The Kilkenny Observer

20/08/2025

Outdoor community mass

On a pleasant summer evening, 150 people gathered on the Upper Green, Newpark for an outdoor community mass, celebrating their shared faith and fraternity. The event was a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of community and the devotion that defines St John’s Parish. A joyful celebration Th...

19/08/2025

Kate Fahey ☕️

Beyond, Beneath, Beside explores the site of the Tea Houses and their proximity to the River Nore and its nearby tributary the River Breagagh. During her residency, artist Kate Fahey investigated the locale, including Talbot’s Inch model arts and crafts village, the former Greenvale Woollen Mills,...

18/08/2025

Part 3

BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part three) (Continuing the story of the doctors who attended to people in Callan and district in times past…parts one and two can be read on the Observer website) Dr. Patrick J. Phelan was grandson of the famous Callan historian Tom Shelly. He graduated from UCD and assumed hi...

18/08/2025

Bloom School of Horticulture 🪴

jbsphotoskilkenny In 2021, when the flag to commemorate the signing of the Truce in 1921, was raised above the historic Closh in Kilkenny city, no one could imagine the series of actions that would unfold over the following four years. Actions conceived, thought through and completed by volunteers a...

17/08/2025

Bragging rights with the Pairc na Ratha men in the South BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Two rounds of fixtures have now been completed in the 2025 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League and the unpredictable ...

16/08/2025

Get that energy back 🤩

BY CLAIR WHITTY We’re coming to the end of summer and it’s time to return to or go to college for the first time. For some first-time parents this change can cause some worry or stress. I know that I was excited and proud that my two were ready to go to college, but I ...

16/08/2025

Starting today 🫡

An exciting programme of over 50 events around Co. Kilkenny is planned to celebrate National Heritage Week which will take place from 16-24 August. National Heritage Week is a Heritage Council initiative held annually in partnership with local authority Heritage Officers. The week invites us to fost...

15/08/2025

BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The economy is thriving this year with tech giants and exports fuelling growth. At the end of January this year, Irish households held over €163 billion in deposits in financial institutions, marking the highest level on record. Yet, more than 40% of adults have le...

15/08/2025

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06/08/2025

Health is influenced by the shape of the society in which we live By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Political decisions affect the health of each and every one of us. Sometimes this link is straightforward and obvious – decisions about h...

06/08/2025

Saturday 9th August 🎤

Soap Box City 2025 is a literary event designed for writers to share their original work in an open mic’ format during the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Kilkenny Writers Anonymous, with funding and support from the Arts Office, invites writers of all genres and at all stages of their careers to join the...

05/08/2025

BY JOHN FITZGERALD On Saturday, the Kilkenny Heritage Walkers celebrated part of the city’s proud past with a visit to St Canice’s Catholic Church. However, the group had another reason for stepping onto the sacred ground of the building and the impeccably kept church grounds. They called to say...