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The takeover of Kilkenny Military Barracks 1922
Part two Under the command of Brigadier General George O’Connor, troops take control of Kilkenny Barracks Photos of commemoration by Pat Shortall There are two main sources which narrate the events of the February 7th in Kilkenny City. James Comerford’s book ‘My Kilkenny IRA Days,’ gives a complete chapter to the takeover. This is a …
Good health can be a complex issue but SOMEGA makes it easy with new B-Complex
The emergence from the cold winter months is the perfect time to focus on a healthier and more vibrant spring. Gone will be the long dark days and in their place will be the opportunity to enjoy brighter mornings and evenings. Now is the time for a restock of our nutritional and health needs to …
Fuel uncertainty: home-owners in the cold
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR MORE than 55% of Irish people have not heated their homes at some point in the last year due to concerns about the cost, according to a recent Amarach poll on behalf of the Edmund Burke Institute. The main finding of the report makes for disturbing reading. In the last …
Saying it differently will help mental health
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST It’s February, it’s cold, Christmas is over, lights in people’s windows which brightened darker nights are gone, bank balances have probably taken a hit too. Let’s face it, feeling miserable in the first few months of the year is neither unjustified nor uncommon. That said, plenty of people use this part …
Revive Active to boost your energy and get back on track
BY CLAIR WHITTY Lacking in energy is a common complaint and something we get asked about at the shop. Many people are feeling tired after a stressful couple of years and would love to get back on track. Extreme tiredness wears you down both physically and mentally. I have a funny feeling that with the …
Why we can’t afford to continue ageist thinking
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON I wonder what President Michael D (80) would have thought about the idea of drawing a pension and stopping work at age 66. Or for that matter what would Judi Dench (87) David Attenborough (95) or Joanna Lumley (75) care to have been pensioned off at 66 from …
Valentine: An African love story revisited …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Back in the late 1970s I found myself in Africa, in what was then Rhodesia, in the middle of a bush war waged to overthrow the ruling white minority of Premier Ian Smith who had unilaterally broken away from British rule a decade or so earlier. I was young, perhaps …
COMPETITION TIME WITH THE KILKENNY OBSERVER
WIN a €300 voucher for Connolly’s Red Mills Back on track – Red Mills race day February 19th 2022 Red Mills Race Day is a day that racegoers have been longing for since the last outing in 2020. A great chance to meet up with friends again to enjoy all that this day at Gowran …
Mooncoin on the edge of glory
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Munster champs will test Coogan’s crew AIB All-Ireland JHC Final Mooncoin vs Ballygiblin (Cork) UPMC Nowlan Park, Croke Park, Saturday February 5th 2022 All eyes will be on the Mooncoin machine when it rolls into Croke Park tomorrow as they look to be crowned …
