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Your credit ‘score’ will affect getting a loan
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Do you know what your credit score is and how it applies to you? Have you been refused a loan recently and as far as you are concerned you are a good bet? The refusal is probably due to your ‘credit score’. Credit scores are an essential part of financial …
Natural solution for hay fever
BY CLAIR WHITTY Runny nose, streaming eyes, and intense sneezing, sound familiar? These are common symptoms of hay fever. You could have itchy nose, eyes, and throat too. Hay fever is an allergic reaction associated with pollen. The summer months are worse, especially once the grass cutting starts. Unfortunately, some of you may experience symptoms …
Should home be a classroom of the future?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Home schooling got kicked centre stage recently following critical comment from Tanaiste Micheal Martin, a former teacher “I am not a great fan of home schooling, I think kids need to socialise. I just find the whole thing disquieting,” he said. Not surprisingly heated discussion followed on the airwaves. …
That chapter in Ireland that was book banning
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS I was a young Catholic boy on the verge of, as was said then, manhood when I discovered the word ‘taut’ hooked to a flimsy item of underclothing in one of the James Bond thrillers the Uncle Harry had given my father. And then there was the time …
Cats out to tear up Treaty script
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Eggs can wait as Easter clash beckons Allianz Hurling League Final 2023 Sunday, 9th April @ 2pm Páirc Uí Chaoimh Kilkenny vs Limerick >> SHERRY SAYS LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW Kilkenny will make the 150km journey to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to tackle Limerick in this year’s Allianz hurling league final. Our …
Put your own mask on first
BY EOIN EVERARD I wrote this article on a flight out to the European Championships in Holland. One thing that strikes me is that during the safety demonstration they always stress the importance of putting on your own mask first before attending to others. Now they are not suggesting that for no reason! They know …
Letter to the editor
Dear Sir, The current system of paying in advance and online for admittance to GAA games may be very modern and suitable for younger (and some not- so-young) fans. However, I am now pleading on behalf of elderly GAA fans, who like myself are ‘a bit long in the tooth’ for using these online systems. …
Towns Cup Rugby semi-final Kilkenny V Cill Dara
With Irish Rugby at an all time high following the recent Six Nations Grand Slam double on St. Patrick’s Weekend, their will no doubt be increased interest in Kilkenny’s pursuit of attempting to defend The Provincial Towns Cup. St. Patrick’s Weekend was also a positive one for Kilkenny Rugby Club as they secured a last …
Kilkenny County Council Library Service encourages families to ‘Spring into Storytime’ this April
Public libraries’ annual Spring Into Storytime programme launches on April 1st and promises to bring the magic of storytime to libraries across the City and County of Kilkenny, and through libraries the length and breadth of Ireland. The programme provides an ideal opportunity for children to enjoy a variety of storytimes read by library staff, …
