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Elaine Dillon RIP
There was much sadness in Bennettsbridge when news of the death of Elaine Dillon was announced. Elaine died on 5th April 2023, in the loving care of the kind staff at the Oak Ward, Palliative Care Unit, University Hospital, Waterford. A member of the Hennessy family and a native of Threecastles, Elaine had lived in …
GIRL AUCTION
BY NED EGAN Part 14 The dadser is showing slight signs of remorse at his treatment of the girls, since their mother died. Whether he is genuine in these expressions or not – only time will tell… Molly had just been thinking that however things went, ‘the Babs would make a fair fist of things …
Anzac Day to be remembered in Kilkenny by Great War Memorial Committee
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” These words are from the pen of poet Robert Laurence Binyon, written 1914, dealing with Patriotism and Sacrifice. The …
The mayonnaise jar and the miniskirt
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. …
The Thunder and Lightning All-Ireland
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART ONE When I set about recalling the Emergency years in this part of Ireland I wondered where I should start. I posed this question tentatively to veterans of that shadowy era and the answer they all gave was the same: the 1939 “Thunder and lightning” All-Ireland! That singular event seemed to …
If you had to rebuild your house from scratch
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Were you unfortunate enough to be amongst the 16% of home insurance claimants who discovered too late that they were underinsured? Hopefully not. Have you reviewed your house insurance cover recently in the light of inflation and soaring building costs? According to experts, if you are under-insured and make a …
Magnesium the mineral for life
BY CLAIR WHITTY Magnesium is one of the most important minerals required by the body for health and one I get asked about frequently at the shop. Magnesium is easily depleted; stress, processed food, and caffeine will cause Magnesium loss. It’s responsible for over 300 functions in the body, definitely too many to cover here, …
ChatBot: Is big tech out of control?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Imagine that you are bracing yourself to book a business trip or holiday, flights, transfers, hotel restaurants and all the rest. But instead of having to battle with annoying websites there is a convenient way to line up all the reservations with the efficiency of James Bond’s Miss Moneypenny. …
She’s got me wrapped around her little finger
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The tiny fingers. Just four weeks in this world. Holding on to something warm and made of flesh. Tactile. Holding on to an aged and bony, if not yet quite withered, finger of — though she does not know it yet — her granddad on her mother’s side. …
Cats crushed in Cork
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Limerick canter to league crown Allianz Hurling League Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork Kilkenny 0-15 Limerick 2-20 Limerick cantered to an 11-point win over Kilkenny to claim a 14th National Hurling League title on Easter Sunday in front of just over 17,000 supporters in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Goals in either …
