School’s creativity is in fine Toon with pupils as gaeilge
DEPUTY Principal and Art teacher Siona Nic Eoin, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, is pictured with Tomm Moore, Director Cartoon Saloon, Liselott Olofsson, artist and teacher Gaelscoil Osrai and students Stephanie Nic Giolla Phadraig and Ryan O Griofa, from Colaiste Pobail Osraí, discussing the collaborative ‘Creative Clusters’ project in conjunction with the Arts, Heritage and Culture through …
Martin Tobin is praised for his evidence in Floyd case
A KILKENNY doctor who shot to worldwide fame after he testified in the George Floyd case has been hailed as “one of the best legal experts I have ever seen” by a top US trial lawyer. Pulmonologist Dr Martin Tobin, 69, (pictured) gave evidence for the prosecution that police office Derek Chauvin had, “beyond doubt”, caused …
Now, where did we put all those 135,400 batteries?
HOUSEHOLDERS in Kilkenny recycled 51,000 more batteries through retailers last year than in 2019, new figures show. Data from WEEE Ireland reveals that environmentally-conscious consumers in the county brought 135,400 used batteries — 3.4 tonnes — back to supermarkets, hardware and electronic stores in 2020. That was a rise of 50,800 on the 84,600 prevented …
Protecting your income in these uncertain times
By JOHN ELLIS Financial Advisor THE money you earn pays for almost everything you have, mortgage, gas, electric, phone, food, children’s education, car, holidays, insurance, pension, home repairs, the list goes on. You probably don’t think twice about insuring your home, car or healthcare but what about your income? Thirty-six percent of those recently …
The best wine for spaghetti
HERE are some wine and spaghetti pairings that will leave everyone happy enough to sing Puccini around the dinner table. Spaghetti Bolognese (Spaghetti and Meatballs) Wine pairing: Chianti Why it works: There is absolutely no reason to get too complicated when it comes to spaghetti and meatballs. It’s a quintessential Italian dish, so go with …
Quick sausage bolognese
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 15 mins Serves 4 Pasta, sauce, and sausages, what could be a better combination? The sausage meat adds great flavour to a simple dish Ingredients 6 good-quality sausages , skins removed 1 tsp fennel seed 250g pack mushroom, sliced 150ml red wine (optional) 660g jar tomato pasta sauce (we used Loyd …
Sticky Chinese chicken traybake
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 40 mins plus marinating Serves 4 Flavoured with honey, hoisin sauce and Chinese five-spice, this one-pan chicken dish makes a cheap and easy midweek family meal Ingredients 8 chicken thighs, skin on and bone in 4 tbsp hoisin sauce 2 tsp sesame oil 2 tbsp clear honey 1 ½ tsp Chinese …
Dawn meeting at Peace Park remembers the dead
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.” Edited and compiled by: Gerry Cody All photos: jbs photos Kilkenny These words are from the pen of poet Robert …
Obesity: blame it on the fridge, says new study
OBESITY, which could have fatal consequences if one gets Covid-19, would have been a hard concept for our ancestors to understand. There was little opportunity for it to emerge. Advancements in food preservation and storage, such as processed foods and fridges, opened up an entirely new means of existence. But we have paid for those …
Revealed: the odds of alien life out there and they are pretty good odds
GIVEN the size of our universe, not to mention other universes, it would make you wonder, where are all the aliens? We can’t be the only ones who made it out onto a cosmic rock alive. There might be many reasons we have not encountered aliens yet, from lack of technology to the aliens not …
