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Kilkenny County Council Library Service Launches the 2025 ‘My Little Library Book Bag’ Initiative for Children Starting School
Kilkenny County Council Library Service is delighted to announce the launch of the My Little Library Book Bag initiative, a nationwide programme designed to support children as they take the important step of starting primary school. From today, families across Kilkenny can collect a free book bag for their child at any local library. The …
Loreto Kilkenny Secure Spot in FAI Schools All-Ireland First Year Soccer Cup Final
Loreto Kilkenny has qualified for the FAI Schools Soccer All Ireland 1st Year Cup Final on Thursday, May 22nd. This talented bunch of players have come through 6 knockout games to win the Leinster Schools section, which was made up of 64 teams. They have now qualified for the All-Ireland decider after defeating St Columbas …
Black bread and a pinch of tea
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part four) In Callan, LDF volunteer Seamus O Brien and his friend Sean Holden thought they’d done well, leaving the candles made from animal fat in the farmyard, to set…forgetting the sheepdogs that patrolled outside. They were in the farmhouse with their feet up on the table, drinking lemonade the kindly housewife …
An Evening of One Act Comedies at Gowran
Gowran Little Theatre is set to delight audiences with two hilarious One-Act Comedies by acclaimed playwright, David Tristram. On May 27th and 28th, 2025, the stage of Gowran Parish Hall will come alive with side-splitting laughter in An Evening of One Act Comedies. Under the direction of Peter Madden and Michael Hayes, this evening promises …
Get Your Glow on This Summer
BY CLAIR WHITTY I think we all love the summer, but the warm and dry weather can have a negative impact on your skin. Warm sunshine, summer breezes, pollution, or dry rooms can all affect your skin. You may need a helping hand to keep its healthy summer glow. Hydration both inside and out is …
Noises Off for Carlow stage
Carlow Little Theatre Society return to the stage of the George Bernard Shaw theatre in Visual, Carlow, this coming May with Michael Frayn’s classic farce Noises Off. This farce comedy about putting on a farce comedy follows the cast and crew of Otstar Productions; an assortment of egos, wits, and large personalities all with a love …
Pilgrimage mass to Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice – A man of hope
Few would deny that in our world today, there’s a growing sense of uncertainty, especially among our young people. Many, both young and old, feel lost in a society that promises everything but delivers little by way of true inner peace and contentment. Mental health challenges are rising. Anxiety and loneliness are common. So many …
Clear, Hold, Build is launched at James Stephen’s military barracks
Photos by Pat Shortall There was only one place where the book launch could take place. ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ – How the Free State won the Irish Civil War was launched at the Officer’s Mess at James Stephen’s barracks in Kilkenny. Reminders of the foundation and life story of Irish army life bedecked the walls. …
Stress busting friendships
Social connection is a potent stress buster, and this helps with pain and recovery By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). “Social support is one of the most powerful moderators of stress-related disease ever demonstrated. It is not just a matter of feeling better subjectively — social support makes your body work better”, …
When CAT may get the cream of your inheritance
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Inheritance tax also know as Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) is in the papers again. Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter once said: “It is nothing short of State-sanctioned graveside robbery of assets.” Others believe it is not an issue for them, as one client said to me recently, “I have nothing …
