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Here’s how to de-clutter your Covid hoarding
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The Japanese call it Suteru! and it’s the answer to TMS (too much stuff ) syndrome and the literal translation is ‘throw away’. De-cluttering sounds a bit less threatening and was the topic of a long running BBC2 TV series called The Life Laundry which liberated hoarders from …
Season in the sun ends on cloudy note
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Will it be a winter of discontent? The dust won’t settle on this season for our hurlers just yet. It has been a very strange eighteen months across the world, mostly related to the ‘P’ word. Yes, the pandemic, COVID-19 has cost all of us so much. During these dark …
The crowning glory of St Mary’s Cathedral
By Fr Richard Scriven Today we share the history of The tower at St Mary’s Cathedral. The tower of St Mary’s Cathedral was described in the Kilkenny Journal of Saturday 12th, 1857, and referring to it as the ‘glory of the cathedral’. So, what of this magnificent tower that stands 186 feet and 6 inches …
Cork crush Cats dreams of Liam
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Extra-time heartbreak for Cody’s men as rebels win by 5 After an epic encounter at headquarters in front of the biggest crowd since the pandemic begun, Kilkenny bowed out of this year’s All-Ireland championship following an extra-time defeat to Cork. It was a fantastic advert for hurling, but Brian Cody …
Galway girls edge Cats in Callan
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Defeat sets up all or nothing clash with Wexford Galway secured top place in the group, and with that automatic passage to the All-Ireland semi-final, having snatched a one-point win over Kilkenny at John Locke Park, Callan recently. The Westerner’s held on to take the win, despite playing for almost …
William Robertson – architect and artist
-A book review – Kilkenny, city and county, is steeped in history. Tourists that visit are amazed at the myriad dramas and stories hidden within its heart. Politics, sport, and industry are part of the rich tapestry interwoven in the abode of St. Canice. The extensive library at Rothe House captures, in fine detail, the …
Remembering the Mothers & Babies…
AN enthralling exhibition of paint, sculpture, and photography. It takes its title from Elizabeth Cope’s recently complete triptych 9,000 Babies? and the accompanying Portrait of Child Mother is running Kilkenny’s Shankill Castle unit; Sunday, August 22. The pieces were inspired by the history of the Mother and Baby Homes, recently in the news, and Cope’s …
The 4% rule for your retirement
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IF you want to set a goal for the net worth to have at retirement the figure you use should accommodate your lifestyle and limits. There is no one-size-fits-all number for how much money you need to have at retirement. To get started, look at how much you plan to …
Why we need a new word to describe people being old
AS I SEE IT By Marianne Heron My mother had a great answer for anyone who asked her age in her later years, ” I am as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth,” she would smile. A good way to avoid disclosing her actual vintage but the answer still didn’t …
