A cloud hung low this week over Upperchurch-Drombane’s idyllic winter. A central figure in the community, Niamh Kinnane, has died. In a beautiful tribute on Tipp FM, John G O’Dwyer put it like this: “A light has gone out in all our lives. The historical society, the walking festival, the active retired, housing for elderly, the IT centre, the community fitness hub. Keith rewinds to that first day, five or six himself, carrying a hurley through the gates of the Drombane pitch.

Source: Irish Examiner January 08, 2026 15:22 UTC