Show caution when cashing in on Instant Payments
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In a world where a tap on a screen can call a taxi, buy a coffee or a cartload of online tat, the arrival of SEPA Instant Payments feels like handing the family car to your teenager. Rolled out across Europe’s banks recently, including our own AIB, Bank of Ireland, …
Let’s talk menopause
BY CLAIR WHITTY World Menopause Day is held every year in October to raise awareness about menopause and the support options available. There are lots of natural menopause supplements to help with symptoms ranging from hot flushes and night sweats, irritability and low mood. But sometimes it can be overwhelming to decide which product to pick, …
Great start for Kilkenny Stars
CluneTech Kilkenny Stars 71 Swords Thunder 68 Coming off the back of a 5-point victory last week away to Limerick Huskies, the Stars Ladies welcomed Swords Thunder to O’Loughlins looking to secure their first home win and second win on the bounce. In front of a noisy full house they did just that. New signing …
Thought for food … and that cafe cappuccino
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON It’s an odd feeling when you are understanding something to mean one thing and others think that its meaning is quite different. The reduction of the VAT rate for restaurants and cafes from 13.5% to 9% in Budget 26 is a case in point. Call me innocent, but …
An Action-Packed Weekend for Families at Savour Kilkenny — Now with an expanded Monday programme!
This October Bank Holiday Weekend, children and families can enjoy a packed line-up of hands-on workshops, interactive entertainment, and Halloween-themed events as Kilkenny sets to be a part of Ireland’s Home of Halloween. Young food lovers will be spoiled for choice at Savour Kilkenny this year with a range of fun, hands-on workshops designed to …
Digital 26: Empowering Ireland’s Craft and Creative Businesses Through AI and Innovation
On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Ireland’s vibrant craft and creative community will come together at Google’s Foundry in Dublin for Digital 26: Focus on Craft and Creatives — a unique, in-person event designed to help small creative businesses navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape. With a programme packed full of insight, inspiration, and innovation, this …
Hi honey, I’m home… but I am working
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Just five per cent of Irish business leaders think that forcing workers to return to offices will strengthen their teams. The finding comes amid a continuing push by some companies to restrict working-from-home policies, five years after the Covid pandemic upended the working model of many businesses. …
Balancing Blood Sugar Naturally
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you craving sugar and carbs or have been told that your pre-diabetic? It’s not the best news to get, but many of you can turn it around, maybe even preventing you from going on medication, just by making dietary and lifestyle changes. Your first step will be to take a look …
Kilkenny County Council Launches 22 Affordable Homes at Abbey Hill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council is proud to announce the official launch of 22 new affordable homes at the Abbey Hill development in Thomastown. These high-quality 2- and 3-bedroom houses are now available to eligible First-Time Buyers and those qualifying under the “Fresh Start” principle, through the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. Strategically located on Ladywell Street, …
Paddy Power – The Bird Man of Skeaugh
BY JOHN FITZGERALD The fictional Dr. Doolittle had the power to talk to the animals. Pure fantasy of course. And the mythical Pied Piper of Hamelin could compel the rats to leave an infested medieval town. But in Callan we had a man who could well be described as Doolittle and the Pied Piper rolled …
