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Move over banks, here comes the super credit unions
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR There are substantial changes ahead for Ireland’s credit union sector. The Central Bank of Ireland has unveiled reforms that could more than triple the sector’s mortgage and business lending capacity to €9.9 billion. From September 30, these changes will mark a significant departure from crisis-era restrictions. It will allow credit …
Top up on Iron when eating for two
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you pregnant and feeling sluggish, tired, or exhausted? This is common during the early stages and the last stage or your pregnancy. The warm weather we have just had may well have left many of you feeling totally exhausted. Iron is required for energy for all of us but it is …
War on Gaza: a letter to President Trump
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Dear President Trump, I am writing to you as I believe you are the only person who can achieve what the world wants. You said that you could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of becoming President of the United States. That was seven months ago …
Do you buy clothes that cost the earth?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Oh the glamour and the glitz, the handbags and the glad rags on parade at the recent Galway Races and Dublin Horse Show. We are blessed with beautiful women. But is it the cloth that maketh the woman or would they look just as alluring in sackcloth? …
National Heritage Week in Kilkenny, 16-24 August – An annual nationwide celebration of Ireland’s built, natural and cultural heritage
An exciting programme of over 50 events around Co. Kilkenny is planned to celebrate National Heritage Week which will take place from 16-24 August. National Heritage Week is a Heritage Council initiative held annually in partnership with local authority Heritage Officers. The week invites us to foster a deeper appreciation for the heritage that shapes …
Back to College Boost- Get Your Zest Back
BY CLAIR WHITTY We’re coming to the end of summer and it’s time to return to or go to college for the first time. For some first-time parents this change can cause some worry or stress. I know that I was excited and proud that my two were ready to go to college, but I …
Newpark community comes together in faith and fellowship
On a pleasant summer evening, 150 people gathered on the Upper Green, Newpark for an outdoor community mass, celebrating their shared faith and fraternity. The event was a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of community and the devotion that defines St John’s Parish. A joyful celebration The mass, con-celebrated by Monsignor Dan Carroll & …
Exploring Kilkenny’s Tea Houses
Beyond, Beneath, Beside explores the site of the Tea Houses and their proximity to the River Nore and its nearby tributary the River Breagagh. During her residency, artist Kate Fahey investigated the locale, including Talbot’s Inch model arts and crafts village, the former Greenvale Woollen Mills, and engaged with the rich subterranean, cultural and industrial …
Closh Truce Garden showcases SOS work in full Bloom
jbsphotoskilkenny In 2021, when the flag to commemorate the signing of the Truce in 1921, was raised above the historic Closh in Kilkenny city, no one could imagine the series of actions that would unfold over the following four years. Actions conceived, thought through and completed by volunteers across all walks of life in Kilkenny, …
‘Hon the Glen!
Bragging rights with the Pairc na Ratha men in the South BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITOR@KILKENNYOBSERVER.IE St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League Two rounds of fixtures have now been completed in the 2025 St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League and the unpredictable nature of all things club wise on Noreside continues. Only …
