Sport
Best foot forward for Kilkenny Athletes
Harriers in a hurry in Slovakia! BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE There was local interest in the European Athletics U18 Championships last weekend when our young stars competed against the best of their peers in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Kilkenny City Harriers rising stars, Molly Daly and Pia Langton were representing Ireland in the …
Keeping Joints Healthy
What you can do to maintain joint health and reduce the impact of osteoarthritis over a lifetime By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). After reading about risk factors for osteoarthritis last week, I hope you have an appreciation for what has an impact on joint health in the long run. Let’s look …
What Causes Osteoarthritis?
While an exact ‘cause’ is difficult to find, there are plenty of things that increase our risk of osteoarthritis By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). I don’t want to get overly philosophical here, but in life there is never truly one ‘cause’ of anything. Nothing is truly independent, nothing stands alone, separate …
Plenty to ponder as sun sets on Cat’s season
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Next weekend two teams will run out at Croke Park to contest this year’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. The participants involved in the 2024 decider are Cork and Clare, an all-Munster affair after the finalists got the better of Limerick and Kilkenny respectively. The punters across the island …
KILKENNY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
With the dust having settled following Kilkenny’s All-Ireland Senior Semi-Final defeat to Clare a fortnight ago, and the Inter-County Hurling Season coming to a climax on Sunday (barring a replay) with the All-Ireland clash of Clare and Cork, attention in Kilkenny has now turned to the upcoming Club Hurling League/Championships in Senior, Intermediate and Junior …
All About Arthritis
Exploring this common and very treatable joint condition By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent conditions in the world, affecting over 500 million people worldwide in 2019 (and over 400,000 in Ireland). With the population aging, and other risk factors increasing, this figure is rising. Despite its …
Cats foiled in final bid
Banner dominate 2nd half to secure final berth BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE All–Ireland SHC Semi-Final Kilkenny 2-16 Clare 0-24 Croke Park, Referee: Liam Gordon So that’s that. There was to be no third final in a row for Kilkenny as they fell to to stirring second half comeback by Clare in Croke Park …
EUROPEAN U-18 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Two Kilkenny Athletes from the Kilkenny City Harriers Club will represent Ireland in the European U-18 Athletics Championships in Slovakia next week. Pia Langton will compete in the 800 metres, while Molly Daly will compete in the 200 metres and she is also part of the medley relay squad. Both Athletes are …
Stripeywomen fall to Dubs in last eight clash
Aisling Maher leads Capital ladies to historic win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship QF Dublin 1-13 Kilkenny 0-12 Kilkenny senior Camog’s bowed out of this years Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship after losing to Dublin in Croke Park last Saturday. Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere’s team were beaten by …
Shhhh… The Secret to Daily Exercise
One simple change to help regularly meet your exercise requirements By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). There is one simple thing that many of us can do that would allow us to easily meet our daily exercise requirements. This thing would save us money, boost our mood and improve our health. Not …
