Sport
In search of silverware and survival!
League finalists confirmed as dreaded drop looms for Noreside quartet BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Super Saturday on Noreside saw no shortage of entertainment as the final round of games in the 2026 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League were played out at six venues across …
Carrickshock maintain control against Young Irelands
Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling League Carrickshock 0-26; Young Irelands, Gowran 1-14 (17). John Power at Thomastown GAA Grounds Carrickshock deservedly came out on top in this round five Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling League clash against Young Irelands at Thomastown on Saturday afternoon last. From the opening exchanges, the ‘Shocks looked the …
JJ Kavanagh Junior F County Final 2026
Lisdowney 1-18; Mullinavat 1-15. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Lisdowney ended their 2026 campaign in the best possible fashion when they recorded a hard-earned three-point victory over Mullinavat in the final of the Junior F Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday evening last. It was a significant success for the North Kilkenny club, …
Piltown edge thrilling Graiguenamanagh contest
Photo Credit: Mary O’Donnell By Jim Whelan Thomastown provided the setting for an absorbing fifth and final-round clash in the 2026 JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League when Graiguenamanagh and Piltown went head-to-head in a game where there was plenty at stake. With both sides having enjoyed impressive league campaigns, the equation was …
Windgap finish league campaign in style
Jimmy Walsh. Photographs by Catherine Power. The fifth and final round of the JJ Kavanagh and Sons Premier Junior Hurling League saw Windgap finish their league campaign on a winning note when they proved too strong for Slieverue at Mooncoin on Sunday. The game had been scheduled for Mullinavat but was relocated at relatively short …
Kilkenny Floodlit Soccer League
Kilkenny Floodlit Soccer league will kick off its 26th season of nighttime Soccer in Kilkenny in October. The league which caters for players who do not play weekend league Soccer will have games on Monday and Wednesday nights from October to March on Loreto Astro pitch. Any new teams or any players looking to join a …
Honours even as Graigue Ballycallan and Thomastown battle it out in the rain
Graigue Ballycallan 1-12 (15); Thomastown 0-15. John Power at John Lockes Park. Graigue Ballycallan and Thomastown played out an entertaining and highly competitive draw in the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Group A at John Locke’s Park, Callan, on Thursday evening last. On a night when the rain seemed determined to have as …
Siobhán Remembered as Funds Raised for Oak Ward
Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. This highlights how focusing on doing good and helping people gives life its true meaning. In more ways than one, that probably best sums up the life of Siobhán O’Donnell. Last week, friends, family and neighbours …
Ladies and gentlemen… Round FIVE!
BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Yes, we have reached the final round of games in this season’s St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League, and there is still plenty to play for tomorrow at six venues across Noreside. As per the norm, all matches will throw in …
JJ Kavanagh Junior B Hurling Final 2026
James Stephens 4-21; Fenians 2-12. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park. James Stephens completed a league and championship double in the Junior B grade with a comfortable fifteen-point victory over Fenians Johnstown in the last of this weekend’s four finals at UPMC Nowlan Park. A combination of the experience of 17 All Ireland Senior Hurling …
