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A.Vogel celebrates 100 years
BY CLAIR WHITTY A.Vogel recently celebrated 100 years since Alfred Vogel opened his first health food store. I was invited to the celebrations. I have to say, it was a lovely day of training, meeting like-minded people, and learning more about Alfred’s life and where it all began. Alfred Vogel, who was born in Switzerland, …
Keeping your home safe from burglary
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Our homes are our sanctuaries, where we should feel safe and secure. As we approach another winter season, it’s crucial to ensure our homes are not only warm and cozy but also well-protected. Unfortunately, data published in the past decade by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals a concerning statistic …
Gaza: when will the blood bath stop?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Our hearts go out to Emily Hand taken hostage by Hamas in the brutal October 7 attack, and her family as they wait for news of the eight-year-old Irish citizen initially assumed dead. Our thoughts go too to the more than 4,000 children in Gaza killed by Israeli bombing …
We’re here! New age of cool grandparents
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The other day I overheard my grandchild Faye ask her mother: “Mama, why is butter yellow?” It seems like only yesterday that my daughter was her daughter’s age – three in January – but I cannot for the life of me remember her asking such an out-of-the-blue …
Irish government must articulate the urgent demand for full and immediate ceasefire in the Middle East
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin TD for Carlow Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion has said that the outcome of last month’s European Council meeting on the conflict in the Middle East represents a failure of EU leadership. She has called on the Irish government to articulate the urgent demand for full and …
Savour Kilkenny Young Food Producers Market
Photos: Amanda Burke “MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre was proud to continue their longstanding tradition of hosting the Savour Young Food Producer’s Market on Saturday 28th October 2023. This one-day market showcased the culinary skills and delightful inventions of young chefs, bakers, and entrepreneurs from first to sixth year. There were 3 judges on the day: …
Wrong direction and rice cake coincidence!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran A coincidence, according to my Oxford Concise dictionary, is “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection”. Touché. Couldn’t have put it better myself. And let’s cut to the chase here and to my recent coincidence which was anything but remarkable but a coincidence nonetheless. Yet, when I …
Kilkenny musical to be performed on Dublin stage
Brand new Irish musical ‘Letters From The Front’ written by Don O’Connor and Ollie Hennessy comes to Dublin this November. Starring West End Leading Lady, Rebecca Storm and a cast of 35 members Fresh from its premier at Kilkenny’s Watergate Theatre, the brand new Irish musical drama ‘Letters From The Front’, written by Don O’Connor and Ollie Hennessy will play the …
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival one to remember as 57,000 attend
It is estimated that 57,000 people attended the 15th annual Savour Kilkenny Food Festival 2023. Taking place across numerous different Kilkenny venues as well as food markets on the Parade, families and food enthusiasts enjoyed a wide range of cookery demonstrations, sell-out events and workshops. Savour Kilkenny offered a star-studded line-up that delighted visitors from …
Hogan’s heroes!
Deegan’s late strike sinks Shamrocks BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Final O’Loughlin Gaels 0-20 Shamrocks Ballyhale 0-19 UPMC Nowlan Park Referee: Peter Burke O’Loughlin Gaels, Kilkenny Senior Hurling Champions 2023! Paddy Deegan’s late, late strike ensured that Shamrocks Ballyhale’s name would not be etched onto the Tom …
