Happy Mother’s Day with Trilogy Pro-Collagen+
BY CLAIR WHITTY Happy Mother’s Day, I hope you have a lovely day and that you are pampered in some way or other. Seeing as it is Mother’s Day and someone who loves you could be looking for something special to buy you, I wonder would you like a gift for your skin? I was …
Tammy, Matt … and my YouTube debut!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran “Hi, dad.” “Hi, Rich” – my son Richard phoning me from Berlin where he lives. “Dad, did you know you’re on YouTube?” “What?” “You’re on YouTube, dad.” “Doing what – sharing my unique recipe for melt-in-your-mouth meringues?” Rich laughs. He know, as his three siblings do, only too well that my …
Minding the global magic of toy time
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The world’s biggest toy fair just finished in Nuremberg. In halls filled with over 2,300 exhibitors and around one million products, including about 70,000 new ones, buyers, designers, and enthusiasts discussed Christmas 2026! This year’s fair highlighted a toy sector in recovery and reinvention. Global sales grew 7% in 2025, …
Turning a blind eye to sex trafficking
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON “There’s no so blind as those that cannot see,” was a favourite saying of my mother’s, referring to those who refuse to recognise what is in plain sight. Never truer than in the case of the web of sex intrigue surrounding convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Curious isn’t it, …
Big pay, you expect job to be well done
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Salary rises have just been approved for CEOs at numerous semi-State bodies. Wait for it…. they include a €100,000 pay rise for the CEO of Uisce Éireann, Niall Gleeson. Increases have been sanctioned for CEOs at Dublin Bus, CIÉ, Bus Éireann, and Iarnrod Éireann. This the same …
Freedom to flourish: How to claim bodily autonomy in changing times?
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Am I my body? Where in my body does my consciousness abide? These are interesting questions to ponder and are deep spiritual considerations which have occupied philosopher’s thoughts since time immemorial. However, more recent questions have arisen which include: What are my bodily rights? Why can the state …
New Guidance Document Launched to Support Older People Completing Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
The Kilkenny Older Peoples Council, working as an active member of the Kilkenny/Carlow Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Coalition, has completed a major project aimed at reducing the challenges older people face when navigating complex application forms. With increasing reliance on online systems and multi‑section documents, many older people have reported significant difficulties in completing …
Loreto Kilkenny All Ireland Senior Colleges Camogie Champions 2026
Loreto Kilkenny completed a 4 in a row of Senior A Schools Camogie Titles on Saturday after defeating Ursuline Thurles on a scoreline of 4-13 to 0-09 in a wet & windy Gortnahoe. Lucy Boyd was named player of the match after a fine display chipping in with 2-4 from play. The Loreto had stars all over the field …
Late show see’s Cats pip Deise in Nowlan thriller
Lyng’s charges back to winning ways ahead of big tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny 1-21 Waterford 1-20 Hitting the last three scores of this Round 4 clash on Noreside, saw Kilkenny return to winning ways in Division 1A of the National Hurling League with a hard-fought victory …
Former Person of the Year named Grand Marshal for 2026 St Patrick’s Day Parade
St Patrick’s Festival Kilkenny has named well-known local personality George Candler as the Grand Marshal for the upcoming St Patrick’s Day Parade. Mr Candler is no stranger to the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, having served as the Master of Ceremonies for Kilkenny’s national celebration for several decades. In recognition of his contribution to Kilkenny and …
