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DID Electrical renews its partnership with Kilkenny’s James Stephens GAA club
Guaranteed Irish Electrical retailer DID Electrical announce their sponsorship renewal with the Kilkenny City, James Stephens GAA club for a sixth consecutive year. This will see DID Electrical lead as the main sponsor for ‘The Village’ club which has contributed to great talents over the years such as Brian Cody, Phil ‘Fan’ Larkin, Joe Hennessy, …
Tribute to a local legend
A mighty heart stopped beating when Nicky Fitzgerald, who divided his life between Callan and Inistioge, said goodbye to the world. He was sixty-one. News of his passing on September 10th grieved his vast circle of friends. I felt privileged to be present in the ward in St Luke’s hospital when Nicky drew his last …
Step by step to feed the next child 2022
By: Fr Eamonn Kelly, PP Raphoe, Co Donegal It is hard to find words to describe the feelings when you get the first sight of Knock (Mayo) after walking for nine days to get there. The first sight is the very top of the Cross at the Basilica. There is elation of nearly being there …
Up to 43% of people don’t have a pension
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR As you read this Pensions Awareness Week (PAW) is just over . It is an initiative held annually in September to raise awareness in Ireland about retirement planning, and help people take charge of their long-term savings. In conjunction with the week, PAW commissioned a new survey on peoples attitude …
The white haired boy
Part 2 They roared into the yard, and after much shouting and bawling, the Tans went in to their mess {cookhouse} for some grub. He heard much roaring talk of a ‘treacherous b*****d’ ‘traitor’, and ‘turncoat’. Also a snarled ‘leave ‘im there to bloody snuff it.’ Steve, always on the lookout for a chance, and …
Natural solutions for anxiety in young children
BY CLAIR WHITTY Natural solutions to help children deal with anxiety, constipation, or nightmares are just some of the questions I get asked at the shop on a daily basis. Unfortunately, there are lots of young children who are experiencing anxiety, especially around school, and thankfully there is help available. Depending on their age, there’s …
Energy: are we powerless against providers?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Is all this gloom and doom about energy poverty and soaring cost of living getting you down? It did me at first: I imagined myself watching that gizmo in the electricity meter going round and round as I tried to discover which appliance was treacherously clocking up my bill …
Energy spent on getting underpants in a twist
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS It hasn’t gone away, you know. Covid-19. But this time around it won’t be the coronavirus that will be making the breaking news. Although the men and women in white coats are warning of another tough few months when the virus could reappear as another variant, or the …
A love/hate affair
Paul Hopkins on the people of Ireland’s affection for the late Queen Elizabeth Ireland and the Crown have had an on-off relationship going back aeons, a relationship drenched in blood, the murder and mayhem of despots and devil-makers drunk on the audacity of religious megalomania and misanthropy on both sides of a divide that demands …
The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust
The family of the late James Barry, Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny met with Colin and Eithne Bell to donate to the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. Walter, Angela and Catherine wish to thank all who donated online, to those who gave cash donations in Molloy’s Funeral Home and especially to James’s friends in Sydney for organising a …
