What latest report of rents crisis is saying
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) report has been published. The RTB is a public body set up to support and develop “a well-functioning rental housing sector”. They oversee the private rental market, the Approved Housing Body and accommodation specific to students Their role is to regulate the rental sector, inform …
The more we share, the less the Border will matter
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Little things sometimes say a lot. Like the way someone mentioned the other day that they were going on holiday to Ireland. Good plan, yes, but the odd thing about it was that the person involved comes from the North of Ireland. To this individual the 26 counties are …
What will climate change mean for allergies?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Many people get hayfever every year. It’s frustrating. It affects your eyes, nose, and mouth. It’s caused by pollens from grass, flowers, trees, and weeds. You cannot escape these pollens that arrive every year. But what would you say if I told you that you can expect to see longer hayfever seasons? …
Where are you, Walter Lally …
By Ned Egan Part 2 Nearly seventy years ago, and I remember that kind woman. May her God be extremely good to her, and may she sit forever in His Innermost Sanctum. A Roscommon woman – bless the county and parents who produced her. Now, I get to Walter Lally. From the very first day …
A mindful workplace is a successful workplace
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Mindfulness makes the workplace a more productive environment for both employees and employers. Once simply a Buddhist practice firmly rooted in the East, mindfulness has seen a popularity boom in the Western world. Yet, it is something which is still frequently misunderstood. Neither weird nor wonderful, mindfulness is beautiful in its …
Women with their rifles under their ruffles
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Three months into the pandemic I interviewed the globally-renowned photographer Kim Haughton for the Sunday Independent. During a wide-ranging interview from Washington DC, where — masked up and sturdy Nikon to hand — she was covering the #blacklivesmatter protests, the Dublin native told me she would wish to …
Go West!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX: DANNY LAHART Cody seeks third win at expense of Henry’s tribe Sherry Says Preview…… Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Pearse Stadium, Galway, Sunday 1st May Galway vs Kilkenny Henry has been expecting us. Yes, it is true – Kilkenny legend and son of Ballyhale, Henry Shefflin IS Galway manager. …
Cats Un Laois-ed!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX: DANNY LAHART Cheddar’s men mauled in Nowlan Park rout Leinster Senior Hurling Championship UPMC Nowlan Park Kilkenny 2-34 Laois 1-14 It’s two from two as Kilkenny prepare to head west next weekend for a catch-up with Henry. Brian Cody made four changes from the first-round win over the …
Community Radio and Lake Production join forces to produce The Liam Mac Carthy story
Recently, Community Radio Kilkenny City, premiered a specially commissioned piece by Barrie Henriques, delving into the story of the Liam Mac Carthy cup. Broadcast in thirty-minute segments, over four consecutive nights, the author followed a unique path and told the story through the eyes of the cup itself. To deliver this inventive concept, CRKC utilised …
Clay Rooms official opening
Clay Rooms Kilkenny will be officially opened by Malcolm Noonan TD on Saturday April 30th at 2.00pm. Clay Rooms Kilkenny is a new ceramics teaching studio right in the heart of Kilkenny city in Colliers Lane Kilkenny. Aisling McElwain, Liselott Olofsson and Niamh Synnott opened the doors of Clay Rooms Kilkenny in January 2022. They …
