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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 …
The teacher who taught Kilkenny how to win…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD The last Christian Brother to teach in Ireland is celebrated in a new book by a Kilkenny man. Mark Townsend, a past pupil of Coláiste Éamann Rís in Callan (now a co-ed school) recounts the extraordinary life and work of Brother Damien Brennan, a gifted educator and the man who helped launch …
Diversity and commitment evident as Thomastown goes from strength to strength
All Moll photographs by Aidona Photography Kilkenny The lights have been turned off at the Ballast Presbytery. Fr Pratt is gone to greener pastures, while Moll Kettle puts Fr Brest, current PP, through his paces to become the best fundraiser in the dioceses. Fr Loran continues with the running of the nightly bingo while …
MacDonagh Junction – a world of pure imagination…
Crowds gathered at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre to celebrate Easter last weekend and boy did they have fun! The Little Blue Heroes visited the Centre on Saturday with Garda Lisa Mullins and the Easter Bunny who presented them with presents, balloons and Easter eggs; while The Pantry Kilkenny and Jump Juice kindly donated some tasty …
