AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON THERE was a time when I wanted to be a farmer’s wife. I loved the warmth of a cow’s flank when milking, the smell of the hay barn and catching brown trout in the river on my uncle’s farm in Co Down. I cherished that rural dream for …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Okay so, you are walking down the street. Suddenly, you fancy a bottle of diet whats-it. Immediately, next to you, a vending machine appears, filled with those diet what’s-its. You grab a bottle, slug away to your heart’s content, and continue on your way. Next, your other half …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Shamrocks bag 4-in-a-row in Gael force battle St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship final @ UPMC Nowlan Park Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-19 O’Loughlin Gaels 3-15 Shamrocks of Ballyhale are Kilkenny Senior Hurling Champions for the FOURTH year running. James O’Connor’s men were made to work hard …

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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART A place at the top table up for grabs Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Glenmore V St Lachtain’s @ UPMC Nowlan Park. Throw-in 2pm Following a pulsating senior county final last weekend, the top two teams at intermediate level go head-to-head at UPMC Nowlan …

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What started out as a local youth club with cameras in 1991 in the heart of Kilkenny, has grown to become a national centre of excellence for young people interested in filmmaking and animation. Young Irish Film Makers are celebrating their 30th Anniversary as the national organisation responsible for training and supporting generations of young …

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BENNETTSBRIDGE-based author, Lizzy Shortall, debuts her first children’s book, ‘Joy’s Playground’, tomorrow at Khans Books, Kilkenny. The storybook aims to help young children learn how to navigate the stresses and strains of daily life as they follow the adventures of a little girl – Joy – and her animal friends, Jumpit the frog, Torti the …

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Taste Kilkenny Food Producers tempt with Christmas hampers full of exceptional local products WITH the countdown to Christmas now on, a group of Kilkenny-based food and drink producers have collaborated to create a remarkable range of seasonal hampers with something to suit everyone – and every budget. Discussing the initiative, local food expert and business …

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Yulefest is back for Christmas 2021! Celebrate Christmas in Kilkenny with a wide range of events from live music to markets, movies and more. Working alongside our partners providing festive fun, activity and entertainment to locals and visitors alike, there is something for everyone in Kilkenny this Christmas season.  The Elves are busy working away …

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Students from the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Culinary Arts Waterford Institute of Technology studying Media and Visual Arts: writing about food. Pictured at Artesan Cheese House, Unit 2, Regency Court, Friary St, Kilkenny. 

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