Sport
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 …
Village slip from top table as Glenmore secure senior status
Soul searching in store for James Stephens as relegation confirmed BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Relegation Final Glenmore 3-17 James Stephens 3-12 Venue: Thomastown, Referee: Owen Beehan Glenmore condemned The Village to relegation and intermediate hurling with a stunning 5-point victory at a windswept Thomastown last Saturday. …
SEAN MAGUIRE
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY In August, Sean Maguire returned to Cork City having previously had a successful spell on Leeside. The Castlecomer native made an instant impact with six goals in six appearances, as Cork City won promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division having won the First Division title. Sean played a key role …
Stop Thinking About Posture
Focusing on posture can cause more trouble than it is worth By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). We hear a lot about posture, particularly when it comes to back pain. But what if I told you that posture is not all that important? What if I told you that, in fact, focusing …
Final calling!
Double header to decide finalists BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Semi Finals Preview O’Loughlin Gaels vs Bennettsbridge (1:45pm) Thomastown vs Mullinavat (3:45pm) Sunday, UPMC Nowlan Park Only four teams now remain in the hunt for this year’s Tom Walsh Cup. There has been some great hurling played …
