Kilkenny man Thomas White
Revolutionary soldier and patriot for American Independence remembered at Rothe House Words: Gerry Cody Photos: Pat Shortall Eoin MacDonald lived in the Cúl in the Village area of Kilkenny. A knowledgeable and articulate man, he was, throughout his life, particularly supportive of the arts. To enhance the experience of artistic events, Eoin, accompanied by his …
Thank you for 20 years A summary of Blacknight’s anniversary event
On the 22nd of September Blacknight held a little gathering at Blacknight HQ in Carlow to celebrate Blacknight’s 20 years in business. It was a great opportunity for them to see friends and clients that they have not seen in a while, and to finally meet some people face-to-face for the first time. As a …
Blacknight is 20: Driving the Irish economy forward – The impact of Blacknight’s two decades of enabling digital growth
Founded in Carlow in 2003 by CEO Michele Neylon and CTO Paul Kelly, Blacknight has grown from a single server operation to running its own data centre and launching broadband services across Ireland, while also building a reputation in global internet governance. Blacknight has grown to serve over 90,000 customers in Ireland and 170 countries. …
James Stephens The Kilkenny man who founded the Fenians
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART ONE One of those wounded in the infamous Ballingarry skirmish was a young Kilkenny man, James Stephens. Born and educated in the Marble City, Stephens was a railways civil engineer when he joined the ill-fated Young Ireland movement. After the abortive uprising, he fled to France with another activist, John O’Mahony, …
‘What is the stars, Gerry? What is the stars?’
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran “Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of the star ship Enterprise, its five-year mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.” This introduction began every episode of the original Star Trek series which I …
Ossory Bridge artwork demolished
The last panels of the beautiful artwork, depicting the history of Kilkenny, on Ossory Bridge were demolished on last Friday 29 September. The bridge which brings the ring road over the River Nore was completed in 1984 and the sculpture, by Joan Smith, in concrete panels on both sides of the bridge approach were added. …
Budget must look to rising childcare costs
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Irish economy has overcome a raft of challenges it faced in the past three years. May 2023 saw a reduction in the unemployment rate to 3.8%, surpassing the pre-pandemic level of 4.8% recorded in February 2020. Recent data for May 2023 indicates an impressive surge in tax receipts, reaching …
CAMHS utterly failing children and young people across Carlow and Kilkenny
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin spokesperson for children and TD for Carlow Kilkenny, Kathleen Funchion, has called for better supports for young people and children trying to access CAMHS in Carlow and Kilkenny. Deputy Funchion was speaking on the astronomical rise in referral refusals across the region, with a staggering …
Are you talking about the menopause?
BY CLAIR WHITTY October is menopause awareness month and at Natural Health Store we have been talking to women about the menopause for years. It is a natural conversation for us to have every day so I was surprised to realise how many women are not talking to each other about it. When I look …
When sometimes we don’t get the label right
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Labels are handy things. You can stick them on folders or containers and store the contents away out of sight. Job done. Labelling can be a convenient way of dealing with issues you don’t want to think about too deeply or question. The labels came out for last fortnight’s …
