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What Transition Year, if anything, teaches us
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The American humorist and novelist Mark Twain said: “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” He might well have been addressing the 130,000 plus students who earlier this year completed their Junior Cert and who, in 90% of cases, have the option of doing …
The crowbar and the battering ram
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART ONE The dark spectre of eviction hung like an enormous black cloud over many families in 19th century Ireland. Landlords who cared nothing for the wellbeing of their tenants saw these people as mere commodities, and not human beings. Profit was all that mattered. Pierce Francis Garvey was a landlord in …
KATS theatre group holds up mirror to society as Brogan play reminds us that we cannot forget
Words: Gerry Cody Photos: Fionn Bowes Fitzpatrick There was a photo placed on social media recently, showing a man outside his public house on James’s Green, in Kilkenny. The year was 1919; the pub was The Fair Green Bar. That post received over seven thousand views, which goes to show that people love looking back …
Glenmore down wasteful Bridge in march to final
Dicksboro batter Sash to secure final berth BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Championship Glenmore 2-23 Bennettsbridge 2-17 Glenmore secured a spot in this year’s league final having seen off a determined challenge from Bennettsbridge on a very hot September afternoon at picturesque Inistioge. Tim Dooley will …
Foods to support immunity
BY CLAIR WHITTY Everyday our immune system helps protect us from the host of bacteria, viruses, fungi, toxins, and parasites that bombard us and invade our bodies. As we approach winter many of you will be hoping to ward off these bugs. A healthy diet, moderate exercise, sleep and dealing with stress effectively will help …
6 Tips for better sleep
BY EOIN EVERARD Good sleep is essential for quality of life. We need good sleep for optimal health. Good sleep helps repair and strengthen our muscles. When we sleep we release growth hormone. This is the drug that most cheating athletes use and we produce it naturally! It helps to repair and grow muscles thus …
A great day at Mill Family Resource Centre
The Mill Family Resource Centre would like to extend a massive thanks to everyone who joined us and supported us on Sunday 20th August at the centre for our Annual Family Fun Day. This is a yearly event that supports the Counselling\Play Therapy Services in the centre for Urlingford and the surrounding areas. The centre …
Bressie meets with Edward Hayden as they discuss ‘Where is my mind’? At the Set Theatre
‘Where is my mind?’ is an incredible live show laced with creativity and fascinating conversations and is hosted by Niall Breslin. Niall engages in generative in-depth explorations with exciting guests to reveal the unvarnished truth of, and hope for, the human condition. WHERE IS MY MIND guests have included Deepak Chopra, Moby, Edith Eger, Adam …
Darragh Joyce
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Darragh Joyce has been based down under in Australia since 2016 playing Australian Rules Football, and playing for the Brisbane Lions this season he has been making steady progress within the sport having taken time initally to settle after arriving seven years ago. Darragh had a very successful underage career with Kilkenny …
Young litter pickers bring pride to Newpark estate
Photos by jbs photos Kilkenny The ‘Newpark Community Litter Heroes’ is made up of a group of young people actively involved in keeping the estate litter free. From small beginnings, four members, the group Formed in 2021 by Una Lennon and Autumn Tobin has grown exponentially. The addition of Svitlana Saseyi to the leadership team …
