Exercise Changes Your Brain Chemistry
Motivation, mood and pain can all be improved with regular exercise – brain chemistry is part of the reason this happens By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Exercise goes far above and beyond giving us stronger muscles and healthier hearts – it plays a key role in maintaining a healthy chemical balance …
Discovering a story of personal and collective significance
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan On a recent visit to Salamanca I discovered ‘Remember You Are A Wiley’ by Maya Wiley [pictured] among the few books in the shop in English. I suppose I should not be surprised as Salamanca is a university city. The title intrigued me, and the cover promised a story …
Back to black Matthias, Kai and Tómas
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I am walking up High St. when I see him coming towards me. I don’t know who he is but I know what he is. He is wearing a three-piece black corduroy suit, white shirt and tie, and he is carrying a rucksack and a large stick not at all unlike …
Ireland second-best for work-life balance!
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland has been ranked the second-best country in the world for life-work balance in a recent study by Remote, a global employment expert, and is seen as a major success story. This notable jump from 21st place in 2023 to 2nd place in 2024 places Ireland ahead of every other …
You can pedal but you can’t piddle …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Do you ever get the feeling that the Government gets some of its priorities wrong? If you or I got an amazing windfall we would most likely spend it on something that would really make a difference rather than put it towards general expenses where it would get …
WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES
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 …
TD or not TD, that is the question…
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Meath West TD Damien English will not be standing in the General Election. Last year, he resigned as a junior minister following controversy over property declarations. His announcement brings to 17 Fine Gael TDs who will not be running again. The departures not only raises questions about …
Cllr Doheny welcomes new housing development in Callan
Cllr Stephanie Doheny has today welcomed the announcement that 19 new two story houses will be built in Friary Walk, Callan. Speaking following confirmation of this new development, Cllr Doheny said: “I know better than anyone the struggle it is to find housing in Kilkenny due to the absolute failure of successive Fianna Fail and …
Why for some a winter of discontent is coming
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again lowered interest rates, cutting them by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year which will have an immediate impact on both borrowers and savers across Ireland. As the ECB tries to take a balanced view between controlling …
Our journey through life, accumulating clutter
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS A hoarding disorder is where a person gathers a huge amount of items and stores them. This is usually in a chaotic manner and results in amounts of clutter that are difficult to manage. Hoarding can be a significant problem if the amount of clutter interferes with …
