THE KILKENNY INVOLVEMENT CENTRE AND RECOVERY COLLEGE SOUTH EAST HAVE PRODUCED A WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND PROSE. ‘WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES’ COMPRISES OF 128 PAGES AND 60 AUTHORS AND IS COMPLEMENTED BY SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS AND ARTWORK BY TASK CAMERA CLUB. IT IS PRINTED BY MODERN PRINTERS. IT IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED READING FOR …

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Double header to decide finalists BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Semi Finals Preview O’Loughlin Gaels vs Bennettsbridge (1:45pm) Thomastown vs Mullinavat (3:45pm) Sunday, UPMC Nowlan Park Only four teams now remain in the hunt for this year’s Tom Walsh Cup. There has been some great hurling played …

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How long is the programme? The training is 5 days a week for 4 weeks followed by 1 week of work experience. The course will be Face 2 Face and will include: Face to face at a central location in Kilkenny Participants will receive an industry recognised certificate upon completion Travel costs to the venues …

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BY CLAIR WHITTY Have you come to the point in your life where you are ready to start your family? This is a very exciting time but some of you might be feeling nervous that you won’t get pregnant just because you want to. Don’t stress, there are some things that you can do to …

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It’s never too late to pick up new healthy habits – so long as we are alive, we can adapt and change By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Age is more than just a number. Things do change as we get older – you don’t need me to tell you that. But …

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BY MICHAEL O’LEARY One of the most exciting weekends of the Racing Year takes place this weekend as the jumps action return to Gowran Park, with a two-day meeting taking place today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday). Along with The action in Gowran Park, Sunday is a huge day with a superb mixed card of Flat …

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Kilkenny and Carlow County Councils are thrilled to announce the launch of “Living Artfully,” a ground-breaking joint initiative funded by Creative Ireland. This innovative project is designed to enhance Creativity for Health and Wellbeing within our communities. Living Artfully extends an open invitation to service users and staff from Traveller Support Services, Dementia Friendly Services, …

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Kilkenny County Council are pleased to announce the commencement of construction of a new mixed tenure 42-unit housing scheme at Abbeyhill, Ladywell Street, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Located in front of the new Primary Care Centre, within walking distance of Thomastown Town Centre this development will transform a 1.24-hectare disused site into a vibrant community, providing …

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All roads led to Leinster House on the 18th of September where Public Participation Networks (PPNs) from all parts of the country got an opportunity to meet with Deputies and Senators regarding the Budget for 2025. Kilkenny PPN is one of 31 PPNs that have been established in all local authority areas in the State as …

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BY JOHN FITZGERALD An inspirational story of life, love, loss and survival was revealed at a book launch in Callan on Saturday. The Four Ships, by Kilkenny woman Tanya Mullins, is a non-fiction book that I found as compelling as any novelistic page-turner Tanya has set down her recollection of a three decade phase of her life into which …

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