Africa Day joy in Castle Park!
Kilkenny Castle Park was a dream venue for Africa Day with its vast rolling sward of emerald green. Thousands of locals mingled with performers and our African friends as a balmy sun kissed a lavish outpouring of joy and talent. A diverse cross-section of Irish and other nationalities converged to celebrate Africa’s artistic and musical heritage, …
Coincidences? It so happenstance …
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I love a coincidence. I think we all do. Something strange, almost magical, or mystical about them. A few weeks back I was looking at an old school photograph wondering whatever happened to a particular individual with whom I was quite friendly and hadn’t seen in maybe 50 years. Lo and …
Enough Is Enough – Match Day Traffic
An open letter to Kilkenny County Council, Kilkenny GAA and Kilkenny Gardai Dear Superintendent, Kilkenny County Council CEO and Chairman of Kilkenny County Board. We all love hurling and we are blessed to have a facility like Nowlan Park on our door steps but the lack of regard for residents in the surrounding areas is …
Palestine: a fighting chance for a fairer tomorrow
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan Was I so surprised when I saw Bibi on the box giving out legions about the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for both himself and the head of Hamas and a few others. The Irish Times described what he said as “he referred to the ICC …
Cats & Dubs set for Croker cracker!
Provincial bragging rights on the line in Saturday showdown BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Kilkenny vs Dublin Croke Park, Saturday June 8th, Throw-in 6pm It may not be the pairing that many expected, but tomorrow evening Kilkenny will face-off against Dublin in the battle to be crowned 2024 …
Gender pension gap needs to be addressed
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR New research has revealed that women in Ireland must work an additional eight years to accumulate the same pension pot as their male counterparts. The 2024 Gender Pension Gap Report from Irish Life highlights a significant 36% gap. The report identifies two primary factors contributing to this disparity: salary differences …
Supplements to support your fitness regime
BY CLAIR WHITTY Last week I talked about getting active especially with the bright evenings here now. I mentioned protein and how much we need on a daily basis. The body needs lots of different nutrients to keep support energy, keep your muscles, bones, and joints strong and healthy so that you can achieve your …
Mac Donagh Station is venue to commemorate WW ll
The Kilkenny great war memorial committee will host a commemoration ceremony at Mac Donagh junction this Sunday June 9. The event will be held to remember all those who fought , died and survived in World War ll. In particular, it will commemorate D Day, the name that was given to the June 6, 1944, …
Checking in on the future of our tourism industry
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The tourism sector is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer with up to 254,000 people working in hospitality businesses. Its estimated that €5.3 billion,, excluding fares was spent by international visitors to the country last year with North America the biggest ‘single source’ market. The industry has demonstrated …
Asylum: why are we playing a game of drones?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON No prizes for naming the main issues raised on the doorsteps in the run up to the local and European elections: asylum seekers and housing. But International Protection Applicants get caught in the negative crosshairs when the crisis in immigration policy and the illogical way we think about …
