Closure of Immigrant Services at Fr McGrath centre a possibility due to lack of Funding
What a difference a few weeks can make. On May 25, The Kilkenny Observer attended the Fr McGrath Centre for the ‘Fáilte Isteach’ certificates presentation. The event was a joyous occasion and the room was bursting with energy, laughter and pride. Fast forward four weeks and the atmosphere has changed dramatically. From being a centre …
‘The Courting of Katie Earls’
BY NED EGAN PART 3 “This seemed to annoy him, and he just said, in a sarcastic old tone: ‘Well Dan, we obviously have very different ideas about the value of your daughter.’” “I stood up then, and told him straight out that ‘my daughter is of the greatest value to me, and that I’d …
Interest hikes, mortgage options
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Do you want to save on your monthly mortgage repayments? Want to lock in a rate before the proposed European Central Bank (ECB) announcement of the first of a series of predicted interest rate increases? Many mortgage holders who have a good credit history can make some serious savings over …
What will help prevent thinning hair?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Hair loss and thinning hair can be distressing and is a fairly common complaint. In my experience, stress, thyroid issues, peri- menopause, and nutritional deficiencies can cause it. I would suggest that you get your bloods done to rule out hormonal and thyroid issues. If you take supplements that contain biotin, a …
Men and women, and the transgender debate
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Was Adam a Madam and Eve a Steve? These days you might begin to wonder about the Garden of Eden story where God created man and woman, given some of the issues raised by gender fluidity. Gender is a social construct. We are conditioned to behave in ways that …
Now is the time to tune into a Summer of Love
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS If proof were needed that the pandemic is behind us, or that at least we are learning to live with the rogue microbe, it’s that that institution among institutions, the revered Music Festival, is back with a bang and a guitar riff or two. Thirteen of them on …
Saffron’s put to the sword!
By Seamus McAleenan PHOTOS BY INPHO O’Connell sees red as Kilkenny win Glen Dimplex All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Pearse Park, Dunloy Antrim 1-9 Kilkenny 1-15 ANTRIM got their first real test of playing a top-three team in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship in Dunloy on Saturday and came out of the game feeling …
A dedicated professional soldier, Plunkett became an expert in trench warfare
In this, the second week, The Kilkenny Observer looks at the life Of Lieutenant Colonel James Frederick Plunkett, born into a Kilkenny military family, and who was to see war at first hand in many parts of the world Life in the trenches Plunkett’s indefatigable efforts throughout this grim period earned him the further reward …
Castlecomer is venue for the story of the Leadville miners
Castlecomer in county Kilkenny is the venue for a forthcoming talk on a memorial being built in Leadville, Colorado At 10,200 Feet in Elevation, Leadville is the highest town in North America. It’s also the site of the largest and most politically important Irish immigrant communities in the Rocky Mountain West, consisting of approximately 20% …
The Wake of Bryan Reilly, his last will and testament and an assault on the honour and dignity of King George
This week in The Kilkenny Observer, Cois Céim in association with The Saturday Walkers Group, takes a look at the life and times of one of Kilkenny’s well-known characters from Walkin Street by the name of Bryan Reilly In the 1830s there lived in Walkin Street a man named Bryan Reilly. He occupied the house …
