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McGuinness calls for State apology to Jadotville veterans after powerful account of the battle they faced when they came home
Carlow-Kilkenny TD and Leas Ceann Comhairle says Ireland must acknowledge the decades of suffering endured by the 156 members of A Company and their families. Carlow-Kilkenny TD and Leas Ceann Comhairle John McGuinness has called on the State to fully acknowledge the suffering endured by the men of A Company, 35th Infantry Battalion, following the …
Kilkenny Artists Among Eight Selected in Competitive Wex-Art Festival Open Call
Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch selected from nearly 100 submissions for annual group exhibition. Two Kilkenny-based artists, Oisin Bourke and Susanne Horsch, have been selected to exhibit in Art as Alchemy, the annual Wex-Art Festival group exhibition, following an open call that attracted almost 100 submissions. Curated by Shannon Carroll, the exhibition brings together eight …
Is there a doer-upper out there for you?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Empty properties in a streetscape can look like a broken tooth in a smile. Sad and unattractive, they sit there empty while levies on their owners mount and the housing crisis grows. On the other hand, they can represent an opportunity for those in search of a bargain …
Living in hope, with my miracle drug
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS I was nine and my mother was crying in our small kitchen, my dad trying to console her. “What’s up?” I asked. “Auntie Madge has died,” my father said and my mother cried further. “Why?” I asked innocently. My father placed his finger on his pursed lips …
Homecare team benefit, as workforce of Smithwick’s remembered
Smithwick’s Brewery is probably the best known, and most spoken of workplace in Kilkenny. And for good reason. The history of the site, and the founding of the Abbey are just two good reasons that the place is so popular. Add in the wonderful staff, and you have the contents of a bestseller book. The …
No time for delay with detecting breast cancer
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Confronting the possibility that there is a potential killer in your body is not easy, yet it is something that many women do routinely. Being aware of the threat posed by breast cancer, which affects one in seven women, is important. Not something that is on my mind …
Troubles afoot as North march to same ol’ drum
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS “Every day here is Drumcree Day. Has been for decades. People ask ‘why dredge up all these old conflicts?’. But they have always been here. It has never stopped,” I am told by Gail Walker, former Editor of the Belfast Telegraph, now its Editor-at-Large. I first met …
Emeralds Impressive in Intermediate Camogie Triumph
Abbott Intermediate Camogie County Final Emeralds 3-11; Mooncoin 0-11 John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Three second-half goals proved decisive as Emeralds were crowned Abbott Intermediate Camogie County Champions following a nine-point victory over Mooncoin at UPMC Nowlan Park. On a splendid sunny afternoon at Kilkenny GAA headquarters, Emeralds showed the determination, composure and attacking …
Carlow and Kilkenny Local Enterprise Offices host 20th National Women’s Enterprise Day
More than 100 people came together at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel in Carlow today for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED), co-hosted by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Carlow and Kilkenny. This year marked the 20th NWED event. Eleven speakers took part across three panels. The first panel discussed lessons learned from local businesswomen, the …
Kilkenny Stars shine across busy weekend
It was a very busy weekend all round for the Kilkenny Stars teams. Our CluneTech Kilkenny Stars National League team came up just short in Galway who scored a basket with 4 seconds left to snatch the lead and ultimately win the game. The Ladies had been down as much as 20 points in the …
