It Says in The Bridge - September 2025
The front page of this month's Bridge is a photographic celebration as we return after the short summer break, writes Brian Byrne. A beautiful shot from Maeve Kavanagh shows the lush environment for wildlife that Pinkeen Stream has become, while award-winning astrophotographer Raluca Lica's views of the skies over Narraghmore and Old Kilcullen take us, literally, out of this world.
Inside, there's lots of August colour, with pictorial coverage of the 60th anniversary of St Brigid's Avenue, the welcome at the annual Old Kilcullen Picnic on the Green, and the spectacle of the 23rd Mac & Norman Rally as it rolled through Kilcullen, raising even more funds for the Irish Cancer Society.
Other news coverage includes a report from the launch of Nichola Kennedy's book, aimed at assisting with diagnosis of vision issues that can affect children's learning. A report on the Camphill Awards reflects people 'on a great journey', and the launch of the latest artwork in The Valley is also covered. Kayla Reid, a young dancer in the Riverdance spotlight, also gets her space in this Bridge.
In features, there's a spread on the recent Maintain Hope trip to Ngong in Kenya by a group of the local charity's volunteers. It was the first such visit in a decade, and an eye-opener about how people in less wealthy places are coping with life under many pressures. Pressure of a different kind appears in a piece about a young 11-year-old Kilcullen boy, Christian Coby, making his mark in international karting competition.
Among our regulars, Mary Orford looks back on little-known wrestling bouts in Kilcullen Town Hall. Noel Clare and friends went out and about for afternoon tea on a Dublin bus and visited the Wexford Fleadh. Sean Landers teamed up with his friend Robert Chan to photographically record many traces of Kilcullen's historical character. In his Did You Know? series, Eugene Brennan discusses the intricacies and importance of calibrating weirs, especially the one at the Mill Stream bridge at New Abbey.
Not far from there, Billy Redmond shares poetic lines about the roads around McGarry's Lane, and there is poetry too from Creative Writers member Celia Murphy, performed by her at the JuneFest Summer Miscellany.
The KCA News section records a summer full of colour and celebration for the group, on behalf of the town. There are no schools this month, as they have been on summer break, but the Community Childcare provided pictures of their summer fun, birthday celebrations, pizza, and sport.
As always, much more in Kilcullen's community magazine, still going strong at 55 years young. Usual outlets, usual price. Enjoy.
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