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Congratulations to Rebecca Bourke
A big congratulations to Rebecca Bourke who graduated from Garda School, Templemore on Thursday 19th May 2022. Daughter of John and Teresa Bourke, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. Rebecca will shortly take up her Garda position in Store Street, Dublin.
MacDonagh Junction leads the way for inclusive shopping
MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre have just become the South East’s first Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Friendly Shopping Centre. The centre management team along with car park, cleaning, security team and 15 retail groups all undertook training provided by Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, to increase their awareness of the barriers that both adults and children with invisible disabilities …
Here’s how to save on rising petrol costs
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR With the sharp rise in petrol and diesel costs over the past weeks many drivers are thinking about ways to save on fuel and where is the best price to be got at the pumps. A quick search online brought up a newish comparison site called Pumps.ie. The site has …
Pro-peptase complex IRC a proteolytic enzyme
BY CLAIR WHITTY At Natural Health Store we often get asked why we choose certain brands, or what is the difference between the brands we select, in particular with the supplements. One brand we love is Terranova. Terranova promises never to use in-active additives such as fillers, binders or sweeteners. They also prefer capsules to …
Avoiding toothache needn’t be a pain in the… mouth!
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Of all body pains, there’s nothing quite like a toothache. Maybe it’s that your mouth is so close to your brain that an oral abscess is excruciating. The throbbing doesn’t have far to travel, so it makes its presence known very quickly. You’re programmed to be particularly sensitive to your head, …
Never was to be a happy ending for Wagatha trial
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Question: if two men appeared in a high- profile court case would there be coverage abut how much they had spent on their outfits or comparing their hairstyles? No, of course not. But that is exactly what happened in the libel trial of Rebekah Vardy versus Coleen Rooney, because …
Move on Roe v Wade will see a dystopian society
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS When news of the US Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v Wade was leaked, millions of Americans were caught off-guard, despite six of the court’s nine judges considered conservative. Up to 69% of Americans are against overturning the legislation, which next year will be 50 years in …
Dubs defeated in Parnell pasting!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Victory over Wexford will secure Cats Leinster Final berth AIB Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Parnell Park, Saturday May 14th Dublin 0-17 Kilkenny 3-25 Kilkenny reminded the hurling fraternity of their class with a resounding 17-point victory over Dublin at a sun-kissed Parnell Park, last Saturday evening. The win means …
Stripey women ease to provincial title
By Martin Quilty Bigger challenges ahead for Dowling’s ladies Leinster Senior Camogie Championship Final Kilkenny 5-11 Dublin 0-12 Kilkenny made four titles in a row after an emphatic five goal victory over Dublin in MWH O’Moore Park Portlaoise on Saturday last. Kilkenny are starting to get a ruthless streak to their play as they dispatched …
Unmarked pauper graves in Colorado traced to emigrants from Castlecomer and surrounding areas
The story of the Leadville Irish Memorial Leadville, Colorado, at 10,200 Feet in Elevation, is the highest town in North America. It’s also the site of the largest and most politically important Irish immigrant community in the Rocky Mountain West, consisting of approximately 20% of the population during the early 1880s. This working class immigrant …
