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Annie Keating: Poet of the People
By John Fitzgerald (Part One) Every town and village has its Poet of the People. Annie Keating (nee Kelly) of Bridge Street was Callan’s resident poet. She eulogized every aspect of the town’s life, culture, and heritage in her verses that appeared in the Kilkenny People…or that in some cases were written simply to boost …
Natural Support for Oral Care and Dry Mouth
BY CLAIR WHITTY Looking after oral health is probably more important that we give it credit for. For example, did you know that there is a strong link between oral health and brain health? Harmful bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to the brain, causing inflammation. Poor dental health can result in dementia, Alzheimer’s and …
Romantic Success at Connolly’s RED MILLS Day
Last Saturday, 14th February, Gowran Park played host to a spectacular edition of Connolly’s RED MILL Day successfully blending high-octane National Hunt racing with a romantic Valentine’s Day flair. As a cornerstone of the Irish racing calendar for over 40 years, this fixture once again proved exactly why it remains a premier social and sporting destination for fans across …
Carlow Welcomes Largest MrPRICE Store Yet
MrPRICE Carlow 3 opened to strong public interest, marking the retailer’s biggest store launch to date and attracting one of the largest crowds seen for an opening. Customers began queuing before the doors opened, with the queues at the tills later mirroring the line that had formed outside earlier in the day. The atmosphere throughout …
Deise to provide stern test of Cats credentials
Lyng seeks a second win ahead of a trio of tricky tests BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Allianz Hurling League Roinn 1A Kilkenny vs Waterford UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday @ 1:45pm Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) Kilkenny welcome Waterford to UPMC Nowlan Park this weekend in Round 4 of the National League, knowing they need …
The choice to step forward into growth or back into safety as Lake present The Weir
‘Tell me a story; tell me a story; tell me a story before I go to bed’ By Willie Egan Photos by Ken McGuire Methinks this line from an old nursery rhyme might be a good way to introduce an article about The Weir by Conor McPherson, the current offering from Kilkenny’s Lake Productions. For …
Guess what? We are not alone…
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I knew it. I knew it. I knew it. I knew it all along. We are not alone. The aliens are out there. Don’t take my word for it – take the word of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, who, when asked are aliens real, in a …
Families battle generational wealth gap
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Young people today grapple with soaring house prices and stagnant wages, while parents and grandparents are looking for ways to offer a leg-up without adding to their children’s/grandchildren’s tax burden. The annual small gift exemption is a straightforward tax benefit that, when combined with child savings plans from providers across …
Getting the balance right in the North
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Over the Christmas break my partner and I went to visit Derry. I have been tantalised by the city’s dramatic location embraced by the Foyle as I bypassed it, but neither of us had actually been there before and found it a great destination. Does it matter, though, …
The crack-cocaine of modern technology
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Twenty years after it was first mooted, the iPhone has made Apple the world’s most valuable company (with a market capitalisation of $4 trillion – the first publicly traded company to reach the mark of $1 trillion eight years ago – but, in a way, that’s the least …
