Opinion
The Magnificent Nine
PART 4 Continuing the story of the nine County Kilkenny nuns who brought the gift of education to Australia… BY JOHN FITZGERALD Shortly before the Callan nuns at the Parramatta Convent, the Monte Sisters had left mysteriously after fifteen years of service to the community. To this day, nobody knows why. The suspicion at the …
Time to have a conversation about consent
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Judgemental attitudes to unmarried mothers are at the heart of the Gaiety Theatre’s adaptation of Brinsley MacNamara’s novel ‘The Valley Of The Squinting Windows’ brilliantly staged earlier this month. When published in 1918 the book caused outrage and it was publicly burned. Times have certainly changed, I thought after …
Life cover breakthrough for cancer survivors
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR For many it is unfair that having had cancer and survived you still can’t access life cover, even Mortgage Protection cover even though you have had the ‘all clear’ for years. This adds extra stress on the whole process of trying to get a mortgage to buy a home. Well, …
Our oldest hotel and lots of room at the inns
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran My heartiest congratulations to Jim Brennan of the Club House Hotel on being awarded the President’s Award at the recent Chamber of Commerce Business Awards ceremony in Lyrath. Jim has been running the Club House for the last 46 years and is most certainly deserving of the honour. The Club House …
For many, it’s going to be lonely this Christmas
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Despite the apparent uplift in the economy, costs still remain high for fuel and basic foods. Many families and individuals are turning to the ever busy de Paul Society for assistance, with the local charity spending more than €8,000 a week helping those in need. The society was also …
“Captain, they’re coming, thousands of ’em!”
BY JOHN FITZGERALD An excerpt from INVADERS, the story of how a small band of men and women faced one of the most powerful armies on earth… The bombardment had resumed shortly after dawn on Day Three of the battle for Callan. The first rays of sunlight coincided with the day’s first ball that came …
Feel good on the inside – Look great on the outside
BY CLAIR WHITTY This time of the year many of you are planning parties and get togethers with friends and family. You want to look and feel your best but maybe you’re not feeling that right now. Perhaps you are constantly feeling bloated and uncomfortable in your clothes or they just don’t fit because you …
European cross country championships
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY In more recent years Kilkenny Athletes have had medal success at The European Cross Country Championships, and this year Hannah Kehoe and Maebh Richardson from Kilkenny City Harriers Club will represent Ireland this coming Sunday in The Ladies U-20 race in Brussels, Belgium. Both Athletes competed recently in The National Cross Country …
Trilogy Winter skin
BY CLAIR WHITTY Does your skin dry out in the winter? The drop in temperature and central heating can cause the skin to become very dry. This can lead to itchy or dry skin all over our body including our face and lips. Here are some tips to help keep your skin stay soft, smooth, and …
THE MAGNIFICENT NINE
PART 3 CALLAN NUNS BLAZE A TRAIL DOWN UNDER BY JOHN FITZGERALD The nine Callan sisters travelled to Tilbury Docks in England, which they reached on October 11th. Cardinal Moran had turned up to accompany them on their journey to Australia. He met them at the docks. Another top brass cleric and four priests flanked …
