Manual Handling Training Needs Updating
Old fashioned, outdated information in manual handling training is at best redundant and at worst harmful By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Recently, my colleagues and I underwent a mandatory manual handling training session. Many thousands of Irish workers must undergo such training every three years. The contents of that training course …
The St. John’s dream that became a reality
The Side by Side community group from St John’s parish gathered in the parish centre on Thursday last to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary. The day began with a special mass celebrated by Monsignor Dan Carroll. Joining the celebrations was the Mayor of Kilkenny, Cllr. Andrew McGuinness, a regular participant in club activities. Also in …
A doubled life, off and on the stage
PM O’Sullivan Clare Gibbs always had an eye. Just for how things fit together, pattern and mosaic, the sheen of rightness. This gift led the Kilkenny native in various directions, and eventually into theatre, but first she had to be a schoolgirl. There were roads to travel in the paths of taste. The grown woman …
Marvellous moon show comes to Kilkenny
The ‘Museum of the Moon’, a breath-taking installation by artist Luke Jerram, opened on March 10th 2025 for an exclusive three-week exhibit at Kilkenny’s St. Canice’s Cathedral. And local creatives are planning a spectacular show to welcome the celestial art piece. The large-scale installation is dramatically suspended three metres from the ground above head height. …
Tale of tails: Dogs and cats in the living room
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan In every living room, dogs and cats create a unique atmosphere with their charming activities. These pets, with their playful behaviour, make ordinary spaces lively and welcoming. Dogs bring energy, while cats move with quiet elegance, together creating an environment of fun and mischief. Imagine a scene where the …
Odette and Mabel: two mighty Kilkenny women
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran This week in honour of International Women’s Day (Saturday, March 8), I proffer profiles of two extraordinary women, one a Kilkenny native who made tennis history, the other made Kilkenny her home and contributed enormously to the cultural and commercial life of our city. Lady Desart In 1881, Ellen Odette Bischoffsheim, …
New pension deal flawed, say some experts
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Government’s introduction of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 marks a significant step in tackling the pension coverage gap. Under this scheme, employees within specific age and earnings criteria and who do not already have an occupational pension will be automatically enrolled. Contributions will be made by …
St Patrick: hard to tell fact from legend
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON What’s not to like about St Patrick’s day, a national holiday and celebration for the 5th Century missionary who brought Christianity to our island. For me though, Magonus Succatus Patricius, to give the man his christened name, is a bit of a conundrum. For one thing there is …
Do all parents have a favourite child?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS While every family has their own particular dynamic, researchers have discovered that, in most families, favouritism for a certain child can be a fact. Studies from an American and an Australian university have concluded that a parent, by and large, has a favourite child. The researchers placed …
So, go ahead Clint, and make my night…
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I remember when television was first launched in this wee country of ours: 1961 – only one channel and in glorious black and white. And always it closed down around 11.30pm. or thereabouts with the playing of the National Anthem. I can still see the Tricolour (in black and white, of …
