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Exciting Times Ahead for the Butts
Kilkenny County Council have been successful in securing funding to prepare a comprehensive regeneration plan for the Butts area, in Kilkenny City. The Butts Community is one of the oldest, estate type communities, in Kilkenny City and was built at a time when families didn’t have cars, work was close by and large rear gardens …
Driving down death toll on our roads
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON An increase in disregard for drink-driving laws and less traffic safety enforcement by Gardaí have happened at same time as an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents. Hardly a coincidence, is it? Tragically the number of deaths on our roads rose last year to 184, up …
MICK AND FRIENDS
Singer/Songwriter Mick Hanly returns to The Salmon Pool in his adopted Thomastown, with fellow Moving Hearts members Anto Drennan and Eoghan O’Neill on March 2nd. The guitar skills of Anto Drennan are widely sought after by such luminaries as Mike and The Mechanics, The Corrs, Clannad, Paul Brady, etc. Eoghan O’Neill is also in the …
So then customer, will that be card or cash?
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Is cash on the way out? Last August in the UK, cash was in such short supply that the Treasury moved to protect public demand for physical money by announcing that banks would be fined for failing to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses. Recently I …
Love is in the air
BY CLAIR WHITTY Love is in the air, I don’t think we have to wait to celebrate love, happiness, and appreciation for each other until Valentines Day! We can celebrate any day we like. Here are some gift suggestions for someone you love. Chocolates are always a great gift idea. Booa Booja Hazelnut Crunch chocolate …
Inspiring Women in Business across Kilkenny
OVER 50 local business women turned out for ‘How to Inspire and Motivate Yourself to Succeed’ an inspirational and uplifting keynote delivered by social media sensation Julie Burke and champion for women in business. Galway woman Julie Burke is the Senior Credit Control & Anti Money Laundering (A.M.L) Executive at IFAC Ireland. The event took place on …
Launch of Trainee Psychologist Initiative in South East
Kilkenny was the venue this week for a significant gathering of HSE healthcare professionals focused on psychology services. Organised by HSE/South East Community Healthcare (SECH), the occasion doubled as a research symposium for colleagues across psychology services in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford and as an official launch of a Trainee Psychologist …
A Powerful Choice!’ St. Patrick’s Day Parade Kilkenny Grand Marshall 2024
It’s that time of year again, the days are getting longer, and we are marching towards St. Patrick’s Day; a celebration of all the best parts of our culture and our community here in Kilkenny City. With preparations in full swing for our festival and Parade, just one question remains – Who will lead this …
Kanopy: Kilkenny Library’s new Springtime Streaming Service
Kilkenny County Council Library Services are trialing a new streaming service called Kanopy, which will provide library members with access to hundreds of fantastic online movies and documentaries absolutely free. Kanopy hosts an extensive array of feature films from all genres, including Drama, Comedy, Thrillers, Action and Adventure, Science-Fiction, Horror, etc. It also has a wide-ranging collection of hit …
Back Pain is a Fact of Life – Why that’s not such a bad thing
By Paul Bolger. Nano Physiotherapy Are you alive? Breathing? A human being? If you have answered yes to these questions, then you will almost certainly suffer from back pain at some stage in your life (research tells us that up to 95% of us will!). Sounds like a gloomy prospect, but it might not be …




