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Health service suffers overdose of bureaucrats
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON To say that there were ruffled feathers at Budget time over the Department of Health’s whopping over -spend of a billion plus is putting it mildly. The situation, as other ministers feared that they would get less of the Budget cake due to the HSE’s insatiable appetite for funds, …
National Award win for MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre
The Customer Experience Awards took place on Wednesday the 25th of October at Dublin’s Conrad Hotel. The Customer Experience Awards are a prestigious event that is dedicated to honouring businesses and individuals who have truly made a difference in the lives of their customers and recognise those that go above and beyond to deliver outstanding …
The Callan Curates
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Heroes of the Land War In 1949, two brave clerics, Fathers Tom O’ Shea and Matt O’Keeffe, founded the Callan Tenant Protection Society. This was Ireland’s first pressure group to campaign for fair rents and against the tyranny of landlordism. Though it came to prominence in the 1880s, the tenant rights campaign …
Hold the front page! A lot has happened in 50 years
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Ireland joined the European Economic Community on January 1, 1973. September 16 that year saw me join the Irish Press as a rookie, initially running copy to the print room in the halcyon days of hot metal. Back then, Dublin’s Rathmines College was the only institution offering …
Natural solutions for everyday ailments
BY CLAIR WHITTY Every day we get asked for natural solutions for things like pain, earache, headaches, and warts. For aches, pains, and stiffness, one of the first natural cures I learned about was the apple cider vinegar cure. I clearly remember a customer telling me about it almost 20 years ago now. Add one …
Barrel Yard rocking as Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny hosts tacos and ale pairing for Savour
The Customer Experience Awards took place on Wednesday the 25th of October at Dublin’s Conrad Hotel. The Customer Experience Awards are a prestigious event that is dedicated to honouring businesses and individuals who have truly made a difference in the lives of their customers and recognise those that go above and beyond to deliver outstanding …
67% of buyers fear never owning a home
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In a recent survey conducted by leading property website MyHome.ie, the concerns of potential homebuyers have once again come to the fore. The survey, which gathered responses from more 2,000 people in late October 2023, revealed a growing unease among those seeking to enter the property market, citing rising interest …
Film maker Nicholas and one hundred years of change
In 2021, The Kilkenny Observer Newspaper sat down with Nicholas Ryan Purcell. It is fair to say that Nicholas is one of the kindest humans around and a more obliging young man you wouldn’t meet. Apart from that, he is one of the best film makers about. At thirteen years of age he was diagnosed …
Home testing for a healthier you
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you worried about a health issue but you haven’t the time to get to the GP or your GP hasn’t an appointment for you to go to? Now the great news is that you can do self-testing for various health issues in the comfort of your own home. This can save …
JM Safety Training Ltd – Finalists in the Kilkenny Business Awards 2023
There was much to celebrate this month for one local company based in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny. JM Safety Training Ltd is a specialist training provider delivering safety courses including Manual handling, First Aid training, Work place safety and Fire safety training. JM Safety Training ltd has been announced as finalists in the Kilkenny Chamber Business …
