Our economic future is looking very good
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Things are looking up for the Irish economic landscape according to Ernst and Young’s forecasts for this year and next, with GDP poised to rise by 2.2% in 2024 and 3.8% in 2025. Why is Ireland expected to outperform other major economies, even surpassing forecasts for euro area neighbours and …
A pleasant place – A short history of Talbot’s Inch
PART 2 The picturesque village of Talbot’s Inch stands on the west bank of the River Nore in the northern suburbs of Kilkenny City. Contemporary accounts described Talbot’s Inch as a ‘garden village’ but it is more accurately described as a model village. Robert Talbot is the most prominent and he is generally regarded as …
AUCTIONEERS COMMUNITY SPIRIT ACKNOWLEDGED BY MAYOR
Photos by Pat Shortall At a special ceremony in City Hall on Monday night Cllr. Joe Malone presented local auctioneer Fran Grincell with a Mayoral Award acknowledging his charitable commitment to the wider Kilkenny community. With steely determination and a strong work ethic Fran Grincell has established a very successful business enterprise, founded on honesty …
Opening EXIT 4 Urlingford’s newest workspace
Photograph by Vicky Comerford Minister Heather Humphreys visited Urlingford yesterday to officially open “EXIT 4” a newly provided remote working hub. This facility, strategically located just off the M8 Dublin-Cork corridor, forms part of Ireland’s National Hub Network supported by government funding to revive rural Ireland by providing people with the opportunity to live and …
Remarkable heroism recalled as Anzac day is commemorated in Kilkenny
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Photos by Pat Shortall Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly …
Helen Hughes at Butler Gallery
Butler Gallery is very pleased to continue ‘finding the most forgiving element,’ a new body of work by Helen Hughes that includes sculptures, print works and two short films. Speaking with The Kilkenny Observer , the artist said: “Making and materiality are foundational in my predominately sculptural practice which takes influence from mass produced commodities …
Kilkenny County Council launches Kilkenny City pilot Night Time Economy Action Plan
Kilkenny County Council have launched the Kilkenny City pilot Night Time Economy Action Plan 2024-2025. The plan was published in tandem with the launch of Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Experience Development Plan at St Canice’s Cathedral. The appointment of a Night Time Economy Advisor and the establishment of a Night Time Economy Stakeholder Forum along with …
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s Barrel Yard venue the place to be for Smithwick’s Kilkenny Roots Festival
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny’s iconic Barrel Yard venue is the place to be on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, as the acclaimed Freeman’s Country Carvery band and Jack Grace Band take to the stage for not-to-be-missed live, outdoor performances. The welcoming team at the enclosed, city centre venue are rolling out the red carpet for …
A plea to change our ways…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD A former bacon factory in Callan played host to a most unusual artwork last week. The Quickening by Artist Deirdre O Mahony drew a capacity audience to the Power House on Mill Lane. It’s a film that conveys a heart-felt plea to change our ways as we arrive at a critical phase in the ever-worsening ecological and …
Interrogation at Woodstock
PART 1 BY JOHN FITZGERALD Last week I completed the story of the botched ambush attempt in Friary Street, Kilkenny, back in 1921…but there’s a postscript: Though none of the ambush team members were arrested or captured- having escaped on their bikes from the scene- others who had no involvement in the affair were picked up …
