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Kilkenny Secure Funding Under Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Home of Halloween’ Scheme
Kilkenny County Council’s four-week programme will explore harvest traditions, food history and local folklore. As a successful destination KCC will receive up to €100,000 annually to develop Halloween-themed festivals and events. The pilot scheme is part of the ‘Ireland, Home of Halloween Strategy’ which was developed collaboratively by Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, and Tourism Northern …
How to Improve your Sleep Health
BY CLAIR WHITTY Those of you who know me, know that sleep has been a challenge for me over the years. I think many of you can relate to those nights when falling asleep can be difficult. You lie there, eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling while the hours tick by. A busy mind, …
Train Your Brain
Harness the natural way your brain can change to improve pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Impermanence is one of the few certainties in life. Nothing is ever quite the same as it was before, everything is in a state of change, adapting to the world around it. Our brains are …
It starts here and finishes here – The Club!
Club action resumes on Noreside BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE The condensed feeling of the hurling season continues to creep up on us with the Kilkenny senior league getting underway on the final day of July. Just as the dust has settled on a mixed bag on the intercounty front, the bread-and-butter returns as …
Summer Basketball Bonanza in Thomastown
The basketball festival/community event came back to Thomastown last weekend as the Berkeley Wolves hosted there third outdoor basketball event in the state-of-the-art outdoor amenity in Thomastown. The last two events held there were a huge success with the entire community coming together with large crowds attending from all over the East and South East …
Callan’s Field of Dreams…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Part 2 Last week I recounted the glory days of the Callan Motte- better known as the Moat- back in the 14th century, when it was home to a Castle on the Hill and powerful Norman lords, ladies, and knights-at-arms. A little of its former glory returned with the carnivals of 1959, ’62, …
Phil Cody cycling for cystic fibrosis support
“I’m passionate about cycling and driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact. This year, I’m taking on a fundraising challenge to support people living with cystic fibrosis in Ireland—a condition that affects thousands of individuals and families across the country. Cystic fibrosis is a complex and relentless illness that requires ongoing care and …
Back Pain – reduce your risk
What really reduces the risk of back pain – a chartered physiotherapist’s advice By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Back pain is extremely common, but rarely serious. People generally recover without the need for any treatment – often easing back from bothersome activities or movements and gradually returning to them over a …
How do you know when to take a multi-vitamin
BY CLAIR WHITTY How do you know when you need to take a multi-vitamin? I often get asked this. The answer depends on your diet and lifestyle. For example, if you have a healthy diet, moderate exercise, healthy sleep, and no stress in your life, then you probably don’t need a multi-vitamin. But, how many …
Matty Power – One of the greatest Kilkenny hurlers of all time
By Liam Burke Matty Power who is still recognised as one of Kilkenny’s greatest ever hurlers helped in no small way to assist and hide many of the escaped prisoners from Kilkenny jail in November 1921. In all, 44 prisoners escaped, including the famous Fr Delahunty using a fifty metre tunnel that came up in …
