How to read that label
Don’t feel intimidated by wine labels. The information on such can be broken down into four key segments: The brand or producer (who) The country or region (where) The grape variety (what) The vintage (when) When looking for who made the wine, famous brand names will of course stand and be easy to spot. But …
Millionaire’s shortbread
Get the right balance of biscuit, caramel and chocolate to bake the perfect millionaire’s shortbread. Enjoy with your afternoon tea or coffee. Makes: 20-24 Prep: 15 mins Cook: 1 hour Ingredients For the shortbread 250g plain flour 200g unsalted butter , chilled and chopped 100g golden caster sugar ¼ tsp vanilla extract For the caramel layer …
Courgette caponata with thyme and chicken garlic
A SICILIAN inspired vegetarian sauce with capers and sultanas, this version is served with lean, griddled chicken. Serves: four Prep: 20 mins Cook: 55 mins Ingredients 4 garlic cloves , thinly sliced few thyme sprigs, leaves picked 2 tbsp olive oil 2 red onions , finely sliced 3 celery sticks, thickly sliced on the diagonal …
Forgetting to Remember: The Civil War Executions of John Murphy and John Phelan
Edited and compiled by: Gerry Cody A firing party assembled on December 29, 1922 in the exercise yard of Kilkenny Military Barracks. At 8.15am, on command, a volley of shots rang out. Commandant Mooney stepped forward, examined the bodies, and confirmed that Republican volunteers John Murphy and John Phelan, members of the 5th Battalion Kilkenny Brigade …
Paving the way to safer pregnancies
THE drive to create safer, more successful pregnancies is one of the top goals of modern science. While pregnancy is better understood today than ever before, with improvements in technology helping to lower the risk of negative outcomes, researchers still don’t know much about a vital part of the pregnancy process: uterine fluid. Secreted by …
Pack your bags: Malta will pay you to visit
THE island of Malta is willing to pay you to come and visit. The coronavirus pandemic has put a huge dent in tourism, the most important economic factor in Malta. But with most travel restrictions expected to be lifted before August, government and tourism officials are offering cash incentives to put Malta in your summer …
Cody’s Cats seek model victory
BY: Niall Sherry, SPORTS CORRESPONDENT PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Wins over Dublin and Antrim achieved as ‘Davy Day’ looms As the league begins to settle down and Division One Group B takes shape, the Cats will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins when Brian Cody’s men welcome Wexford to UPMC Nowlan Park on …
At the match
MATCH REPORT BY: Mateo Hernandez-Power PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Kilkenny v Antrim roundup Heavy rainfall, Covid protocols and no crowd did little to dampen the spirit of the match Walking down John Street to Nowlan Park in the rain last Sunday before the 1.30pm throw in, you wouldn’t have been sure there was a match …
South East’s new uni now a step closer
THE chairs of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Governing Body and Institute of Technology Carlow (IT Carlow) Governing Body, on behalf of the governing bodies, management, staff and students of the two institutes, have submitted an application to Minister for Education Simon Harris to become a technological university (TU). The aim of the Technological University …
