Kilkenny County Council launches Green Case Studies as part of International Climate Action Day
Kilkenny County Council was delighted to announce the launch of a series of Green Case Study videos on October 24th to celebrate International Day of Climate Action 2024. The initiative – which was run through the Local Enterprise Office – was undertaken to highlight the challenges faced by business in the sustainability journey, and also to …
Be wary of those online influencers
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR With the explosion of personal finance content on social media, millions worldwide, including those in Ireland, have turned to platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for financial advice. Known as ‘finfluencers’, these influencers provide guidance on everything from budgeting and saving to complex investment strategies. According to research from the …
Jumping the gun on phone pouches isn’t smart
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON My word association with the word pouch used to be Kangaroo, a nice safe pocket for Baby Roo to keep him warm while his mum hops about the place. That was until Norma Foley decided that secondary school pupils should have nice safe pouches for their smartphones to …
US president: you could do worse than flip a coin
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS In the weeks, and now days, leading up to November 5, Kamala Harris has been keeping her words to familiar themes – reducing the costs of medicines, housing and food. “I come from the middle class, and I will never forget where I come from,” she has …
An evening of singing with Ireland of Island Peace Choir
At a well-attended Edmund Rice Memorial Chapel on Saturday night, a large attendance enjoyed an evening of singing with the Ireland of Island Peace Choir. Credit to the Christian Brothers as the Church was transformed for the occasion. Under dimly lit lights, seating was rearranged in various circular rows, lanterns both inside and out, and …
CBS, Kilkenny City and Grennan College, Thomastown represented Kilkenny on the South East Schools team in the under 15 Basketball Ireland Schools Inter-Regional Boys Basketball tournament last weekend
Fionn Ryan from Grennan College in Thomastown and Matthew Tuohy from the Kilkenny CBS in Kilkenny City were both selected to represent Kilkenny on the South East Schools team in the under 15 Basketball Ireland Schools Inter-Regional Boys Basketball tournament that took place on Saturday 19th and 20th of October. The South East team was …
Cllr Joe Lyons welcomes Minister O’Donnell to the Kings River, Callan
Minister of State for the OPW visited Callan last week to view the work undertaken on the Kings River and to meet up with candidate for the General Elections, Cllr Michael Doyle. He was welcomed to the Town by Cllr Joe Lyons who gave him a detailed report on the Kings River Project. He inspected …
Coolagh Pattern – 1987
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART TWO Ninety-year old Paddy Norris told Radio Eireann’s Donnacha O’ Dualin at the Coolagh Pattern that he felt he had enjoyed a “good run.” Before cars were invented, he had walked as a boy to patterns in Coolagh from Cruchtabeg. He would save pennies in the weeks leading up the pattern to buy sweets on the happy day. His love of …
A Strong Back
Is strength important for back health? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). When it comes to caring for our backs, how important is strength? You often hear different things depending on who you ask. Let’s explore this idea to gain a greater understanding about how we might best care for these wonderful …
Nightjar confirmed to be breeding in south-east
A recent survey conducted in the southeast has successfully confirmed that one of Ireland’s rarest and most elusive birds, the nocturnal Nightjar, continues to breed in the country, though in very limited numbers. With only sporadic records of breeding over recent decades, mostly in the south and south-east, the general consensus was that we had …
