TALENT TO THE FORE, AS UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATE IN KILKENNY
Report for the Kilkenny Observer By Svitlana Saseyi.: Photos by Oleksandr Rymar On the 28th of December, Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny hosted a Christmas Concert organised by the Ukrainian Community. The event was dedicated to both modern and traditional ways of celebrating Christmas in Ukraine and was a great display of singing, acting, and …
So, what’s another hundred years?
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran What’s another hundred years going to bring? Who the hell knows but at the rate we’re waging incessant, callous and cruel wars I wouldn’t be surprised if we weren’t around (all it takes is a few trigger-happy lunatics to nuke us into oblivion). Or perhaps AI will rule the roost and …
Natural health tips from head to toe
BY CLAIR WHITTY I get asked a lot about dry and itchy scalp. There are a couple of reasons why your scalp is itchy. It could be the hair colour product that you use. Try switching them around and using something different. Brands like Naturatint and Naturigin are worth trying if you think this is …
Global polls and menacing role of AI
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Three things will predominate this new year, and they are global politics — general elections, effectively — the further rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and further advances in space travel and revolutionary advances in medical science. Over Christmas, as I watched two of my four granddaughters joyfully …
SPORTING PREVIEW OF YEAR 2024
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY HAPPY NEW YEAR! With The Christmas Season and all it’s Festivities over and behind us, attention will now turn to the weeks and months ahead in what promises to be a busy Sporting Year in 2024. First of all, before focusing on the year ahead, there was plenty of sporting interest from …
Cats go goal crazy in Carlow!
Injury to Village’s Cian Kenny mars Walsh Cup win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Dioralyte Walsh Cup 2024 Carlow 0-9 Kilkenny 5-22 Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Eamonn Furlong At the second time of asking Carlow and Kilkenny got their inter-county seasons underway at Netwatch Cullen Park in the 1st round of the 2024 Dioralyte …
The Little Lost Puppy by Presentation Kilkenny Transition Year Students
We are three Transition Year students, Hazel Maher, Danica Tervit- Kruger and Niamh Brett in Presentation Kilkenny. We took part in the Mini Company Entrepreneur programme in our school. We brainstormed a few ideas and came to the conclusion that the most innovative idea was to write a children’s book not just for entertainment purposes …
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Response to IBAL Awards
“Keep Kilkenny Beautiful committee and volunteers are delighted with Kilkenny’s placing in the 2023 IBAL Awards. The huge efforts of volunteers who have worked very hard on a weekly basis on a targeted litter picking programme, to ensure that previous blackspots have been particularly addressed and targeted for special attention. Chairman of KKB, Cllr Maria Dollard …
KCETB VTOS CRAFT FAIR – A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS
Phots: Harry Reid There was a mix of new and returning exhibitors at the annual Christmas Fair that took place on Wednesday 13th December at the VTOS Centre Waterford Road, Kilkenny from 10am to 1pm. It was home to over 20 exhibitors who displayed a wide range of products to include Christmas decorations, woodcarving pieces, …
Winter Book Fair at Club House Hotel Kilkenny Saturday 20/01/2023 10.30am – 4pm
The annual Winter Book Fair will be held again this year at the usual venue of the Club House Hotel on Patrick Street Kilkenny from 10.30am until 4pm. The collection of books on display for sale will cover a wide range of material and should satisfy every taste for the literary enthusiast with prices that are more than reasonable, …
