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ANDREW MCDONALD – HYPNOTHERAPIST The four words in the title above will come like a hammer blow for some and perhaps as a relief for many others. There are a great many reasons why dieting does not result in achieving body goals. What may be surprising is that a great deal of those reasons are …

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With the Riverside Garden and Skatepark now completed at the Abbey Quarter, Kilkenny County Council was delighted to announce the official opening of this amenity by the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council and Mayor of Kilkenny Municipal District on Wednesday, 9th Pictured above are former and Current Elected Members of Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough …

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NATIONAL Heritage Week Culture looms and heritage groups, communities, families and individuals throughout the county are being asked to come on board and celebrate and share heritage for National Heritage Week 2021. ‘Open the door to heritage’ is the message from the Heritage Council as it launches the week, which will run from August 14-22 and …

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AS part of its ‘Healthcare Heroes’ campaign, Peter Mark recently made a surprise delivery of gift bags to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny to thank the hospital team for its work during COVID-19. Healthcare Heroes is a nationwide campaign by the renowned hair stylist to show its appreciation for healthcare workers by donating gift bags …

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KILKENNY County Council’s Arts Office has launched the Knitted Together 2 project and is calling for people throughout Kilkenny to join in the community project. Knitted Together 2 aims to foster community spirit and connection across the county, to mitigate against the effects of social isolation throughout the pandemic, whilst creating some beautiful handmade blankets to donate …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHEN investing, risk relates to the possibility you might get back less than you put in. Like most things in life, no investment is without risk. However, you’ll have your own ideas about the risk you’re comfortable with. It’s not only how much risk you’re prepared to take, known as …

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THE Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny, Kathleen Funchion, has called on the Government to remove the profit-focused approach set out in a tender for the expansion of Local Employment Services (LES). The request for tender is open to applications for the rollout of a new model of contracted public employment service in four areas. …

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WIT first with level 8 degree in automation engineering AS industry transitions towards ‘Industry 4.0’ — and there is an increased need for modern automation engineering that incorporates data intelligence — Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) Department of Engineering Technology has developed a new degree to offset a skills shortage. The nationwide skills demand for …

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Running 13:58 seconds for the event this summer, Eoin, who was already Kilkenny’s first sub 4-minute miler, moved up distances to try to achieve this mark nearly 3 years ago. The Kilkenny Observer caught up with Eoin to discuss the achievement. When did you start out to try break 14 minutes for the 5000m? About …

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