Sport
CATHAL O’REILLY
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Cathal O’Reilly from the Kilkenny City Harriers Club is part of The Ireland U-23 Squad for this Sunday’s European Cross Country Championships in Antalya in Turkey, and it will be his second time to have competed in the European Cross Country Championships having previously done so three years ago in Dublin. In …
JOHN MARTIN
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A dramatic finish to one of the most spectacular League of Ireland campaigns, saw Shelbourne strike late with an 85th minute goal from Harry Wood to defeat Derry City 1-0 at The Brandywell and give Damien Duff’s charges their first Premier Division title in 18 years since 2006. With their nearest title …
Healthy Stress Balance
Tips to turn down the volume on stress to lead a healthier life By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Stress is a perfectly normal and healthy part of being alive. In fact, it has been essential for our survival. However, persistent, frequent, unrelenting stress plays a key role in many health issues …
Mangan’s men maul Thomastown as JonJo see’s red
Veteran O’Brien top scores as Clarke & O’Reilly shine in Mullingar BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship 2024 Thomastown 1-14 Castletown Geoghegan 1-25 TEG Cusack Park Alan Mangan masterminded both a surprising and sensational win over Thomastown in the quarter final of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship …
Soaring Star success for Stripeywomen quartet!
Danielle Morrissey collects intermediate POTY BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE All pics courtesy of INPHO Kilkenny intermediate camogs were to the fore in more ways than one at the PwC Camogie All-Star Awards 2024 in Croke Park last weekend. Four players from Seamus Kelly’s beaten finalists picked up the prestigious accolades in Croke Park …
Recovering from Childhood Experiences
It is possible for adults who suffered from childhood maltreatment to reduce the impacts on their health and wellbeing By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Experiencing serious maltreatment in childhood increases our risk of developing health conditions later in life. However, a nourishing environment, loving carers and positive experiences help to counterbalance …
WILLIE MULLINS
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY This weekend in Punchestown, two of Willie Mullins stable stars are set to make their seasonal debut as both Champion Hurdle winner State Man and dual Gold Cup Champion Galopin Des Champs are declared in The Morgiana Hurdle and Durkan Chase respectively. This is the time of the year that The Champion …
MIRIAM WALSH
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY In October, Miriam Walsh retired from Inter-County Senior Camogie following a highly successful career in which she won 3 Senior All-Ireland Medals, 5 National League Medals, 3 All-Stars and was also named Camogie Player Of The Year in 2022. Having joined The Senior set-up in 2011, Miriam played a key role as …
Love is good for your health
Childhood experience can leave a mark on our biology – but love and care protect us By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Over the past two weeks we have learned that childhood maltreatment has negative effects on health much later in life, that our body’s systems learn and adapt to this, and …
Thomas out to trump Castle in battle of the ‘Towns
Doherty’s charges Mullingar bound BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship 2024 Thomastown vs Castletown Geoghegan Sunday, TEG Cusack Park, (1:30pm throw-in) Thomastown will take to the provincial stage on Sunday when they face-off against Castletown Geoghegan at TEG Cusack Park (Throw-in 1:30pm) in an AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling …
