Mayor welcomes more than 200 retired nurses to Kilkenny for 30th anniversary conference
Mayor Andrew McGuinness pays tribute to generations of nurses as every county in Ireland is represented at national gathering Mayor of Kilkenny Andrew McGuinness this week welcomed more than 200 retired nurses from every county in Ireland to the city for the 27th Annual National Conference of the Retired Nurses Association of Ireland, marking the …
You need to plan your pension now
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR This is pension season. For many people, the next few weeks offer an opportunity to put money into a pension and claim tax relief. The standard Pay & File deadline is this Saturday, October 31, with an extension to November 18 for eligible taxpayers who both pay and file through …
McGuinness calls for State apology to Jadotville veterans after powerful account of the battle they faced when they came home
Carlow-Kilkenny TD and Leas Ceann Comhairle says Ireland must acknowledge the decades of suffering endured by the 156 members of A Company and their families. Carlow-Kilkenny TD and Leas Ceann Comhairle John McGuinness has called on the State to fully acknowledge the suffering endured by the men of A Company, 35th Infantry Battalion, following the …
Kilkenny Artists Among Eight Selected in Competitive Wex-Art Festival Open Call
Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch selected from nearly 100 submissions for annual group exhibition. Two Kilkenny-based artists, Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch, have been selected to exhibit in Art as Alchemy, the annual Wex-Art Festival group exhibition, following an open call that attracted almost 100 submissions. Curated by Shannon Carroll, the exhibition brings together eight …
Is there a doer-upper out there for you?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Empty properties in a streetscape can look like a broken tooth in a smile. Sad and unattractive, they sit there empty while levies on their owners mount and the housing crisis grows. On the other hand, they can represent an opportunity for those in search of a bargain …
Living in hope, with my miracle drug
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS I was nine and my mother was crying in our small kitchen, my dad trying to console her. “What’s up?” I asked. “Auntie Madge has died,” my father said and my mother cried further. “Why?” I asked innocently. My father placed his finger on his pursed lips …
Homecare team benefit, as workforce of Smithwick’s remembered
Smithwick’s Brewery is probably the best known, and most spoken of workplace in Kilkenny. And for good reason. The history of the site, and the founding of the Abbey are just two good reasons that the place is so popular. Add in the wonderful staff, and you have the contents of a bestseller book. The …
No time for delay with detecting breast cancer
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Confronting the possibility that there is a potential killer in your body is not easy, yet it is something that many women do routinely. Being aware of the threat posed by breast cancer, which affects one in seven women, is important. Not something that is on my mind …
Troubles afoot as North march to same ol’ drum
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS “Every day here is Drumcree Day. Has been for decades. People ask ‘why dredge up all these old conflicts?’. But they have always been here. It has never stopped,” I am told by Gail Walker, former Editor of the Belfast Telegraph, now its Editor-at-Large. I first met …
Emeralds Impressive in Intermediate Camogie Triumph
Abbott Intermediate Camogie County Final Emeralds 3-11; Mooncoin 0-11 John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Three second-half goals proved decisive as Emeralds were crowned Abbott Intermediate Camogie County Champions following a nine-point victory over Mooncoin at UPMC Nowlan Park. On a splendid sunny afternoon at Kilkenny GAA headquarters, Emeralds showed the determination, composure and attacking …
