Bright students do us proud
STUDENTS from Coláiste Éamann Rís, Callan scooped two awards for Kilkenny at the National Student Enterprise Programme Final. Nathan Ryan won first place at intermediate level in a new pilot competition My Entrepreneurial Journey. Nathan impressed judges with his imaginative account of his future life as a self-made businessman and his grasp of the likely …
Creaking Joints? Don’t Ignore Them
By Clair Whitty, Nartural Health Store, Market Cross DO YOU hear creaking or cracking sounds in your joints when you move about? This could be one of the first symptoms and sign of developing osteoarthritis. This creaking and joint cracking can be something you joke about at first. But don’t ignore it. Osteoarthritis is the most …
‘Don’t do it’: Adrienne asks Greens
TENSIONS are rising in the Green Party as councillors and many members have urged Catherine Martin to run for leadership. Current leader Eamonn Ryan was part of a previous government with Fianna Fáil and supported the bail out of banks and cut-backs on public transport, People Before Profit Councillor Adrienne Wallace reminded. Adrienne told The …
Fran helps kick a €20,000 goal
A GARDEN Olympics, supported by Kilkenny and Carlow locals has raised €20,010 for our Good Shepherd Centre. The cash splash will help fund support services for families who use the Good Shepherd Centre. “To raise that sum is incredible,” centre manager Noel Sherry told The Kilkenny Observer. Sports heroes including Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody …
Grub up, holidays down as pockets picked
By Jimmy Rhatigan MANY OF us are eating more grub than ever. Our invisible enemy Coronavirus has seen us promise to shop local when restrictions are lifted and a majority of us have had no choice but to shelve any holidays this year, a KCLR survey tells us. Our pockets and wallets are lighter than …
Amber: Awareness of Domestic Violence
AMBER Women’s Refuge, led by Siobhan McQuillan (Art Therapist) and Relief Worker, initiated a Star Weaving project in Kilkenny in December 2019 with the aim to raise awareness and provide information about Domestic Violence. The One Million Stars to End Violence project began in Australia in 2012 as a response to the rape and murder …
Curtains Direct: Supporting our community
OVER THE past 40 years of business Curtains Direct and their dedicated team have worked closely with commercial and domestic clients all over Ireland. The business supplies and installs curtains, blinds, soft furnishings and furniture to the healthcare, hospitality and educational sector as well as the domestic market. Director Breda Leahy had been thinking over …
Pandemic has hit our elderly very hard
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, is calling on the incoming Government to implement long term supports for older people who have been impacted financially by Covid-19. The organisation has seen an increase in calls from older people who are experiencing financial difficulties and issues with pensions, housing and security of tenure as the pandemic …
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