Sean Hurley
Joint Editor Sean Hurley has over fifty years experience in journalism. He started his career in the \\Kilkenny Journal, was invited to join the Kilkenny People as a senior reporter and went on to become Chief Reporter, News Editor, Deputy Editor and Editor. He did part-time work for the Kilkenny Voice and over the years did freelance work for all the national dailies, a number of cross-Channel titles including The Sunday Times, and also RTE and the BBC. He was instrumental in setting up the Print Journalism course in Ormonde College and still teaches classes there. He is a former winner of the Irish Provincial Journalist of the Year Award.
Sean is a Board member of the international relief organisation VITA, formerly known as Refugee Trust International, and he is Vice-Chairman of the Kilkenny-based professional theatre company Barnstorm. He is married to Noreen (Frawley) and they have five daughters, Martine, Karyn, Aisling, Cathy and Faye.
Stories from Sean Hurley
Glanbia Co-op move gets IFA approval
THE PROPOSAL by Glanbia Co-Op to purchase the Irish business of Glanbia Plc has been described as a “welcome development” by Kilkenny IFA President John Bryan.
“The move holds out the prospect of outright farmer ownership of Ireland's largest milk pool as well as much greater direct farmer control of the Irish dairy industry, facilitating greater consolidation and cost efficiency”, he said this morning (Wednesday).
Mr Bryan said he and Dairy Chairman Kevin Kiersey would be meeting with Glanbia tomorrow (Thursday) morning to review the details of the negotiations and their implications for farmers both within Glanbia and nationally.
Union pickets Fleming's Kilkenny concert
A CONCERT by singer Tommy Fleming in the Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, tonight (Friday) was picketted by members of the Musicians Union of Ireland.
The union is calling on the singer to comply with the findings of a Labour Court investigation which recommended that a member of the union be awarded a fee of €4,600.
The Court ruled that the MUI member was entitled to the fee after her performance contract was cancelled with less than 24 hours notice.
MUI Organiser Des Courtney explained to Kilkenny Alive that the freelance musician was engaged by TF Productions, a company controlled by Tommy Fleming, for various performances between January 16 and April 4 of last year.
Health plan would target waiting lists
That was the 'sad message' of Senator John Paul Phelan at a Fine Gael public meeting on healthcare in Kilkenny, last night (Monday).
Hurlers gear up for big cycle
The entire 30-strong squad for last year's three-in-a-row All-Ireland hurling win are expected to be in the line-up for a 12 stage cycle spectacular around the city on March 6, in aid of Enable Ireland.
The Cats pedalling team will include current stars such as Henry Shefflin, Derek Lyng and Tommy Walsh, as well as former giants of the game DJ Carey, Joe Hennessy and Noel Skehan.
Jobs go as arts funding is cut
A special meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday night, ratified “with much regret” a revised budget and programme for 2010 which will mean the laying off of one full-time and two part-time workers.
Kilkenny village sets fundraising record
THE PEOPLE of a village on the Kilkenny/Laois border have become the biggest fundraisers in Ireland for the Third World charity Vita.Volunteers from Ballyouskill in the parish of Ballyragget, who formed the Friends of Father Kevin Doheny group last year, have already raised over €20,000.
Lent: Say goodbye to negative emotions
AS LENT begins tomorrow, Wednesday, a leading Kilkenny-based author and complementary health practitioner has some novel suggestions for season resolutions
While many people choose Ash Wednesday to give up smoking, alcohol or chocolate and do something positive for their health during Lent, Breda Gardner suggests that people should consider giving up something completely different.
'Emotional' exhibition opens at The Watergate
A VISUAL journey through art which shows how emotions influence perception – always changing, unpredictable, always in motion – opens at the Upstairs Gallery of the Watergate Theatre on this Friday (February19).
Fundamentally, artist Katja Wittmer's latest work, shown under the title E(MOTION), deals with the motion of emotion.
Ghost Gallery looking for kindred spirits
A MOVE to build up an artist community in and around the area of the Coach Road – the hill leading up to St Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny – is being initiated by the Little Ghost Gallery.
Lions pour a third of a million into community projects
SINCE the launch of their community help projects in 2002, the Kilkenny Lions Club have boosted the funds of local groups by a massive third of a million euros.
The latest beneficiaries are SOS Kilkenny, the Father McGrath Centre, Kilkenny Carers' Association, the Susie Long Fund and the Kilkenny Drugs Initiative.
And at a function in Bollard's Lounge, St Kieran's Street, last evening (Friday), representatives of the groups were presented with cheques by Kilkenny Lions President Lt Col Liam O'Carroll, OC of James Stephens Barracks.
The President stressed that all their money was raised locally and was distributed to local voluntary organisations, the members of which gave freely of their time to helping others.
New city cultural quarter goes ahead
THE DEVELOPMENT of a major new 'cultural quarter' for Kilkenny City is to begin shortly.
The first step will be the relocation of the Butler Gallery from Kilkenny Castle to a refurbished and extended Evan's Home at Barrack Lane off John Street.
Fantastic voyage as Suitcase Boy returns
WHEN Barnstorm’s 'Boy With a Suitcase' started its maiden voyage last year, little did the team know they’d be remounting the production just 12 months later for a major national tour and that they’d be invited to perform in the prestigious international 'Opening Doors' festival in Wales.Photo evening at the Parade Tower
PLAN Ireland has issued an invitation to people to join them for a Supporter Evening, incorporating a wonderful exhibition of photographs, including images from World Press Photo winner (2005), Finbarr O’Reilly, entitled ‘Because I am a Girl”.
The photographs reflect the central themes that make up Plan’s work – health, education, livelihoods, habitat and relationship building – through the lives of girls.
An exhibition that shouldn't be shattering
AN EXHIBITION celebrating the work of glass artists working in Ireland and the South West of England has opened in the National Craft Gallery at the Castle Yard Kilkenny
The exhibition – 'On the Edge' - features a stunning selection of contemporary glass, which demonstrates the complexities and possibilities of the medium.
Kilkennyman to lead 30,000 sheep farmers
James Murphy from Fiddawn, Inistioge, will take over the position of Chairman from Henry Burns at the annual meeting of the IFA tomorrow (Tuesday).
A sheep farmer, Mr Murphy also farms livestock and tillage with his wife Chris and family.
Major fire closes Kilkenny City centre
A MAJOR fire at Supermac's Restaurant and Takeaway, closed the centre of Kilkenny City last night.
Six units of Kilkenny Fire Brigade rushed to High Street to tackle the blaze which was spreading rapidly.
And a large force of Gardai shut the street and all access routes to traffic and pedestrians.
Over €1m to secure heritage site for city
GOVERNMENT funding of over €700,000 has been secured by Deputy John McGuinness to bring St Mary's Church and Graveyard off High Street, Kilkenny, into public ownership after a lengthy campaign.
The State grant will be supplemented by funding of €300,000 from the Kilkenny Local Authority and a further €100,000 from the Heritage Council.
New Rehab Centre gets Tubridy treatment
KILKENNY'S new €7.35million Rehab Centre got the Ryan Tubridy treatment today (Wednesday) when the RTE radio and television personality declared the building officially open.
Earlier, Ryan presented his daily RTE Radio One 'Tubridy Show' from the new flagship centre, featuring a host of Kilkenny guests.
Record numbers elect President Bryan
RECORD numbers from the IFA’s 947 branches throughout the country voted to elect John Bryan, a suckler beef farmer from Inistioge, Co Kilkenny, as the 13th IFA President.
Bryan to be IFA President
He is currently on 664 votes with his nearest rival, outgoing IFA Vice-President Derek Deane, from Hackettstown, Co Carlow, trailing by over 300 votes at 355.
The third candidate Richard Kennedy from Clarina, Co Limerick, the IFA's National Dairy Chairman, has 171 votes.
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