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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR As house prices continue to soar, cash-strapped buyers will want to keep any moving costs to a minimum. For a family moving into a typical three-bedroomed home, it could cost around €12,000 on average to move and, with additional costs like solicitors fees, surveys and valuation fees, removal costs, stamp …

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Round 1 game’s throw up plenty of talking points BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St. Canice’s Credit Union Senior League Round Up It’s all about the club.  It starts with the club and finishes with the club.  The intercounty scene is a bonus and you get to follow the black and amber across the …

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FURTHERMORE  By Gerry Moran Came upon the following on Facebook recently. Found it interesting. Very interesting. So interesting I thought that I might share it with you. Make of it what you will but there’s some good, very good, advice contained in it (at least I think so) 1. Don’t always speak your mind in …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Competition has long been a part of our culture. From a simple game of bowls to an All Ireland or FA Cup Final and everywhere in between, there is competition. It’s part of what we are, the need to be top dog. The prize for the winner …

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Morrissey top scores as Kerry suffer semi heartache BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Semi-Final FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles Kilkenny 2-14 Kerry 2-12 Kilkenny left everything on the FBD Semple Stadium pitch as they battled Kerry for over eighty-odd minutes to claim their place in this year’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland …

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AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON It all seems so very long ago now. Divorcee Annie Murphy’s ill-starred love affair with Bishop Eamon Casey, 20 years her senior, began in 1974. It’s disclosure and the existence of their son Peter, 18 years later led to Casey’s resignation and flight to Chile. The saga rocked …

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Originally from Callan, Philip Bryan has been living in the city of Guiyang, Guizhou Province in China for the last eight years. He is currently teaching at the Number One High School in Guiyang. Back in 2017 Philip picked up a hobby of writing down his travel stories and experiences in notebooks and journals. Now …

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The inaugural 24 Hour Theatre Takeover at the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny was a phenomenal success. This unique event brought together writers, directors, and actors from Kilkenny, Carlow, and Waterford, who created, rehearsed, and performed original short plays within just 24 hours. Starting at 8pm on Friday, 19th July, Kilkenny writers Fern Kealy, Cian McGarrigle, …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In a bid to attract a portion of the €156 billion currently on deposit in Ireland, Dutch online bank Bunq has announced a substantial increase in its savings rate. From July 19 Bunq has increased the interest rate on its ‘Easy Savings’ account to 3.36% for new customers. This is …

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Tirlán and its farmers have donated €5,000 to Embrace FARM to support their work helping families affected by farm accidents. It’s the third consecutive year that Tirlán has provided financial support to the charity which was founded by Tirlán suppliers, Brian and Norma Rohan. A cheque for the charitable donation was handed over at Tirlán’s …

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