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Thighbones, kittens, hedgehogs and civilisation!
Years ago Margaret Mead, an American anthropologist, was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilisation in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilisation in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) …
Providing a work pension for 70% of us
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland is currently the only country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that doesn’t operate an Automatic Enrolment or similar system as a means of promoting pension provision. Current analysis shows that 50% of Irish workers are in a pension scheme but when this 50% is further …
JEREMY DUNCAN
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Jeremy Duncan is part of the Ireland International Hockey Squad that will be travelling to Paris in July for The Olympic Games, after the Irish team booked their path to the French Capital following there final Olympic Qualifier in January that was held in Valencia, Spain. The Kilkenny native made his debut …
Natural Remedies for Chesty Cough
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you struggling with a chesty cough? I know that many of you are and most of you have been telling me how difficult it is to shift. Taking a cough bottle on its own has not worked for some of you. The cough is stubborn and it is exhausting. It can …
St. Patrick’s Festival Returns to Kilkenny this March
15th – 18th March 2024 Enjoy several days of festival fun, with American Marching Bands, Street Entertainment, Funfair, Festival Market, Children’s Shows, Workshops, Live Music, Special Events and of course the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Celebrate Ireland’s national holiday in the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East with a BIG FESTIVAL IN A SMALL CITY! Kilkenny will come alive with …
All square in League opener
Billy Drennan hits 2-3 in second half cameo BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Allianz National Hurling League UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 2-16, Wexford 2-16 A share of the spoils for both sides following an intriguing battle at UPMC Nowlan Park. A stop-start first half dominated by the wind provided no indication of what was …
Kilkenny libraries want you to Get Lost … in a Good Book
– Ireland Reads celebration of reading back for 2024 Libraries throughout Kilkenny are taking part in Ireland Reads a campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 24th. Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors, and others for the campaign, which …
Old Time Fun and Games
PART FOUR BY JOHN FITZGERALD The sports days at Ballyclovin, near Callan were legendary. Peter Roughan, who penned the weekly Callan Man Looks Back column, recalled how in one memorable outing, local teacher Tom Frisby took a set of china after beating all rivals in a race. Jack Commons came second, and had to be content with …
Model Neighbours take points on Noreside
By Aoife Lanigan, PRO Rebels next up for Intermediate Ladies Very League Division 2B Round 2 Kilkenny 1-8 Wexford 3-9 Unfortunately, Kilkenny Intermediates suffered their second defeat in the Very League Division 2B game against neighbours Wexford played in Graiguenamanagh last Saturday Grace Roche opened the scoring with a point from play for Wexford in …
Winter Wellness for the little ones
BY CLAIR WHITTY The kids are not long back to school and already I am seeing lots of infection going around. Parents are looking for ways to help keep their young ones from missing any school days. Especially anyone in exam years. I thought you might like a little reminder of some of the natural …
