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National Transport Authority Allocates €3.5 Million to Boost Active Travel Infrastructure in County Kilkenny
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced a significant investment of €3.5 million allocated to Kilkenny County Council for the enhancement of walking, cycling, and public transport infrastructure in 2024. This funding marks a commitment to fostering sustainable and active travel options across the county. The allocated funds will support 26 projects in County Kilkenny, …
Strangers in the plight that robs us of ourselves
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Over the course of – what was it? – weeks, months, perhaps only days, a stranger came to live among us. He looked familiar, like someone I had once known and, yet, it was not he. He did not appear to recognise me. Not a flicker. His …
A trip down memory lane as Hugh Leonard’s Da travels to Thomastown
By Geoff Rose On one of his many visits to Kilkenny to see productions of his plays, Jack Keyes Byrne (aka Hugh Leonard,) remarked that he felt like an imposter, when it came to the Theatre. This from a playwright and author who had successfully won 4 prestigious ‘Tony’ awards on Broadway for his play …
Exciting Times Ahead for the Butts
Kilkenny County Council have been successful in securing funding to prepare a comprehensive regeneration plan for the Butts area, in Kilkenny City. The Butts Community is one of the oldest, estate type communities, in Kilkenny City and was built at a time when families didn’t have cars, work was close by and large rear gardens …
Driving down death toll on our roads
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON An increase in disregard for drink-driving laws and less traffic safety enforcement by Gardaí have happened at same time as an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents. Hardly a coincidence, is it? Tragically the number of deaths on our roads rose last year to 184, up …
MICK AND FRIENDS
Singer/Songwriter Mick Hanly returns to The Salmon Pool in his adopted Thomastown, with fellow Moving Hearts members Anto Drennan and Eoghan O’Neill on March 2nd. The guitar skills of Anto Drennan are widely sought after by such luminaries as Mike and The Mechanics, The Corrs, Clannad, Paul Brady, etc. Eoghan O’Neill is also in the …
So then customer, will that be card or cash?
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Is cash on the way out? Last August in the UK, cash was in such short supply that the Treasury moved to protect public demand for physical money by announcing that banks would be fined for failing to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses. Recently I …
Love is in the air
BY CLAIR WHITTY Love is in the air, I don’t think we have to wait to celebrate love, happiness, and appreciation for each other until Valentines Day! We can celebrate any day we like. Here are some gift suggestions for someone you love. Chocolates are always a great gift idea. Booa Booja Hazelnut Crunch chocolate …
Launch of Trainee Psychologist Initiative in South East
Kilkenny was the venue this week for a significant gathering of HSE healthcare professionals focused on psychology services. Organised by HSE/South East Community Healthcare (SECH), the occasion doubled as a research symposium for colleagues across psychology services in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford and as an official launch of a Trainee Psychologist …
Inspiring Women in Business across Kilkenny
OVER 50 local business women turned out for ‘How to Inspire and Motivate Yourself to Succeed’ an inspirational and uplifting keynote delivered by social media sensation Julie Burke and champion for women in business. Galway woman Julie Burke is the Senior Credit Control & Anti Money Laundering (A.M.L) Executive at IFAC Ireland. The event took place on …
