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Neurodiversity in Education: Exploring The Trauma Connection
On Friday, March 22nd, Kilkenny played host to a timely and powerful conference exploring one of the most pressing topics in education today — the impact of trauma on neurodivergent children and young people. The event, titled Neurodiversity in Education: The Trauma Connection, brought together educators, SNAs, mental health professionals, parents, and carers for a …
Kilkenny Celebrates Youthful Creativity with €182,290 in Grants for Cruinniú na nÓg 2025
Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 is the world’s first national day of free creativity for children and young people under 18. Supported by Creative Kilkenny, the festival featured 52 free activities across the County from 18th May to 7th June 2025. The festival celebrated youthful creativity with events like cameraless filmmaking, dancing bubblicious fun, miniature painting …
Deise drown Cats minor dreams
Spain shines in 3-point semi win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final Kilkenny 2-18 Waterford 2-21 Chadwicks Wexford Park Referee: Eamonn Furlong (Wexford) Kilkenny bowed out of this seasons All—Ireland Minor Hurling championship following a great battle with Waterford in Chadwicks Wexford Park. Just three points separated the sides at …
Kilkenny Stars to compete in Domino’s Women’s Division One League
The Kilkenny Stars Basketball Club has been operating since 2011 as a junior club, catering to boys and girls from U7 to U18, with over 350 members. Last year, the club expanded its involvement by entering a men’s team in the South East League and a ladies’ team in both the South East League and …
Support digestive health naturally with Tumbiotix Gold
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you struggling with irritable bowel syndrome and looking for a natural solution to help relieve your symptoms? IBS is a common problem that affects the digestive system. You may experience bloating, pain, stomach cramps, spasms, wind, or gas. You could have diarrhoea or constipation or alternate between the two. Symptoms can …
Learning to feel pain
The neurology of learning can teach us a lot about persistent pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Developing an understanding of pain helps to relieve suffering and improve treatment. The neuroscience of learning can teach us a lot about how persistent pain states come about and what we can do to …
Lomi Lomi Nui with the lovely Lara
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Her name is Lara. She is tall, thin, tanned and beautiful. She is standing across the room from me and, without fanfare or fuss, says firmly but gently: “I want you to take off everything, please”. Lara doesn’t emphasise the word everything. I do. Or rather my brain does. The word …
Rents, and keeping a roof over your head
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland’s housing crisis has reached a critical juncture as the Government rolls out reforms to Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) sparking fierce debate over tenant protections and housing supply. Last week the Cabinet approved changes to the 2016 RPZ rules which has capped rent increases at 2% annually since 2021. The …
Concerns in care system must be addressed
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON In a reminder of the shiver of concern that ran down our collective spines following the harrowing RTE Investigates programme on shocking nursing home care, Tuesday, June 17 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The focus of the day ws on emotional loneliness and social isolation, two powerful …
What a baby born right now can expect of life
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS There’s a new baby coming into the world any second now. Nothing new in that; babies are born every second of every minute, of every day. On average there are 490,000 babies born every day worldwide, that’s 323 every minute, five a second – as opposed to …
