Gaza: when will the blood bath stop?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Our hearts go out to Emily Hand taken hostage by Hamas in the brutal October 7 attack, and her family as they wait for news of the eight-year-old Irish citizen initially assumed dead. Our thoughts go too to the more than 4,000 children in Gaza killed by Israeli bombing …
We’re here! New age of cool grandparents
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The other day I overheard my grandchild Faye ask her mother: “Mama, why is butter yellow?” It seems like only yesterday that my daughter was her daughter’s age – three in January – but I cannot for the life of me remember her asking such an out-of-the-blue …
Irish government must articulate the urgent demand for full and immediate ceasefire in the Middle East
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion has said that the outcome of last month’s European Council meeting on the conflict in the Middle East represents a failure of EU leadership. She has called on the Irish government to articulate the urgent demand for full and …
Savour Kilkenny Young Food Producers Market
Photos: Amanda Burke “MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre was proud to continue their longstanding tradition of hosting the Savour Young Food Producer’s Market on Saturday 28th October 2023. This one-day market showcased the culinary skills and delightful inventions of young chefs, bakers, and entrepreneurs from first to sixth year. There were 3 judges on the day: …
Wrong direction and rice cake coincidence!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran A coincidence, according to my Oxford Concise dictionary, is “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection”. Touché. Couldn’t have put it better myself. And let’s cut to the chase here and to my recent coincidence which was anything but remarkable but a coincidence nonetheless. Yet, when I …
Kilkenny musical to be performed on Dublin stage
Brand new Irish musical ‘Letters From The Front’ written by Don O’Connor and Ollie Hennessy comes to Dublin this November. Starring West End Leading Lady, Rebecca Storm and a cast of 35 members Fresh from its premier at Kilkenny’s Watergate Theatre, the brand new Irish musical drama ‘Letters From The Front’, written by Don O’Connor and Ollie Hennessy will play the …
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival one to remember as 57,000 attend
It is estimated that 57,000 people attended the 15th annual Savour Kilkenny Food Festival 2023. Taking place across numerous different Kilkenny venues as well as food markets on the Parade, families and food enthusiasts enjoyed a wide range of cookery demonstrations, sell-out events and workshops. Savour Kilkenny offered a star-studded line-up that delighted visitors from …
Hogan’s heroes!
Deegan’s late strike sinks Shamrocks BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Final O’Loughlin Gaels 0-20 Shamrocks Ballyhale 0-19 UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Peter Burke O’Loughlin Gaels, Kilkenny Senior Hurling Champions 2023! Paddy Deegan’s late, late strike ensured that Shamrocks Ballyhale’s name would not be etched onto the Tom …
Health service suffers overdose of bureaucrats
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON To say that there were ruffled feathers at Budget time over the Department of Health’s whopping over -spend of a billion plus is putting it mildly. The situation, as other ministers feared that they would get less of the Budget cake due to the HSE’s insatiable appetite for funds, …
National Award win for MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre
The Customer Experience Awards took place on Wednesday the 25th of October at Dublin’s Conrad Hotel. The Customer Experience Awards are a prestigious event that is dedicated to honouring businesses and individuals who have truly made a difference in the lives of their customers and recognise those that go above and beyond to deliver outstanding …
