O’Loughlin Gaels GAA & camogie awards night
On Friday evening at the O’Loughlin Gaels GAA Club Lounge the GAA and Camogie Clubs celebrated their teams achievements for 2019, 2020 and 2021. It was an event that had been delayed due to covid related restrictions. Seven hurling teams and one camogie team were celebrated: the u21, Junior B and Junior teams of 2019, …
Return journey
As Lake Productions prepare for their run of Jimmy Murphy’s play, The King’s of the Kilburn High Rd, Kilkenny man Pat Griffin kindly agreed to pen a short story to highlight the plight of the Irish emigrant. He bought his ticket and walked to the platform at Paddington Station. There was still some time. He …
Working together for the common good
As Covid restrictions begin to ease Mayor Andrew McGuinness honoured Katherine Peacock and the Eastern Environs Defibrillator group with Mayoral recognition for their work in providing life saving equipment in Kilkenny city. Presenting the awards Mayor McGuinness noted that the project was a cross community endeavour between Eastern Environs, Katherine Peacock, the Local Authority, Gardai, …
Plaque to remember innocent council worker shot dead after a prayer at the Friary
Photos by Pat Shortall The German philosopher Georg Hegel famously said, “The only thing that we learn from history, is that we learn nothing from history”. But history, depending on where it is sourced, can be blemished. Often, stories that were handed down from father to son, or mother to daughter may or may not …
A walled town, Rothe House and Cardinal Rinucinni
WEEK FOUR 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 …
Stripy Men 1957: Out of doldrums, up to stars
Stripy Men author: The late Joe Cody John McGovern – One of Kilkenny’s finest half-backs The death occurred on Thursday February 24th of Johnny McGovern , one of the all-time greats of Kilkenny hurling. He was part of the golden era of Bennettsbridge hurling when they won 11 county senior titles between 1952 and 1971. …
What’s new for menopause?
BY CLAIR WHITTY There are lots of supplements to help the journey from perimenopause to menopause and beyond. We have had a couple of new ones in and I mentioned I would tell you about them. This week it’s NORVIA® Menopause and it is proudly produced in Ireland. NORVIA® Menopause is a protein-rich, plant-based, powdered …
Why women don’t want to be the same as men
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON With International Women’s Day coming up on Tuesday, March 8 it seems a good time to ask what do women want? Generally we — that is men and women — want the same things. It might be more appropriate to ask what women don’t want. They don’t want the …
The Ukraine crisis and your investments
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR I’m sure every financial advisors email has been flooded with the views of the various institutions on the Ukrainian crisis. And, as people scramble to make sense of the upheaval, much current guidance will become nearly immediately outdated being replaced by new advice as the saga unfolds. Areas of concern …
Coping with grief
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST THE SADNESS of a loved one’s passing is an unwelcome visitor for all of us at one time or another. The cycle of life dictates that those we cherish will eventually leave us, or us them. Just as there are countless ways this can happen, there is a myriad of ways …
