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Kilkenny’s under 16 girls travelled to Askea to face Carlow in the first round of the Leinster football championship. Backboned by Thomastown’s winning Féile team of 2009 the Cats ran out convincing winners against a young Carlow side.

Loreto Kilkenny and BCS Lismore served up a fascinating camogie All-Ireland Colleges Senior A final at Ardfinnan during the week. While the Kilkenny girls played into a stiff breeze in the opening half this didn’t affect their scoring.

Familiar authors can still spring surprises. In my case, it was an author – Rudyard Kipling – whom I had not read for many years. Although Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907, there are, perhaps, few authors whose reputation and popularity have suffered such an eclipse as that of the author of Kim, Captains Courageous, and Plain Tales from the Hills. The only book of his that continues to be popular is The Jungle Book, and that, I suppose, is largely to do with the very successful Disney film of a few years back.

An impressive East End team showcased their talent over the weekend when they beat a resilient Evergreen in Bennettsbridge on Sunday. Laura Dooley and Samantha Mugni were a force on the field and kept the Evergreen defence on their toes throughout.

Traditionally hot chocolate has been very popular in countries like Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy where it is often drunk instead of coffee, especially in the winter months.

A 47-year-old psychiatric patient accused of allegedly harassing a woman has been granted bail on the strict condition that he reside at UHG, continue his treatment, and not contact the injured party by any means.

Ladies Shield

Tullamore Harriers’ John Donegan set a new record for the Maree 8k road race held on Sunday with a finishing time of 28.21.

McPhillips is the league leader

As has been in the pipeline for some months now - the Butler Gallery currently located at Kilkenny Castle is to move location and the architectural firm chosen to oversee the project has been announced.