Opinion
Economic plan: penny wise or pound foolish?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The Government’s Summer Economic Statement puts me in mind of a couple who have mismatched ideas about money. You know the kind, one half is the big spender, money no object character, and the other is a cautious watch-the-cents- sort. That statement – a kind of run up …
Those heady days of the hell-raisers
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS It seems like yesterday when Oliver Reed appeared on The Late, Late and was obviously three sheets to the wind but Gay Byrne, with great aplomb, carried on interviewing an incoherent Reed who kept nodding off. As he told Byrne, he and his cohorts “didn’t live in …
Healing Hands
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part Two) (Recalling the doctors of a very different era who served the people of Callan and district…Part One can be read on the Observer website…) Born in Callan, Dr Richard Ryan lived in the shadow of the Augustinian Abbey in Mill Street. He wed Michael Heron’s daughter (Charlotte Heron’s aunt) and …
Live Health Event – In Association With Natural Health Store Kilkenny
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Is stress and anxiety now a daily part of your life? Unfortunately, these issues are now everyday problems. Many of you are lying awake with your mind racing, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally drained. Stress and anxiety can become aggravated from lack of …
Equality is healthy
Feeling like you have a place in the world influences biology and health By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Our inner biology is influenced by how fair the world around us is. This is not an alternative idea – this statement is backed by science. Equality is healthy. Inequality has been growing …
Confessions of an Art dealer … of sorts
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Like many a student I had a number of jobs throughout those long summer vacations from college. I have been a fruit picker, a waiter, a window cleaner and a bottle-washer. The most ‘colourful’ of my student jobs, however, was my stint as an ‘Art dealer’. Now ‘Art dealer’ may not …
Look after the pennies as prices increase…
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In a time of increasing prices, looming September bills and back to school costs, the adage, “look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves” can create a comfort zone if used properly. Practical strategies can help save extra money monthly through smart saving, switching, or “side hustles”. …
Healing hands
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part One) Medicare is different today from what it was in the 19th century, but our local doctors have served us well in good times and bad, easing us along life’s journey, from our first glimpse of this world right up to our departure to a (hopefully) better one. Here’s a brief look …
Politics is Healthcare
Health is influenced by the shape of the society in which we live By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Political decisions affect the health of each and every one of us. Sometimes this link is straightforward and obvious – decisions about healthcare budgets, hospital beds and medication funding. But more often the …
Bob and I, begging on streets of Kilkenny!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Yes, I have to confess to begging on the streets of Kilkenny, along with my best friend, and cousin, Bobby. And I blame the Black Abbey, celebrating its 800th anniversary this year. There were ever only sixteen altar boys in the Abbey and we were a happy bunch. The only downside …
