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Trilogy Winter skin
BY CLAIR WHITTY Does your skin dry out in the winter? The drop in temperature and central heating can cause the skin to become very dry. This can lead to itchy or dry skin all over our body including our face and lips. Here are some tips to help keep your skin stay soft, smooth, and …
THE MAGNIFICENT NINE
PART 3 CALLAN NUNS BLAZE A TRAIL DOWN UNDER BY JOHN FITZGERALD The nine Callan sisters travelled to Tilbury Docks in England, which they reached on October 11th. Cardinal Moran had turned up to accompany them on their journey to Australia. He met them at the docks. Another top brass cleric and four priests flanked …
Loughs 1st half blitz seals Croker date!
County men to the fore as OLG make Leinster final BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Leinster GAA AIB Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final Glenisk O Connor Park, Tullamore, Referee: Sean Stack Kilcormac-Killoughey 0-12 O`Loughlin Gaels 0-17 O’Loughlin Gaels sealed their place in this year’s Leinster GAA AIB Senior Club Hurling Championship Final with a …
Kilkenny County Council adopts the 2024 Budget – €111.1m allocation signals growth and strategic focus on key services
Kilkenny County Council today adopted its Budget for 2024. The Budget provides for funding of €111.1m, an increase of 12.5% compared to 2023. The Budget provides funding across the full range of service areas provided by the Council from social housing and road maintenance through to street cleaning, fire, libraries, burial grounds, parks to economic …
Yulefest launches in Kilkenny as hurling legend Jackie Tyrrell turns on Kilkenny’s lights
Yulefest Kilkenny is open and the countdown to Christmas is well underway as Kilkenny hurling legend Jackie Tyrrell and his two sons, Harry and Freddie switched on the Christmas lights with the help of Friday nights ‘Late Late Toy Show’ star Stevie Mulrooney. They lit up the streets of the marble city as they unveiled …
Yulefest bandstand to bring hours of music across all weekends in December
Yulefest’s Bandstand will showcase live music performances throughout every weekend in December. The Bandstand is located on The Parade beside the Yulefest markets. From local community groups, to rising talent and well-established local performers, free to the public performances take place at 12noon, 2pm and 4pm every Saturday and Sunday until December 23rd. Bands featuring …
Watergate Theatre – Celebrating 30 years
By Gerry Moran In April, 1993, my brother John, domiciled in Dublin for the last sixty years, popped down to Kilkenny. Over a coffee I asked what he got up to on his visit? ‘Mocky’ he said (‘Mocky’, from the Irish mac, meaning son, which he always called me as he was more of a …
Get ready for a festive season of prizes from St. Canice’s Credit Union
THERE’S €100,000 UP FOR GRABS THIS DECEMBER! As Christmas approaches, St. Canice’s Credit Union has some exciting news to make your December even more magical. The Christmas Draws are back and they’re bigger and better than ever, with a staggering €100,000 in prizes awaiting lucky winners just in time for Christmas. WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS? …
Gaza fundraiser run
A group of marathon runners from Kilkenny, five men and one woman who are passionate about running will turn their collective energy towards raising €5,000.00 to help the children of Gaza through UNICEF. On December 16th, the six Kilkenny Ultra Marathon runners, with lots of support runners, will attempt to complete 500K, by running around …
Maria Godden
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Maria Godden from Callan is making plenty of waves in the water with her exploits in the swimming pool, and next week she will be in Bucharest, Romania as part of the Irish Team to compete in the European Shortcourse Championships from 6th-10th December. The Callan native has been making great strides …
