Oh, fig it… And don’t mention the S word
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON There is an old fig tree growing against the wall outside my window and it reminds me of the story of Adam and Eve. The pair donned the big, five lobed leaves o cover their nakedness after they had eaten forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. These handsome …
Glutamine for gut health
BY CLAIR WHITTY Glutamine, what’s it all about? It’s an amino acid one of the building blocks of protein, the most common one in the human body. L-Glutamine is used in the body in the intestinal wall, immune cells and muscle cells. The times I most often get asked for glutamine on the shop floor …
Oh baby, look at us now, with this childcare crisis
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The childcare crisis continues, with 789 providers now having closed since 2017, according to the children’s agency Tulsa. There are currently some 4,700 providers but industry leaders say many more will close unless the Government, despite promises in the last five years, “significantly rethinks” its input to subsidise …
Young Irish Filmmakers are now recruiting for their Visual Communications and Multimedia Production course
A practical course for young creatives interested in exploring a future in the creative industries. Students work on projects including film, photography, graphic design, podcasting and much more as they build their skills and develop a portfolio which can be used for college applications or entry into the creative sector. Registrations are now open for …
Kilkenny County Council commemorate Collins
(Photos jbs Kilkenny) On August 21, 2022, Kilkenny County Council held a commemoration for Michael Collins. In the magnificent setting of Kilkenny’s Castle Park, almost a thousand locals and visitors alike gathered to remember and celebrate the much loved Irish Revolutionary, soldier and politician. The Kilkenny Observer watched on, as a very dignified and respectful …
Michael Collins, the man who made modern Ireland possible, commemorated on the 100th anniversary of his death at Kilkenny Castle
Photos by Donal Foley The outbreak of the Irish Civil War and the deaths of Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith are among the main events to be commemorated in the 2022 decade of centenaries programme. The Government has announced a State commemoration will be held in remembrance “of all those who lost their lives” during …
The boy from Mucker, the brewery employee and hushing Lady Bellew
The Kilkenny Observer attended the theatre production of ‘Where Old Ghosts meet’ staged at the Coffee and Book store on William Street as part of Heritage week. The forty strong audience was treated to a wonderful telling of the story of Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh by Kilkenny man Jimmy Rhatigan, under the direction of Geoff …
The Playboy at Fennelly’s of Callan
Riots erupted when JB Synge’s Playboy of the Western World had its opening performance back in 1907. Objectors to foul language on stage, and to the taboo subject of patricide being aired in a no-holds-barred presentation lost the run of themselves and tried to suppress the play before anyone would see or hear it. There …
Going to college can be an expensive lesson
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland is one of the most expensive places to go to college in the European Union. Prospective first year students will soon know what and where they will study and depending on the University or college place that will determine how much their education will cost. College fees are never …
Death of a Bachelor
BY NED EGAN Part 1 Hard to imagine a time when a young man was paid £1 {2 Euro} per week. Said week being six ten-hour days. In the old currency, this worked out at forty pence per day – or three shillings and fourpence. A pound of butter was three and sixpence – forty-two …
