The Kilkenny Observer Friday 5 May 2023
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Old friends reunion
COMPETITION WINNER Heidi Good draws the winning entry
Thank you to all who entered the draw to win a gift voucher for Goods sponsored by The Kilkenny Observer. The winning entry was drawn by Heidi Good, Director. Congratulations to Maria Tobin who was the lucky winner of the €100.00 gift voucher, a great opportunity to shop at Goods with 4 floors of fashion to choose from.
Above: Heidi Good, Director, Annette Quirke, Marketing Co-ordinator and Tommy Dowling, Social Media Co-ordinator
Des and Martin at the workshop in The Castle Yard, Kilkenny, Tuesday May 2nd 2023 Silversmith Des Byrne (age 81) welcomes Martin Dawson (age 89) to his workshop in The Castle Yard, Kilkenny. Des and Martin worked together 67 years ago in 1956 in
Main image: Director, Heidi Good, draws the winning entry assisted by Annette Quirke, Marketing Co-ordinator
Gunning & Son, Church metal workers in Fleet Street, Dublin. Martin travels to Ireland from his home in Chicago twice yearly and always pays a visit to Des to talk and reminisce of
old times. Des came to Kilkenny and set up his silversmith business in 1968 and to date, remains in business at The Castle Yard, Kilkenny.
Photos: Jack Moore
