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Is it smart to allow a child a mobile phone?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Eighteen years after it was first mooted, the iPhone has made Apple the world’s most valuable company (with a market capitalisation of $2.9 trillion as of last week) but, in a way, that’s the least interesting thing about it. What’s more significant is that the late Steve Jobs’ iconic …
Paddy delivers informative and educational talk
On Wednesday 7th February local historian Paddy Neary delivered an in-depth talk on the O’ Loughlin Memorial church of St John the Evangelist to a group of enthusiasts from the Eastern Environs. The large attendance was enthralled as Paddy related how worship of St John the Evangelist began as far back as the 13th century …
Remembering my father, my Da, James Moran
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Some photographs are precious. One of those photographs sits on our mantelpiece. I look at it often. And always I linger over it. The photograph is precious for three reasons. One tt was taken on my 21st birthday with my father and mother alongside me Second, it was the day I …
Can an MRI scan be harmful?
A chartered physiotherapist’s perspective By Paul Bolger. Nano Physiotherapy MRI scans have been a remarkable addition to modern medicine. They can save lives. Where surgeons previously cut a patient open to examine them, scans can now reveal what lies within. But scans can be harmful. It’s not because they blast our body with harmful beams …
GOWRAN PANTO 2024
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Gowran Pantomime Society hosted Snow White and The Several Dwarfs as this years production in Gowran Parish Hall, with record attendances for all five shows that provided superb entertainment for the packed audience. The Gowran Panto has always been one of the Winter highlights in the parish since it began in 2000(Millenium …
KILKENNY RUGBY CLUB
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Rugby is on a crest of a wave across Ireland at present, with both the National Senior and U-20 Teams continuing their defence of The Grand Slam this weekend. The Senior Team are in action tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) at home to Wales in The Aviva Stadium at 2.15pm, while The U-20s are …
Old time fun and games
PART SIX BY JOHN FITZGERALD 1925 proved to be a vast improvement on the previous round of Callan sporting competitions. This time, the High Jump was added to the list of fixtures. And a race laden with what Martin Kelly called “special handicaps” complemented the action in style: this ingenious event encompassed a number of …
GET YOUR DANCING SHOES READY FOR TRADFEST 2024
With less than a month to go until Kilkenny Tradfest 2024, it’s time to dig out your dancing shoes and get ready for a weekend of the finest traditional music our Island has to offer. For those of you who like to really get involved in a hands-on way with your music, look no further …
Maureen Mullins: a legend in racing
Kilkenny’s renowned Maureen Mullins died peacefully at her home in Goresbridge on St Valentine’s Day aged 94. Mother of perennial champion trainer Willie and Irish racing’s great matriarch, she died following a short illness. Along with her late husband Paddy, also a multiple champion trainer who died in 2010, she leaves behind an indelible legacy …
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS KILKENNY POETRY BROADSHEET ISSUE 24
Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce their annual call out for submissions for the twenty fourth issue of the KILKENNY POETRY BROADSHEET. The aim of the publication is to give Kilkenny writers, born or based in Kilkenny, a platform for their work. We are thrilled to have James Harpur as this year’s …
