ARTISTS CONNECT BURSARY
Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce a new artist bursary for 2025. The Artists Connect Bursary aims to aid greater connection amongst the arts community in Kilkenny. Application Deadline Monday March 3rd at 4pm The importance and benefits of connecting with others within the arts community cannot be underestimated and is a …
Brighten Your Day with Vitamin D
BY CLAIR WHITTY Do I need to take Vitamin D in February is a common question. Vitamin D is often referred to as the “sunshine vitamin,” It is produced by the body in response to sunlight exposure. And it is too early in the year for us to be getting any sun. So, when I …
Pain – What Matters?
What influences our likelihood of suffering from persistent pain? By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Aches and pains are a fact of life. For some of us, an injury occurs, we feel pain, it lingers a while and slowly eases away as we recover. For other people, however, pain sticks around longer …
The Tans arrive in Kilkenny
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part One) 1920 was a black year for Kilkenny. As autumn leaves fell, a sinister new force arrived in the county to quell the tide of nationalism. A spate of IRA ambushes had demonstrated the capacity and willingness of the rebel army to resist the forces of occupation countywide. On September 17th, the …
Tribesmen take points west!
Galway survive Cats comeback to claim win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Kilkenny 1-19 Galway 2-19 <<CRESTS>> Round 2, UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford) Galway made the journey to UPMC Nowlan Park a fruitful one as they returned west with maximum points in this Allianz Hurling League …
Teddy Bears: cuddly pacifists or plush propagandists?
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan Growing up, my teddy was more than just stuffing and stitches — it was my sidekick, confidant, and mate through my young life’s wee hiccups. Facing up to shadows in the night or exploring the wild jungles of my imagination, my teddy had my back. It was like having …
Rudolph Valentino – valentine to millions of women!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran So, who are the male, Hollywood heart-throbs of today? I honestly don’t know and don’t care. But whoever they are – they cannot hold a candle to the greatest Hollywood heart-throb of all time – RudolphValentino. His full name was Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Gugliemi di Valentina D’Antonguolla. A mouthful …
Why Irish in two minds about the role of AI
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming business, creating excitement and anxiety about the future of work. While some fear AI will replace jobs, others see it as a tool for greater productivity and creating new career opportunities. Two recent reports, however, paint contrasting pictures of how AI is perceived in Ireland …
Let’s hear it for SMEs, our biggest employers
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Small they may be, but Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of our economy. Like physical spines they support the country, providing more than two thirds, yet they don’t get much coverage, and, when they do, the focus is often on their struggle to survive and …
Ireland Reads: A national celebration of reading
Throughout February and especially on Ireland Reads Day, February 22nd, we’re calling on people across Ireland to get lost in a good book. We invite you to discover the joy of Communal Reading at the Silent Book Club, which will take place in Mayfair Library on Saturday 22nd February. Executive Librarian Sophie Walsh says “This will be …
