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Eoin Cody steers Shamrocks to ‘Comer clash BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League It was an afternoon of action across Noreside last Saturday as the lay of the land became clear in this seasons St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League. The big winners were Shamrocks Ballyhale who …

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Relegation on the minds of many as round 5 arrives BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Tomorrow sees round 5 of this season’s St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League following the ‘Electric Picnic break’. Not that any of our senior clubs would have been downing hurls and …

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Mackessy shines as O’Loughlin’s lay down marker BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League As we enter the ‘free’ weekend for our senior clubs, it is very much a case of ‘as you were’. The two teams blazing a trail remain O’Loughlin Gaels and Thomastown.  Last season’s league and …

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Loughs & Town unbeaten as Glenmore catch the eye again BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Glenmore claimed another big scalp in this season’s St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League in round 3, running out 4-point winners over Bennettsbridge at Inistioge last weekend.  Having got the better …

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Bragging rights with the Pairc na Ratha men in the South BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Two rounds of fixtures have now been completed in the 2025 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League and the unpredictable nature of all things club wise on Noreside continues. Only …

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Cracking ties during round 1 action BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League So, we are up and running on the club front.  All teams have got a little action under their belts as spectators were treated to plenty of rip-roaring action during round one of the St. Canice’s …

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Health is influenced by the shape of the society in which we live By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Political decisions affect the health of each and every one of us. Sometimes this link is straightforward and obvious – decisions about healthcare budgets, hospital beds and medication funding. But more often the …

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How do Noreside’s finest match up to RTE’s Team of the Year BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE As the dust settles on the intercounty hurling scene, Kilkenny will go into an eleventh season without having had their hands on the big one, the Liam MacCarthy  Cup.  Our seniors exited the All-Ireland hurling championship at …

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Harness the natural way your brain can change to improve pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Impermanence is one of the few certainties in life. Nothing is ever quite the same as it was before, everything is in a state of change, adapting to the world around it. Our brains are …

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Club action resumes on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE The condensed feeling of the hurling season continues to creep up on us with the Kilkenny senior league getting underway on the final day of July.  Just as the dust has settled on a mixed bag on the intercounty front, the bread-and-butter returns as …

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