Wake up to your five senses
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton How much attention do you really give to your incredible five senses? Your sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch? Sight enables our eyes to detect light and interpret it as images, shapes, colours and distance. Hearing enables our ears to detect air vibrations, allowing us to perceive different …
Savings: how to get more for your buck
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR If you’re one of the many households with savings parked in an easy-access account, the past decade has taken a quiet but heavy toll. Over that time, the average demand-deposit account has lost more than 21% of its purchasing power to inflation. That’s not a line on a graph. It’s …
Time to stop carnage caused by e-scooters
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON It would put the heart across you is a pretty graphic saying. Racing heartbeat, breath holding and a prickle of alarm about danger are some of the things that describe it. I had the heart put across me the other day as three young lads careered up the …
Scorched earth… and childhood summers
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS With the on/off heatwave this summer, if you think this is as good as it gets, think again. New research shows that Ireland could reach peak temperatures of up to 45C (113F) within the next 30 years. Prolonged periods of heat above 40C would also bring about …
Henry at the helm as Cats seek to roar again!
Shefflin succeeds Lyng as Kilkenny boss BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE And so the optimism begins. Henry Shefflin has been appointed as Manager of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team. During an online meeting of the County Board on Monday evening, the Shamrocks Ballyhale genius was ratified for the much sought after role, following the …
Four Kilkenny Communities Nominated for IPB Pride of Place Awards 2026
Kilkenny County Council nominated four outstanding community groups to represent County Kilkenny at the IPB Pride of Place Awards 2026, which celebrate and recognise the exceptional efforts of communities across Ireland in creating vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable places to live, work and visit. Organised in partnership with Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance, the …
Regional Ceremony for National Commemoration Day 2026
An Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr. Joe Malone, will be hosting a Regional Ceremony for the National Commemoration Day next Sunday, 12th July. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the beautiful grounds of Kilkenny Castle, where we will gather to pay tribute to the brave Irishmen and Irishwomen who lost their …
Katie at the double as Deise downed in Croker!
Tribeswomen await Meagher’s ladies in semifinal BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Glen Dimplex Senior Camogie Championship Kilkenny 2-19 Waterford 1-19 (AET) Croke Park, Dublin It may have taken extra time, but Kilkenny are back in the Glen Dimplex Senior Camogie Championship semifinals having got the better of a talented Waterford side in Croke Park …
JJ Kavanagh Junior F League Final 2026
Mullinavat 1-23; Carrickshock 2-13 (after extra time). John Power at Hugginstown GAA Grounds. Mullinavat won a first Junior Hurling League title in sixteen years with a hard-earned final victory over Southern neighbours Carrickshock at Hugginstown. Back in 2010 it was in the “B” grade, this time Roinn “F” but just as competitive. This contest, which …
Plastic Free Household Products
BY CLAIR WHITTY Sustainability is a word you hear a lot about, but what does it actually mean? Simply put, sustainable living is about making choices that meet our needs today without harming the environment for future generations. We can make small changes one step at a time, we can learn as we go. One …
