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Best foot forward for Kilkenny Athletes
Harriers in a hurry in Slovakia! BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE There was local interest in the European Athletics U18 Championships last weekend when our young stars competed against the best of their peers in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. Kilkenny City Harriers rising stars, Molly Daly and Pia Langton were representing Ireland in the …
Music has forever been a component of my life
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Twelve years ago, I found myself dancing with a young woman in Durban by the Indian Ocean. It was a typical balmy African night as I endeavoured to keep pace with her beguiling Zulu rhythms, moving to the music of Mafikizolo, when the deejay stopped himself in …
WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES
THE KILKENNY INVOLVEMENT CENTRE AND RECOVERY COLLEGE SOUTH EAST HAVE PRODUCED A WONDERFUL ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND PROSE. ‘WHITE TWINE AND OLD SUITCASES’ COMPRISES OF 128 PAGES AND 60 AUTHORS AND IS COMPLEMENTED BY SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS AND ARTWORK BY TASK CAMERA CLUB. IT IS PRINTED BY MODERN PRINTERS. IT IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED READING FOR …
Tax Inheritance: what the Budget might look like
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Tánaiste Micheál Martin has announced that reform of inheritance tax will be “on the agenda” for Budget 2025. While he ruled out the prospect of abolishing the tax on family homes, the potential changes could have significant financial ramifications for families across Ireland. In a recent statement he highlighted the …
Trials & tribulations of the short-distance runner!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran The Olympics always remind me of the Waterbarrack where I got my first taste of competitive running and jumping. It was in the Waterbarrack that I got my first serious rush of adrenaline when, as a youngster of nine or 10, I lined up, taut and tense, to run the 100 …
MacKenna explores family relationship as memoir is launched
Photos : Pat Shortall Father, Son and Brother Ghost, a memoir by Royal Oak, County Carlow based writer John MacKenna was launched at Athy library on July 11th. The book is John’s twenty-fourth publication and speaking at the event Dr John Macdougald outlined the story behind the book – an account of the author’s relationship …
Keeping Joints Healthy
What you can do to maintain joint health and reduce the impact of osteoarthritis over a lifetime By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). After reading about risk factors for osteoarthritis last week, I hope you have an appreciation for what has an impact on joint health in the long run. Let’s look …
Celebrating the Meadows of Kilkenny City
There are two substantial meadows in Kilkenny City managed by Kilkenny County Council, Dukes Meadows and Bishop Meadows. Forming parts of the City’s linear parks, the two areas offer the city a wide expanse of grassland for everyone’s enjoyment. These meadows are floodplains, allowing the River Nore to overspill when the volumes of water can …
Understanding political extremes: far-left and far-right
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan When I first dipped my toes into the murky waters of political ideology, I quickly realised that navigating between the ‘far left’ and ‘far right’ was like trying to find a sensible middle ground between a roller coaster and a merry-go-round. You see, the far-left dreams of a Utopian …
Tullow Agricultural Show Launch Night 2024
Tullow Agricultural Show Committee are delighted to share that their 2024 Launch Night went off without a hitch on the 17th July in the Tara Arms, Tullow. With committee members and volunteers in attendance, along with many other local faces, the evening was a great commencement in the countdown to show day on the 18th …
