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Are you game for Top of the Class?
Play, learn, and have fun with the new Irish board game Top of the Class, set to be at the top of everyone’s Christmas list this year Two friends with strong Kilkenny links have launched an exciting new Irish board game, Top of the Class, ahead of the busy Christmas season. The game incorporates family fun and …
Once again, women and children were discounted
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON IT is said that mistakes are a learning experience. Maybe it would be more accurate to say that they can be … sometimes the same mistakes keep getting made over and over again without the learning so that things would to be done differently next time around. Addressing …
So, would you like a long weekend every week?
Guest Columnist John Donoghue THE war for talent is heating up. It feels like every day begins with a new jobs announcement. Employers are competing for talent like never before and driving unsustainable wage inflation in the economy. Competition creates innovation, and the next battleground for talent may well be working time. Who will be …
Natural gift ideas
BY CLAIR WHITTY Throw your arms around your loved ones this Christmas time, give the gift of wellness. At Natural Health Store we have lots of gift ideas for you and your family, available in store and online. A hamper is always a great idea and we have a lovely selection for you to choose …
‘Hon the Glen!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Naas await in semi showdown AIB Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballinakill 1-12 Glenmore 2-17 @ Abbeyleix, Saturday November 27th Goals win games, and that proved to be the case at a very cold Abbeyleix last Saturday, when Laois champions Ballinakill faced-off against Glenmore for a place in the provincial semi-final. …
Shamrocks set for Rangers shoot-out
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX BY DANNY LAHART Carlow trip will be no honeymoon for Ballyhale 2021 AIB Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final Mount Leinster Rangers Vs Shamrocks Ballyhale Netwatch Cullen Park – 2:00 PM Saturday 4th December All roads will lead to Netwatch Cullen Park tomorrow, as the Kilkenny senior …
‘Boro 2 good for O’Loughlin’s
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR ALL PIX BY DANNY LAHART U21 semi-final awaits after hard fought victory J.J Kavanagh and Sons U21 A Hurling Championship (Quarter Final B) Saturday, 27th November. Venue: Palmerstown Dicksboro 0-15 O’Loughlin Gaels 0-13 Home advantage proved crucial as Dicksboro overcame a fierce challenge from rivals O’Loughlin Gaels at a bitterly …
The great Kilkenny jail escape as forty seven prisoners abscond
Members of The Saturday Walkers group gathered on the green patch of ground at the intersection of St Rioch Street and Saint Francis Terrace The significance of a housing estate named Fr. Delahunty Terrace, a mere one hundred yards away becomes obvious. It was a cold Saturday morning. Scarves, woolly hats and gloves were the …
Rocking around the Christmas tree as Yulefest bandstand lifts the soul
Christmas is all about music and Kilkenny’s Yulefest has brought the ‘ceol and craic’ centre-stage with their brand new bandstand on the Parade in the heart of the city centre. The music kicked off on Saturday at the opening ceremony and will continue all the way to December 23rd. The Yulefest Bandstand started with a chorus on Saturday as the …
