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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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What really reduces the risk of back pain – a chartered physiotherapist’s advice By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Back pain is extremely common, but rarely serious. People generally recover without the need for any treatment – often easing back from bothersome activities or movements and gradually returning to them over a …

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Liam will be going to a new home on Sunday evening BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE All-Ireland SHC Final Cork vs Tipperary As we approach the third Sunday in July, the biggest game in the intercounty hurling season is upon us.  All roads lead to Croke Park for the players and supporters of both …

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Kilkenny fall to 14-man Premier County in semi battle BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE All-Ireland SHC Semi Final Tipperary 4-20 Kilkenny 0-30 Croke Park Referee: James Owens (Wexford) Where to start? In a game that ebbed and flowed between two great hurling counties, it was Tipperary that emerged victorious in Croke Park after 74 …

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A gradual return to normal movement and activity helps in recovery from pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Astronauts have a lot to teach us about recovering from pain. After months in zero-gravity in the international space station, aches and pains are a guarantee for most astronauts when they step back …

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Ref’s call in extra-time swings game as Tipp win Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Championship Quarter Final Kilkenny 0-19 Tipperary 1-22 Aoife Lanigan, PRO   A Disappointing end to the Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Camogie Championship for Kilkenny as they fell short to their neighbours, Tipperary in the Quarter Final in Croke Park last …

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BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final Kilkenny vs Tipperary Páirc an Chrócaigh, Sunday, 4pm Referee: James Owens (Wexford) We’re down to the last four in this seasons All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and it’s the first week of July, time moves fast in this condensed model of our national sports competitions. …

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The Kilkenny based Berkeley Wolves basketball Club are excited to be hosting a youth outdoor basketball exhibition game and community event including an under 15 tournament at the Thomastown Outdoor Amenity, Co Kilkenny on the 5th of July 2025. The last two events that we held were a huge success with the entire community coming …

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Croker next forLackluster Stripeywomen BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Kilkenny 0-12 Galway 1-17 UPMC Nowlan Park  Kilkenny slumped to a second defeat in group 2 of this season’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship following a disappointing performance against Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park last Saturday.  Manager Tommy …

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Spain shines in 3-point semi win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final Kilkenny 2-18 Waterford 2-21 Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: Eamonn Furlong (Wexford) Kilkenny bowed out of this seasons All—Ireland Minor Hurling championship following a great battle with Waterford in Chadwicks Wexford Park.  Just three points separated the sides at …

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