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I wouldn’t put the rainy-day money here
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The new personal investment account is not the SSIA of old. Anyone who remembers the old scheme should get that straight before July 2027. From next July, anyone over 18 who is tax-resident here and has a PPS number can open one. You can put in up to €12,000 a …
Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum Scoops Prestigious National Age-Friendly Award
Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum has been named the winner of the prestigious Age-Friendly Environment Award (Outdoor Spaces and Buildings) at the National Age Friendly Awards ceremony, held in Limerick on Thursday, 8th October. The built physical environment has a profound impact on the daily lives of older people. Simple infrastructure choices such as adequate public …
Award winning by the Barrow
In Goodly Barrow we were both surprised and delighted to be given an award at the Carlow Chamber of Commerce Business awards last week. Winning Best Hospitality Provider, in a very tough field, is testimony to the hard work of the staff, Bryan Donnelly and his team, and the wonderful support we have had from …
Dunne the hero as Graiguenamanagh produce stunning comeback to reach County Final
Graiguenamanagh 2-17 – O’Loughlin Gaels 3-13 By Jim Whelan Graiguenamanagh booked their place in their third county Junior final in the most dramatic fashion imaginable, producing a remarkable second-half comeback to snatch a one-point victory over O’Loughlin Gaels in Nowlan Park Trailing by ten points early in the second half, the Barrow boys looked to …
Conahy Shamrocks show their class to book Junior Final Place
JJ Kavanagh Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship Semi-Final. Conahy Shamrocks 1-21; John Lockes 1-18. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park. Conahy Shamrocks produced a powerful finish to overcome John Lockes of Callan by three points in a thrilling JJ Kavanagh Junior Hurling Championship semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park on Saturday. In a contest that …
Entrepreneur’s sister also moved from Dublin to Kilkenny for a better work/life balance
Karina Cahill moved to Kilkenny from Lucan in Dublin over 15 years ago and her experience of living, working and raising a family has spurred her sister and family to also make Kilkenny their new home. “I moved here in 2010 and met my husband here. I started out in the city and we moved …
Official Opening of Joyces Expert Kilkenny
Wexford family business Joyces Expert celebrates exciting new chapter with official opening attended by hurling stars Lee Chin and Jackie Tyrrell. Kilkenny Retail Park was buzzing on Saturday, October 10th, as Joyces Expert officially opened the doors of its brand-new store in Kilkenny. A great crowd turned out to celebrate the occasion, with Wexford hurling …
Cinematic dance film featuring hurling and camogie legends to be showcased on giant LED screen at UPMC Nowlan Park
Dedicated hurling fans gathering for the much-anticipated Kilkenny senior county hurling final on the October Bank Holiday Weekend are in for an extra treat this year. Fearghus Ó Conchúir’s cinematic dance film ‘All to Play For’ will be screened at the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship final at UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday, …
The science of forecasting – it’s complicated
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON If you want to see sectarianism in action look no further than the 35 Orangemen who want to march the Garvaghy Road in Portadown and the Republican residents who oppose them. It’s an insidious ‘them and us’ division If there is one thing we like to grumble about …
STILL TIME TO SAVOUR: TOP FESTIVAL EXPERIENCES WITH TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
KILKENNY, IRELAND — Savour Kilkenny returns this October Bank Holiday weekend from the 22nd to 26th October 2026, and while high-demand events at the festival are already fully booked, food lovers and festival-goers still have a fantastic opportunity to secure tickets for some of the weekend’s most unique dining & drinks events, talks, tours and …
