Herby spring chicken pot pie
Prep: 10 Mins. Cook: 30 Mins. Serves: 4 Minimise your washing-up with this delicious one-pan chicken pie with spinach and herbs and topped with crispy filo pastry. It’s ideal for busy weeknights Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil , plus a little extra for brushing over the pastry bunch spring onions , sliced into 3cm pieces …
Why mental health may not be all in your head
THE coronavirus aside, when you are laid low with a common cold, a sense of hopelessness can set in if the wretched thing drags on for a few days. You know the feeling. It is hard to remember what feeling good felt like or how you could ever full of the joys of spring again. …
What Kilkenny has to offer now that 5k limit has been eased
For Families Nore Valley Park At Nore Valley Park, you will find everything from pet farms, archery, mini golf, go karts and tractor rides across the lush green lands of the farm! There is a packed timetable of events which includes interactions with animals like lambs, baby kids, chickens, ostriches, and rabbits, some of which …
The present day St. Canice’s Cathedral owes a great deal to Dean Vignoles
Prepared for The Kilkenny Observer by Cois Céim and The Saturday Walkers Club Edited and compiled by: Gerry Cody Charles Augustus Vignoles was born in Portarlington County Laois on the 25th July 1789. A fourth generation French Hugenout, his father was also a clergyman. His sister Elizabeth Anne Vignoles married George Grey and was mother …
OUT & ABOUT WITH DANNY LAHART
Rich historical lore in Old Kilkenny Review
The Kilkenny Archaeological Society has just released volume 71 of its journal, the Old Kilkenny Review. For enquiries, or to purchase (available at €20 incl p & p), email: reception@rothehouse.com Or write to: K.A.S., Rothe House, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. The contents include eight articles of local interest on a wide range of topics. These cover …
€4.3m. is safer travel for all
KILKENNY City and county is set to become much safer for all modes of travel, whether mot0ring, cycling or walking, thanks to €4,333,000 funding from the Rural Active Travel Investment Programme. The money is for the county’s ‘Active Travel’ projects and will see a number of these projects completed in the City and County in …
Let’s not spoil our great outdoors!
KILKENNY Tourism has welcomed the Government’s announcement that outdoor attractions can re-open at the end of the month. But their announcement has come amid concerns raised about large crowds of people gathering in the City’s Castle Park and leaving litter strewn all over the hugely popular amenity. There were also reports of littering at other …
Not so much science, as jab concerns and envy
Fact Of The Matter PAUL HOPKINS So, as I write, the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine has been given a second clean bill of health by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), emphasising that the incidence of blood clots is actually much lower than in the general population and that the vaccine is safe. Many nations outside the …
Parents need paid leave
By: Deputy Kathleen Funchion Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin is supportive of extending paid parental leave and has welcomed the Government’s commitment to finally fulfil its promises on Paid Parent’s Leave but warned there can be no further delays. I welcome that Minister O’Gorman has said that the additional Paid Parent’s Leave …
