Sport
Out with the old…
2024 promised much, but the wait goes on BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE As the new year kicks in, Gaels across Noreside will be hopeful that 2025 can bring an end to the long wait for senior All-Ireland glory. It seems like we have been stuck on thirty-six titles for forever, but with every …
2024 SPORTING REVIEW OF THE YEAR
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY 2024 was one of the great years for Sport with so many great memories, highlighted by the wonderful success of the Irish at both the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. Willie Mullins achievements throughout the year were extraordinary even by his highest standards, and in March he trained nine winners at the …
Freshford crush Easkey to reach Junior final
Farrell’s men set for January Croker decider BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Club Junior Hurling Championship Semi Final 2024 St Lactains 3-15 Easkey 0-13 Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, Referee: Niall Malone (Clare) St Lachtain’s are Croker bound after seeing off the stubborn challenge of Sligo side Easkey in Ballinasloe last Sunday. In real winter …
Healthy sitting habits
Our ancestors have a few things to teach us about how we have adapted to sit By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). How we work has changed in the past few decades here in Ireland. Sedentary, seated jobs have been on the rise while more physical roles have been in decline for …
LONDON GAA
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY There is a large Kilkenny contingent plying their trade in London and playing with GAA Clubs in the English Capital, and over the past two months plenty of players from across the County have enjoyed success with London Clubs. Tara Camogie featuring Grace O’Donnell from Gowran and Helen Murphy from Glenmore made …
Do We Sit Too Much at Work?
Sedentary jobs are on the rise. Is it possible to lead healthy lives while sitting so often at work? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). More and more of us spend our working days latched to a desk. Whether in the office or working from home, continuous sitting and working at a …
Freshford crowned Leinster Kings!
Farrell’s men pushed all the way by Wexford champs BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE AIB Leinster Club Junior Hurling Championship Final 2024 St. Lachtain’s 3-8 Castletown Liam Mellows 2-10 SETU Carlow, Referee: Brian Kearney (Kildare) After sixty-odd minutes of pulsating action at SETU Carlow, St Lachtain’s were crowned AIB Leinster Club Junior Hurling Champions …
Smart Health Investment
Investing in support services makes economic sense, our whole society will benefit By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Over the past several weeks I have outlined how childhood maltreatment results in a greater risk of long-term health conditions. On the level of basic human decency, offering support and help to those children and …
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 …
