At a meeting of Kilkenny County Board the following managerial appointments were ratified
Brian Dowling has been formally ratified for his 4th year term as Senior Manager: his record speaks for itself having won two All-Irelands in the last 3 years having narrowly missed out on one when he was a coach back in 2019. The O Loughlin Gaels clubman will keep the same backroom team that helped …
Mayor of Kilkenny calls for a reduction of the Local Property Tax
Mayor of Kilkenny Cllr David FitzGerald has called for a 10% reduction of the Local Property Tax (LPT) in Kilkenny. Following on from the commitment that he gave during his Mayoral election speech in June, Cllr FitzGerald said “The Cost of living is affecting every business and household. We in Kilkenny both as a local …
COMPETITION WINNER
Congratulations to Donal Thank you to all who entered the draw to win a gift voucher sponsored by The Kilkenny Observer. Congratulation to Donal Gibbons, 86 Fatima Place, Kilkenny who won the €100.00 gift voucher for Lash Dolls Beauty, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny The gift voucher was presented to Donal by Faith, Features and …
RESIST Hand Hygiene campaign launched at Sacred Heart Hospital and Carlow District Hospital
The Sacred Heart Hospital Carlow and the Carlow District Hospital are to the fore in the HSE’s South East Community Healthcare (SECH) services, as regards to the implementation of the national “RESIST” hand hygiene campaign. “RESIST” is the campaign branding for a number of hand hygiene and infection prevention and control initiatives under the National …
Pensions: why you need to start saving now
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Pensions Awareness Week (PAW22) will take place from September 19 to 23. It is designed to raise awareness about retirement planning. As there have been some dramatic changes in financial markets and the world in the recent past and the continuing uncertainty, it’s time to look at what it means …
Our sins of failure as testimonies shelved again
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON This week the lurch of combined anger and incredulity I felt over the Commission Report on Mother & Baby Homes ignited again. I was dismayed by the 2021 report which was criticised for its inadequacies, including the failure to report hundreds of testimonies given by survivors. Following public outcry, …
Terranova launches a new collagen alternative – Vollagen®
BY CLAIR WHITTY Vollagen®, what’s it all about? If you’re interested in collagen but you are vegan, or you just can’t stomach the idea of taking a bovine or a marine sourced collagen supplement, then I have some exciting news for you. Terranova one of our favourite brands has launched Vollagen®, a range of supplements …
The sea…
BY NED EGAN Reader, the following tale/drama was passed on to me in dribs and drabs, all, naturally, from ‘the old days.’ There will be some subsequent chapters, each one more or less a story on its own – but linked as well. I can only give facts as well as I can assemble them. …
Women may well put Trump back in his box
President Biden has mocked Donald Trump’s claims that all classified material brought by him to his Florida home had been declassified beforehand.” I want you to know I’ve declassified everything in the world. I’m President, I can do — c’mon,” Biden has said, yhe quip reflected his most extensive remarks about an issue he has …
Farewell Bishop Séamus
Following the announcement of the death of Bishop Séamus Freeman on Saturday August 20th, the people of Kilkenny, Ossory and further afield were stunned, not only at the loss of a bishop, but at the passing of a kind and caring person. If ever the phrase ‘one of nature’s gentlemen’ was apt, then surely this …
