Surabhi has science set on bootcamp
SURABHI SATHISH (16), a student at Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny, as been taking part in the annual BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp at UCD. The BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp at the Dublin campus was established in 2010 by BT and is delivered in partnership with Nova UCD to give students the commercialisation skills they …
How YOU can people help Ukrainian refugees
WITH the Government having announced the setting up of a pledge register Kilkenny people who wish to can give support to Ukrainian refugees. At least two million people have fled Ukraine, as of time of going to press, with Tanaiste Leo Varadkar predicting up to 100,000 refugees may eventually arrive on Irish soil. The online …
‘An Unconsidered People’ who laid the foundations for The Celtic Tiger
Catherine Dunne is the author of ten novels, the most recent being The Years That Followed. She has also published one work of non-fiction: a social history of Irish immigrants in London, called An Unconsidered People. Her book gives great insight into the forthcoming production of The Kings of The Kilburn High Road being staged …
A castle destroyed, and the birth of the Marble City
WEEK FIVE Kilkenny is home to the most famous cats in the world. For over two hundred years, people everywhere have heard of the fierce Kilkenny Cats. They are part of our history; part of our DNA. They reflect Kilkenny in all its glorious past, its developing present and exciting future. In week four, local …
Congratulations to Martina Foley
COMPETITION WINNER Thank you to all who entered the draw to win a gift voucher for Connolly’s Red Mills Store sponsored by The Kilkenny Observer. Congratulations to Martina Foley, Finnan, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny who won the €300.00 gift voucher, a great opportunity to shop from the fabulous fashion range at Connolly’s Red Mills Store, Cillin …
Annmarie Whitty – Hairdressing tutor in Waterford College of Further Education
I have recently completed hair scalp and wig therapy training with Aileen Maher and continued my studies with an amazing lady Louise O’Loughlin who is the educator for Oncology Training in Ireland. Oncology Training International (OTI) teaches Hairdressers and Beauticians how to treat their clients with Cancer currently going through treatment and how to treat …
Ailbhe Reddy joins April Sounds
Fresh from a sold out Button Factory, alt-folk artist Ailbhe Reddy joins April Sounds next month with support from Kilkenny’s Elise at the Medieval Mile Museum on Sunday, April 10th. Ailbhe Reddy has an incredible talent for crafting intensely moving tunes. An artist who finds strength in sensitivity and embraces the full power of a …
Energy retrofitting grand if you can afford it
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Look before you leap should be the watchword before getting caught up in the toils of carbon reduction on the home front. With our homes accounting for a quarter of carbon emissions from energy consumption and continuing to rise, we all want to do what we can to help …
Juices for good health
BY CLAIR WHITTY Organic freshly pressed juices are a fantastic way to support your diet and improve your health. Making the juices yourself is the ideal way to go. But, if like me, you don’t have a juicer or you know that you just won’t do it, then freshly pressed organic juices like Biona are …
