevailed and took maximum points, when once again a wasteful …

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Old fashioned, outdated information in manual handling training is at best redundant and at worst harmful By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Recently, my colleagues and I underwent a mandatory manual handling training session. Many thousands of Irish workers must undergo such training every three years. The contents of that training course …

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Lyng will want points from Cork trip BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Round 5 Cork vs Kilkenny Saturday, 5PM, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Referee: Johnny Murphy There was much anticipation on Noreside about the arrival of Limerick last week, but supporters and players hopes were dashed thanks to a …

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Cats look to build on Wexford win against Kiely’s Limerick BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Kilkenny vs Limerick UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday, 1:45pm Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork) When the fixtures were released for this seasons Allianz Hurling League Division 1A, many eyes on Noreside would have been drawn to …

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Sash star’s brace vital as Cats return to winning ways BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Wexford 0-15 Kilkenny 2-17 Round 3, Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: Liam Gordon Kilkenny put the home defeat to Galway behind them with a comprehensive victory over Wexford in Chadwicks Wexford Park last Saturday evening …

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What influences our likelihood of suffering from persistent pain? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Aches and pains are a fact of life. For some of us, an injury occurs, we feel pain, it lingers a while and slowly eases away as we recover. For other people, however, pain sticks around longer …

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Galway survive Cats comeback to claim win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Kilkenny 1-19  Galway  2-19 <<CRESTS>> Round 2, UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford) Galway made the journey to UPMC Nowlan Park a fruitful one as they returned west with maximum points in this Allianz Hurling League …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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