Life, Love, Laughter and Loss in new poetry collection
Words: Patrick Griffin Photos:Pat Shortall ‘Great thoughts are formed in silence’. Those words accurately capture the essence of a brand new collection of poetry and prose, ‘Much More Than Words’, launched at the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny last Friday, at the beginning of Mental Health Week. The above quotation, author unknown, was reflected by Olivia O’Leary, …
Mary retires as day care centre manager
Photos: jbsphotos kilkenny St. Marys Day Care Centre is losing their much respected manager Mary Mason after seven years in the role. She brought great vitality, respect, and empathy to her role and will be fondly remembered by the clients, volunteers and committee. She was wished all the best for the future in a farewell …
Parent – child sleep wars
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST THE BATTLE to get your kids to sleep is well-known to most parents. It’s a natural part of growing up when children test boundaries and bedtime is one of the biggest. However, Mums and Dads know the importance of getting a good night’s shut-eye, particularly with school back. So what do …
Using Revenue to boost your pension
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR WE have written before that maximising your pension contributions is a very effective way to save for your retirement and can be very tax efficient. As the cutoff dates for making your tax return nears here are ways you can save toward your retirement with the blessings of Revenue. Tax-saving …
Let me womansplain a thing or two…
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON ALL may be fair in love and war but hardly in politics, where below-the-belt insults get traded regularly. Recent examples of accusations levelled at our representatives include ‘leaking’ and ‘blindsiding’ and now Mary Lou McDonald has added ‘mansplaining’ to the list. That’s a hard one to take. Not …
When women in fear live every day with a plan
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Three years ago when she was 15, Helen’s friend, a year older, enticed her into his house, when his parents were out. After some small talk he pounced on her and attempted to remove her clothing. Helen, thankfully, managed to fend off her attacker and flee. Her mother, …
Bach Flowers for your emotional wellbeing
BY CLAIR WHITTY Bach Flower Rescue Remedy is a remedy that many of you will be familiar with. It has been available to us for more than 80 years. There are 38 Bach Flowers and Rescue Remedy contains five of these: Star of Bethlehem, Rock Rose, Clematis, Impatiens, and Cherry Plum. It’s the ideal remedy …
Seamus
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the election to Dáil Eireann of Kilkenny man Seamus Pattison The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper takes a look at the life of Seamus Pattison. Politician, Trade Unionist, and Freeman of the city. Throughout his life, Seamus Pattison proved always to be a man of integrity and honour, upholding the …
OUT AND ABOUT WITH DANNY LAHART
PHOTOGRAPHY: DANNY LAHART Knitted Together 2 ‘Meet and Greet’ at Kilkenny Farmers Market The Kilkenny Arts Office team were out and about on Thursday last, 30th September, for a ‘meet and greet’ at Kilkenny’s Farmers Market. Wrapping up the community art project entitled Knitted Together 2, knitters, crocheters and volunteers were on hand to showcase …
Bridge bag league title with Clara victory
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR An exciting Q/F awaits against holders Ballyhale Bennettsbridge were crowned league champions on Sunday, following a 3-point win over Clara at Nowlan Park. Building upon recent success at both junior and intermediate level, this was the Bridges first senior silverware since 1971 – some 50 years ago. Playing against the …
