Carlow/Kilkenny TD John McGuinness is, like his 20 fellow Ministers of State, wondering if he’ll be retained in Brian Cowen’s junior cabinet. He resigned as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on Monday, which was requested by the Taoiseach that morning. The...
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Mooncoin store to host Christmas Fair
Mooncoin store to host Christmas Fair
A Christmas Fair will be held on Mooncoin on Friday next, December 12th, promoting local produce while raising funds for the South African charity established by local farmer John Crowley. The Centra store owned by Michael and Alice Blanchfield will play host to the event, which will run between 3 and 7pm....
United back in title race
United back in title race
Kildare County 1; Waterford United 2 Following three defeats on the trot and a scoreless draw, Waterford United returned to winning form on Friday night last at a freezing Station Road ground in Newbridge. It was not pretty and it was not fun to watch but nevertheless it was good to see the Blues take all three...
South African project workers thank their Kilkenny donors
South African project workers thank their Kilkenny donors
A fundraising group founded by Mooncoin farmer John Crowley which assists children and their mothers in Cape Town was thanked for its sterling efforts in Kilkenny last week. Ronni Mehl and Sharmelia Cornelius, who work for the ‘Women In Need’ (WIN) programme, travelled to Kilkenny to thank John Crowley and the...
Piltown Tower taken by Deise fans under cover of nightfall!
Piltown Tower taken by Deise fans under cover of nightfall!
There was consternation in Piltown this All-Ireland week, when the town’s water tower – a traditional vantage point for Kilkenny flags, was besieged by Waterford fans on Sunday night last. The Black and Amber flags were removed in the dead of night and in their place were placed flags from the...
Fly-over ‘only solution' to Piltown Bypass problems
Fly-over ‘only solution' to Piltown Bypass problems
A fly-over is the only safe long-term solution to ongoing traffic problems at the “Inkbottle” and the Tower Junction on the Piltown Bypass, a deputation told a meeting of the Piltown Electoral Area Committee of Kilkenny County Council in Newrath. The proposed closure of the right turn from the...
Iverk Show committee visits Balmoral Show in Belfast
Iverk Show committee visits Balmoral Show in Belfast
The Iverk Show committee and members made the long trip to Belfast last week to visit the internationally known farm extravaganza known as The Balmoral Show. This is now the largest agricultural show in Ireland’s 32 counties and rivals the former Royal Dublin Society Spring Show in its heyday which this writer...
Nora's family celebrate her 80th
Nora's family celebrate her 80th
A Mullinavat family, long left the village but well and fondly remembered, enjoyed a big “do” in a stylish Dublin hotel recently. Nora O’Carroll, who moved to the capital with her late husband Ker (Kieran), The Forge, Main St., and their young family all of fifty years ago, was at the centre of a...
Seamus Freeman ordained as 94th Bishop of Ossory
Seamus Freeman ordained as 94th Bishop of Ossory
Monsignor Seamus Freeman was ordained as the 94th Bishop of Ossory at a ceremony held at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Kilkenny on Sunday afternoon last. Bishop Freeman, son of Bridget and the late Jimmy Freeman of Coolagh, Callan, succeeds Bishop Laurence Forristal, who had held the position since 1981. At the...
