Letting go of your adult children is no easy feat
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS It was a Christmas beyond expectation. My youngest son was home, after more than two years, from New York and brought his girlfriend to meet us. A lovely young woman with fine etiquette, good conversation and a great ability to make herself at home with us and win …
Ladies & Gentlemen… 2021 – A Mixed Bag!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART It has been a very strange eighteen months across the world, mostly related to the ‘P’ word. Yes, the pandemic, COVID-19 has cost all of us so much. During these dark times, the GAA has somehow managed to lift our spirits, and through our Hurling, Camogie …
Athletics Ireland Women in Sport strategic plan 2021-2024
All photographs Nathan Cafolla Ireland is proud to announce the launch of our Women in Sport Strategic Plan 2021-2024, during the week of the 6th of January coinciding with Nollaig na mBann. This plan is designed to both expresses our commitment to women in sport and our vision of inspiring the nation to be active, …
Ladies of the Dragons Lair
On Saturday the 4th of December at the Dragons Lair dojo the Kilkenny Jiujitsu club held a grading for both junior and senior students. This was a special one for the club and a pivotal moment in its twenty-year history as a group of female students graded for brown and black belts. The grading was …
COMPETITION WINNER
Congratulations to Ann Marie Thank you to all who entered the draw to win a gift voucher sponsored by The Kilkenny Observer. Congratulation to Anne Marie O’Hara, Station Avenue, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny who won the €200.00 gift voucher for Caulfield’s SuperValu, Loughboy, Co. Kilkenny. The gift voucher was presented to Anne Marie by Lorna Fletcher, …
Anything is possible according to Nicholas Ryan Purcell
Nicholas Ryan Purcell pictured with his recently published book ‘Anything is Possible’ which details his life growing up in Ireland and living with autism. It is a wonderful insight into his life and deals with the trials and tribulations attached to autism. The book, which has received many positive comments, tells his story from childhood to …
Why bother with promises that you just won’t keep
THE FACT OF THE MATTER – 2 PAUL HOPKINS And so Christmas has gone from us, just like we knew it would, and I trust you all had a good and peaceful one. From my window the avenue is still strewn with windows and doors lit up like landing strips, and only God knows the …
Avoiding the pain of painkillers
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST SOMETIMES you hear people complaining about the “nanny state” when it comes to medication. Somebody can’t get a pill for this or that and instantly they put the blame on the medical profession and/or the government. There are occasions when there may even be a little substance to their protests. The …
2022 What’s your focus?
BY CLAIR WHITTY The end of the year can be a good time to reflect on the year gone by and think about any changes you would like to make for the year ahead. This could mean doing something new, or it could be something that you want to stop doing, something that you feel …
