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Pack your bags: Malta will pay you to visit
THE island of Malta is willing to pay you to come and visit. The coronavirus pandemic has put a huge dent in tourism, the most important economic factor in Malta. But with most travel restrictions expected to be lifted before August, government and tourism officials are offering cash incentives to put Malta in your summer …
Cody’s Cats seek model victory
BY: Niall Sherry, SPORTS CORRESPONDENT PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Wins over Dublin and Antrim achieved as ‘Davy Day’ looms As the league begins to settle down and Division One Group B takes shape, the Cats will be hoping to make it a hat-trick of wins when Brian Cody’s men welcome Wexford to UPMC Nowlan Park on …
At the match
MATCH REPORT BY: Mateo Hernandez-Power PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Lahart Kilkenny v Antrim roundup Heavy rainfall, Covid protocols and no crowd did little to dampen the spirit of the match Walking down John Street to Nowlan Park in the rain last Sunday before the 1.30pm throw in, you wouldn’t have been sure there was a match …
South East’s new uni now a step closer
THE chairs of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Governing Body and Institute of Technology Carlow (IT Carlow) Governing Body, on behalf of the governing bodies, management, staff and students of the two institutes, have submitted an application to Minister for Education Simon Harris to become a technological university (TU). The aim of the Technological University …
When being a stay-at-home Dad is no pushover
A FORMER journalist turned stay-at-home dad has put his misadventures of being thrust into the deep end of parenting into a new book titled ‘Diary Of A Wimpy Dad’. David Diebold, a father of four teens at the time, admits he thought his new role would be a pushover compared to the stresses of nine …
Let us keep our City clean… I think there’s a song in that!
IT WAS William Shakespeare who said “If music be the food of love, play on” at around the time Kilkenny’s medieval streets were being built. Now Kilkenny County Council is turning to musical messages to reward those who do their bit to keep the city clean and tidy as the city prepares to reopen to …
Kilkenny students wanted as Young Scientist stays virtual
BT Ireland is delighted to announce the return of the virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) in January 2022 and is calling on Kilkenny students to get their thinking caps on. For the second consecutive year, Europe’s largest national Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) event will be a virtual affair taking place …
School’s creativity is in fine Toon with pupils as gaeilge
DEPUTY Principal and Art teacher Siona Nic Eoin, Colaiste Pobail Osrai, is pictured with Tomm Moore, Director Cartoon Saloon, Liselott Olofsson, artist and teacher Gaelscoil Osrai and students Stephanie Nic Giolla Phadraig and Ryan O Griofa, from Colaiste Pobail Osraí, discussing the collaborative ‘Creative Clusters’ project in conjunction with the Arts, Heritage and Culture through …
Martin Tobin is praised for his evidence in Floyd case
A KILKENNY doctor who shot to worldwide fame after he testified in the George Floyd case has been hailed as “one of the best legal experts I have ever seen” by a top US trial lawyer. Pulmonologist Dr Martin Tobin, 69, (pictured) gave evidence for the prosecution that police office Derek Chauvin had, “beyond doubt”, caused …
