Sport
PRIMARY SCHOOLS FINALS
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY With Primary Schools finishing up for the summer next week, the Primary Schools Camogie and Hurling competitions have been winding down over the past few weeks with finals played at a variety of venues. The competitions began in March with a whole host of games played throughout the group stages before reaching …
Stress, Pain & The Brain
Mind-body interaction has an impact on how we feel pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Descartes was wrong – the mind and the body are not separate. There is remarkable overlap. How we feel and what we think does have a measurable, biological and chemical impact on our body. Things that …
Mullen magnificent as Cats coast to provincial glory!
TJ hits 2-6 in Croker cakewalk BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Kilkenny 3-28 Dublin 1-18 Kilkenny put Dublin to the sword last Saturday evening when they crushed Micheál Donoghue’s outfit by an impressive 16 points in Croke Park and in doing so made it five provincial titles on …
THOMAS O’CONNOR
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY With the eyes of the Soccer world focused on Euro 2024 which gets underway in Germany tonight (Friday), one South Kilkenny man who has been enjoying a whirlwind spell is Thomas O’Connor from Tullogher. In January 2022, Thomas joined up with Wrexham and since then he has been a central part of …
Stress & Your Pain System
Stress can sensitise your pain system (and friends can help to desensitise it) By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Knowledge is power. Those following this series to date now know that stress is essential for survival – the ‘fight or flight’ response kept our ancestors alive. We also learned that excessive, sustained …
MILE MARKER ROAD RACE
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY A big turnout is expected this Sunday in Danesfort for The Mile Marker Road Race. Their was a good turnout at the recent launch ahead of Sunday’s event, and the race which was first held in 2018 has grown in popularity with big numbers attending each year. This year sees the introduction …
Cats & Dubs set for Croker cracker!
Provincial bragging rights on the line in Saturday showdown BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Kilkenny vs Dublin Croke Park, Saturday June 8th, Throw-in 6pm It may not be the pairing that many expected, but tomorrow evening Kilkenny will face-off against Dublin in the battle to be crowned 2024 …
GOWRAN PARK
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY This coming Bank Holiday Monday June 3rd, Gowran Park will stage their richest ever race as the Gowran Classic worth €200,000 takes place. It’s the inaugural running of The Gowran Classic, and Monday’s feature race will offer an extra incentive as it doubles up as a qualifier for The Irish Derby at …
OFFICIAL OPENING AT PAIRC SHEAMUIS STIOPHÁIN
From early on Saturday morning Pairc Sheamuis Stiopháin was abuzz with activity in preparation for the Walton family sponsored Billy Walton Memorial tournament as a lead in to the official opening of the impressive second phase development at the dressing room complex. The four team mix of senior and Junior hurlers fought out a fun filled yet …
TJ rules the roost in battling win over Wexford
Contentious penalty paves the way for home win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round 5, UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 1-24 Wexford 2-20 Referee: Liam Gordon Kilkenny held off a strong challenge from Wexford to advance to this year’s provincial decider where they will face-off against Micheál Donoghue’s Dublin, who emerged …
