The Kilkenny Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), proudly hosted a visit from Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing & the National Drugs Strategy, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, T.D. at the Newpark Family Resource Centre, Kilkenny City, to highlight the impactful work supported through Healthy Ireland funding. Under the warm welcome of An Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Michael …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Depending on which side of the fence you reside, you may consider the Biblical Eve the first mother. If the Greek classics is your bag then Pandora — she of the box of evil spirits you open at your peril — is considered the first, with her …

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PART EIGHT BY JOHN FITZGERALD The Obstacle Race at the big 1926 Sporting Day in Callan proved controversial. At first the outcome seemed beyond doubt. Mickey Croke had sprinted across the finishing line. His laces looked impeccably secure, and there was no sign of the spud. (You’ll recall from last week that the winner needed …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Many people feel the squeeze in the first quarter of the year and the Christmas bills can still cast a shadow for some. Add to that continuing inflation and still high energy costs, and it’s more important than ever to break free of bad spending habits and make positive changes. …

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Kilkenny County Council Library Service are inviting everyone to help make sure that our library service continues to meet the needs of our communities, by completing our development plan survey. Our Development plan will provide a road map for the future of our library services in Kilkenny and will inform how our libraries evolve to …

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Legends & Lions a carefully crafted guide to some of the best in green Calling all rugby fans – the recently released book from author John White, ‘Legends & Lions’ should be of great interest to those who love the oval ball game. This fascinating collection of Ireland greats will certainly get a debate going …

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BY NED EGAN ‘On Grafton Street in November’  – great lines from Kavanagh’s immortal ‘Raglan Road.’. Now we have a Kilkenny woman on Grafton Street, every weekend of the year  — feeding the homeless, the deprived, the abandoned.  Mary Pierce spends all of every week hunting and searching Kilkenny for any lots of food or …

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A chartered physiotherapist’s perspective By Paul Bolger. Nano Physiotherapy If I could offer you the one solution to change your habits for the better – I would be living on a tropical island and not writing articles for The Kilkenny Observer (well, maybe I would still write a few…). There is no single solution to …

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There was widespread sadness in the Bennettsbridge community and beyond when news broke of the passing of John Kinsella on New Years Day. A proud son of Bennettsbridge he touched many lives in countless ways. This became evident from the stream of condolences, messages and tributes which poured in over the days following his death. …

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One of the great Racing and indeed annual Sporting Highlights commences next Tuesday afternoon March 12th as the Cheltenham Festival gets underway. As is traditional, The Supreme Novices Hurdle gets he festival underway, and it was 29 years ago in March 1995 that Tourist Attraction with Mark Dwyer onboard got the ball rolling for the …

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