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The benefit of living backwards
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON A FRIEND who was making a speech at her 80th birthday celebrations suggested that maybe we should live our lives backwards. Think about it, she said, you would climb out of your coffin, gradually lose your aches and pains, get your job back, emerge from that mid-life crisis …
Shamrocks FOUR cast Gael force battle
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Tom Walsh cup awaits winners St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling Championship Final Shamrocks Ballyhale Vs O’Loughlin Gaels SHERRY SAYS FINAL PREVIEW…… Sunday 7th November 2021 – UPMC Nowlan Park, the home of hurling, the last two teams standing, following a pulsating championship campaign. Four …
Murphy magic seals final fling
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART No glory for Henry as favourites crash out Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Glenmore 0-19 Thomastown 1-13 Glenmore shook off their underdogs tag to hand Henry Shefflin a defeat in what would prove to be his final game in charge, before he heads west. …
Oh when the Saints…!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX DANNY LAHART Hickey at the double as Freshford make final Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship St Lachtain’s 2-12 Fenians 0-10 A 2-goal salvo from centre-forward Liam Hickey was the difference between the two sides at UPMC Nowlan Park last Sunday. There was just two points separating …
Book launch as Kilkenny people remember those who fought in wwi
On Thursday evening November 11th The Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee will be holding a short ceremony of remembrance at the memorial in the Peace Park at 7.30 pm. The ceremony will pay respect to the over 800 men and women from Kilkenny who died serving with the Allied Forces in World War One 1914 …
1816:- New line of Mail Coach Road; the quelling of a riot and a new road through the Castle Gardens
Continuing our series on The approaches to Kilkenny City in the 18th century, The Kilkenny Observer newspaper, with the assistance of Cois Céim and The Kilkenny Saturday Walkers group, takes a look at the approach roads to Kilkenny in the 18th Century. This is the final part of our three part series. This week , …
Prague the best Christmas present you could have
PRAGUE, the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic, known as the City Of A Thousand Spires, welcomes more than eight million visitors who flock to one of Europe’s most marvelous architectural gems every year, writes ABRIEL KIRELLOS. Thanks to its Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau styles, Prague was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage …
Getting those festive finances in proper order
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR AT the time of writing there are 52 days to Christmas. Many people are becoming anxious planning for the big day, especially as money has been stretched by the pandemic. The best advice to follow if you are worried about the cost of Christmas and cannot afford to buy gifts …
Why the Silver Sector are spitting over downsizing
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON WHILE there is much to be welcomed in the Governments Housing For All plans, it’s hard not to see one aspect of the scheme as yet another heavy handed hint that older people should do their bit to solve the housing crisis by moving out of their homes. …
