Why we can’t afford to continue ageist thinking
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON I wonder what President Michael D (80) would have thought about the idea of drawing a pension and stopping work at age 66. Or for that matter what would Judi Dench (87) David Attenborough (95) or Joanna Lumley (75) care to have been pensioned off at 66 from …
Valentine: An African love story revisited …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Back in the late 1970s I found myself in Africa, in what was then Rhodesia, in the middle of a bush war waged to overthrow the ruling white minority of Premier Ian Smith who had unilaterally broken away from British rule a decade or so earlier. I was young, perhaps …
COMPETITION TIME WITH THE KILKENNY OBSERVER
WIN a €300 voucher for Connolly’s Red Mills Back on track – Red Mills race day February 19th 2022 Red Mills Race Day is a day that racegoers have been longing for since the last outing in 2020. A great chance to meet up with friends again to enjoy all that this day at Gowran …
Cody’s season starts now!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Allianz League crucial to championship hopes Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B Kilkenny vs Antrim UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday February 6th Having been at the helm since the back end of the 1998 season, Brian Cody is under no illusions as to the …
Mooncoin on the edge of glory
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Munster champs will test Coogan’s crew AIB All-Ireland JHC Final Mooncoin vs Ballygiblin (Cork) UPMC Nowlan Park, Croke Park, Saturday February 5th 2022 All eyes will be on the Mooncoin machine when it rolls into Croke Park tomorrow as they look to be crowned …
Centenary of the takeover of the Kilkenny Military Barracks
February 7th is a special day here in Kilkenny, marking as it does the centenary of the takeover of the Military Barracks. The Kilkenny Observer is grateful to Larry Scallan for his research into this period in our history and we are delighted to publish his observations. Over the coming two issues, we look at …
Our city, our history, as told by some famous Kilkenny Cats
Kilkenny is home to the most famous cats in the world. For over two hundred years, people everywhere have heard of the fierce Kilkenny Cats. They are part of our history; part of our DNA. They reflect Kilkenny in all its glorious past, its developing present and exciting future. The Kilkenny Observer has invited local …
Beware burst pipes in a freezing February
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IRISH WATER have appealed to homes and businesses to take preparatory steps to prepare for freezing weather and to conserve water. At the time of writing the long-range forecasts for February is suggesting a very rainy month but in the short term we could expect some freezing conditions which can …
