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Hidden Hearing, Expert Hearing Care Provider Triumphs with Coveted Irish Loyalty and CX Award
Hidden Hearing was presented the prestigious Customer Experience Award at this year’s Irish Loyalty and CX Awards, during a gala business ceremony at Dublin’s RDS last week. (Wednesday 10 April, 2024) Ireland’s hearing healthcare specialists, who have over 35 years of expertise, were commended for the business’s significant commitment to not just meeting, …
Lost in social media train of thought
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS I was on a commuter train in Dublin the other week, on a journey of 35 minutes or so. It was choc-a-bloc with young people, being the Easter school holidays and all; the youngest accompanied by a parent or someone older, the older ones travelling alone or …
A Call to Action: Addressing Air Pollution and Poor Air Quality in Kilkenny
Ireland has been facing a growing concern over air pollution and poor air quality. According to statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the levels of harmful pollutants in the air have been on the rise, posing significant risks to public health and the environment. Fine particulate matter arising …
Energy welcome but where’s the political wisdom?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON As old makes way for new and experience shuffles off the political stage, energy is a word that keeps coming up. An attribute that’s needed, especially in these challenging times. But another element I believe is essential among a mix of leaders and decision makers, is that good …
Credit unions: the new world banking order
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Last week the Central Bank of Ireland published its 10th edition of the Financial Conditions of Credit Unions report. It provides an update on the financial performance and position of the sector for the financial year ended September 30, 2023. The publication aims to inform credit union boards in carrying …
Inflammation – Our Protector
Why we need to change our view on inflammation By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). What is the first thing that you think of when you think of inflammation? You might think of pain, redness, swelling and heat – the cardinal signs of inflammation in our bodies. But do you think …
Cats seek Saffron’s scalp in Leinster opener
Bob O’Keefe defence begins with Antrim visit BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR sportseditor@kilkennyobserver.ie Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 Kilkenny vs Antrim UPMC Nowlan Park, Sunday, 2:30pm The penultimate Sunday in April can only mean one thing – Championship hurling! The debates over the ‘split season’ will undoubtably rage on, but for now any …
I AM MAXIMUS
Homecoming of 2024 Randox Aintree Grand National Winner I AM MAXIMUS with jockey Paul Townend on board trained by Willie Mullins, won the Randox Grand National in Aintree on Saturday in impressive fashion.
MUSIC THE COMMON THEME AS BUSKERS TURN OUT FOR FOCUS IRELAND
The Kilkenny section of ‘The Big Busk’,a nationwide Today FM fundraiser to help Focus Ireland tackle homelessness through the powerful medium of music, art and performance took place, simultaneously, in Mac Donagh Junction Shopping Centre and Market Cross Shopping Centre on Friday 12th April. A wide variety of excellent performers from the South East ensured …
Freud, Pablo Escobar and a touch of glass!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I wouldn’t exactly call myself a hypochondriac: however, every now and then when I get a bad headache, that I can’t shake pff, I think – brain tumour! And then the Panadol kicks in, the headache subsides and the notion of brain tumour dissipates. I mention all this because of a …
