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Thousands lined up the streets for the 2009 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny yesterday.
Luckily enough, great weather was to be had for the parade that lasted for about an entertaining hour and a half.

The parade’s route was: MacDonagh Junction > John St. > Rose Inn St. > Parade > High St.
Parade Marshal turned out to be none other than Johnny Barry, of local broadcaster fame.

Extra entertainment was provided with in-parade demonstrations from O’Loughlin Gaels & Dicksboro GAA clubs with O’Loughlin Gaels playing mini games of hurling with a pair of goals as part of the parade. Kilkenny Storm, Kilkenny’s Ice Hockey team also provided a entertaining demonstration of ground hockey without any injury to player nor spectator alike. Finally, fair play to the guys at Extreme Pizza who provided free pizza to unsuspecting spectators throughout the parade.

Surely, a great day was had by all.

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(Image: Olga Pak, The Berlin Master Soloists )

The Berlin Master Soloists will perform in Kilkenny on the 11th of July at St Canice’s Cathedral, Dean Street @ 8.30 PM. Their chamber orchestra will play works by Mozart, Vivaldi and Tchaikovski.

The Berlin Master Soloists, founded in 2007, is a chamber ensemble of soloists made up of highly talented and award-winning young musicians and young experienced musicians from leading orchestras in the Berlin metropolitan area.

These young musicians bring their professionalism, individuality, and temperament to the ensemble. The ensemble cast varies from quartet to chamber orchestra, in which the lineup of a soloist chamber orchestra is superbly suited for 7 musicians, in order to highlight the ability of each musician and authentically present the baroque and classical works of the program.

Price : €20 (Students: €15)

Tickets available at all Ticketmaster retail locations.

Ticket Hotline: 0818-719300

Tickets Online: www.ticketmaster.ie

A unique patchwork exhibition known as “Links” is being held in Cillín Hill on the Dublin Road, Kilkenny from Sunday 22^nd June until Sunday 6^th July; from 9am until 6pm. Admission is free. This exciting exhibition will be showcasing a diverse range of exhibits, from small wall hangings to large bed quilts, using Traditional and Contemporary Textile Art forms. The artwork that will be on display will have been designed with love and inspiration by people from all over Ireland, from amateurs to professionals.

Quilting is a way of expressing creativity and so rarely is one quilt the same as another. Some of the quilts have been made using computer graphics and photographs printed onto fabric; several embellished with materials such as wire and beads; many are heavily quilted by machine or hand; while others are made from unused fabric scraps creating art work that captures history.

This exhibition has been organised by The Irish Patchwork Society which now has seven regional branches around the country, and has been sponsored by the well known Brother International Corporation (Ireland) Ltd.

All are invited to attend this special exhibition to celebrate, educate and bask in the creativity by those involved.

Should you have any questions regarding the exhibition you can email the Irish Patchwork Society at admin@irishpatchwork.ie or visit their website at www.irishpatchwork.ie.

Unmissable.

If you ever saw that Keith Barry show on RTE you would understand why this magician has appeared on CSI: Miami, The Ellen Degeneres Show and had his own special on CBS in the States titled “Keith Barry: Extraordinary“. Keith Barry has also appeared in shows all over the world.

The Co. Waterford man plays the Watergate Theatre on the 11th and 12th of July.

Tickets: 056 7761674

www.keithbarry.com