Here’s Lucey!
BY JOHN FITZGERALD A week after his father’s death (on D-Day: June 6th 1944) Michael Byrne sat the Intermediate Cert exam, which he passed, in spite of the grief that overwhelmed him. He fared less well two years later with the Leaving Cert. Illness prevented him from studying for the exam and he had to …
Down at the Co-op
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Callan Co-op has thrived since the day it was set up following a Town Hall meeting in March 1899. It began taking milk from farmers within hours of opening for business. In 1905, Tim Lucy took over as Manager. He hitched a lift to Callan on an ass and cart, dusted himself …
Dame Alice and the Witch Hunters
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART ONE Dame Alice Kyteler…After almost seven centuries, the name still sends a shiver up the spines of Kilkenny folk. Her name is linked to the shadowy world of the occult, and appears in hundreds of websites on the Internet devoted to psychic phenomena. The mysterious lady was at the heart of …
Our American adventure and the Comer bus!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I stood in out of the rain last week and as I stood there who should I find myself standing beside only an old pal of mine. “Any craic?” he inquires. “None whatsoever,” I tell him. “I heard you were away,” he says.”Who was telling you?” I ask. “Never mind who …
Further 64 eviction notices in Quarter 4 for Kilkenny shows government must reinstate eviction ban
BY KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny has said the government must reintroduce the ban on evictions after the Residential Tenancies Board Quarter 4 figures showed a further 64 eviction notices were issued in Kilkenny for the last three months of 2022. Teachta Funchion said: “The latest …
Financial literacy: we’re bottom of the class
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR According to a recent study from Bank of Ireland many Irish people struggle with financial matters. Many of us are not sure of the best ways to save money, how to get tax back, or what is the best way to prepare for retirement etc. The study asked more than …
Planning your wedding this year?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you are planning your wedding this year? Then, no doubt you’ll want to look your best on your big day. To help your skin glow I would start with a cleanse. Flor Essence is where I would begin. I have taken this supplement over the years and my skin glows after …
When gender is not such a neutral issue
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Most of us have notions around the way we want to bring up our children and prepare them for the world. In the early days of Women’s Lib I decided to avoid stereotyping when it came to toys and my daughter got a train set as well as a …
Easter, the Pope, and the mystery of life
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS As one who has long eschewed the pomp and pageantry of Catholicism, or any organised religion for that matter — I’m a great believer in going into my closet to pray — I concede, however, that it is hard not to like Pope Francis who, as I write, …
Cats edge Tipp in Piltown
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Very Camogie League Division 1A Kilkenny 0-14 Tipperary 0-13 Piltown was the setting as our Senior camog’s brought the curtain down on a disappointing Very League campaign with a hard-fought 1-point win over Tipperary, who themselves missed out on a final berth following Galway’s win over Cork. In what can …
