Sport
TADHG O’CARROLL
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY The Ireland Ladies Rugby Team have been enjoying a renaissance recently with victories against Australia and New Zealand, and part of the backroom set-up is Kilkenny man Tadhg O’Carroll. Tadhg is Physiotherapist to the Irish Team, and his arrival has coincided with a revival in the fortunes of the International Team. Ireland …
‘Town crowned champs as they crush O’Loughlin’s!
Doherty masterminds final win as his side blow away Gaels BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Final Thomastown 0-18 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-7 UPMC Nowlan Park, Referee: David Hughes Thomastown defied the odds to comprehensively dethrone O’Loughlin Gaels and claim their first senior county title in 78 years in testing …
A Strong Back
Is strength important for back health? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). When it comes to caring for our backs, how important is strength? You often hear different things depending on who you ask. Let’s explore this idea to gain a greater understanding about how we might best care for these wonderful …
2024 WORLD 4-WALL HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY It’s a huge week ahead in Handball with The 2024 World 4 Wall Handball Championships taking place at a variety of venues including across Kilkenny. The Championships start tomorrow (Saturday) and there will be matches every day throughout the week until the final day of action on Sunday week November 3rd, as …
O’Loughlin’s seek to down Town!
Hogan & Doherty lead their sides into battle BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Final O’Loughlin Gaels vs Thomastown This weekend sees the culmination of the Kilkenny senior club hurling season as UPMC Nowlan Park hosts the meeting of O’Loughlin Gaels and Thomastown in this year’s St Canice’s Credit …
Lisdowney on the Up as they claim Intermediate crown!
Major brace see’s Gowran fall at final hurdle BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling County Final Lisdowney 2-12 Young Ireland’s 0-15 Lisdowney were crowned intermediate champions for the second time in four years after they beat both Young Ireland’s and Storm Ashley to return to the senior ranks in Kilkenny …
Loughs rule as Bridge fall to Kingdom star!
Mackessy top scores as Ryan shines BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Semi-Final UPMC Nowlan Park O’Loughlin Gaels 2-17 Bennettsbridge 1-14 It was fairly plain sailing for reigning county champions O’Loughlin Gaels as they secured their place in this year’s decider with a 6-point win over Bennettsbridge in UPMC …
Castlecomer Golf Club
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A month ago, Castlecomer Golf Club were celebrating when the Ladies Team won The All-Ireland Intermediate Foursomes competition for the very first time. It was a phenomenal acheivement by the Castlecomer Club, who came out on top from a list of 220 entries when the competition commenced back in April. Castlecomer won …
Spinal disc health – What matters?
Caring for the health of the discs in the spine By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). The discs in our spine have a bit of a bad reputation. We only ever hear about them when something goes wrong (I suppose why would we need to think about them otherwise?). Is it possible …
‘Town end Vegas Boys run to set up O’Loughlin’s decider
Injury to netminder Diarmuid Galway sours ‘Vat demolition BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny SHC Semi-Final UPMC Nowlan Park Thomastown 1-27 Mullinavat 0-12 For a second consecutive year, Thomastown will contest a county final, only this time it’s the Tom Walsh Cup that will be up for grabs when they …
