Opinion
The Raggedy Bush
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART TWO Continuing the story of the Raggedy Bush that stands on the Kells Road outside Kilkenny: Another man I spoke to back in 2001 was Billy Reenahan, who confessed to having a soft spot for the bush. He cited the tradition of attaching rags to it to guarantee a safe journey. …
That football kiss – time to embrace equality
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Ah kisses! Sometimes there can be nothing more romantic. Remember that iconic picture of a soldier kissing a nurse at the end of World War Two? Or that real tear jerker song as Time Goes By in the film Casablanca, where Sam crooned “A kiss is just a kiss”. …
Mep Clune – the artificial intelligence revolution in healthcare is here
Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South, Deirdre Clune has spoken of the potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to transform the healthcare landscape through enhancing clinical care, reducing the administrative strain on health systems and improving prevention. MEP Clune, a Member of the European Parliament’s Health sub-committee and lead negotiator for the drafting the Artificial …
Mark Power
BY MICHAEL O’LEARY Last week, Kilkenny Golfer Mark Power competed in his second Walker Cup in St. Andrews, Scotland having competed previously two years ago in 2021 in Seminole, Florida.The recent Wake Forest graduate performed consistently during his four years Stateside, as he helped them to two Team titles with a string of top 25 …
Eugene Debbs and the dignity of goldfish!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran This week, dear readers, some tid-bits to savour over a skinny latté, a good old mug of tea or a pint of plain if that’s your preference: Hitler had ambitions to be an artist but in 1908 he was rejected by Vienna’s Art School – twice; his marriage to Eva Braun …
Some interesting questions for the banks
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Money and morality make strange bedfellows, and there is no telling how that relationship will work out in different situations. And there have been plenty of examples of different attitudes in the last couple of weeks to the stuff that makes the world go around. I used to love …
The Raggedy Bush
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Part one In 2001, I called to see the revered Raggedy Bush, located about three miles outside Kilkenny along the route to Kells village. I included a chapter about it in my book Kilkenny: People Places Faces, which is now out of print. To an untutored newcomer, unversed in the traditions of …
Electricity prices must come down for Carlow Kilkenny households to reflect lowest wholesale price in two years
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Carlow Kilkenny Sinn Féin TD, Kathleen Funchion, has called on the government and regulator to ensure that the decrease in wholesale electricity prices is urgently passed on to ordinary workers and families across Carlow and Kilkenny. Teachta Funchion was commenting on the recent figures from the CSO …
How to reduce cholesterol naturally
BY CLAIR WHITTY I often get asked how to reduce cholesterol naturally. My cholesterol was high and I knew it was related to diet, hormonal changes, and stress and that it was time to do something about it. Other factors that can contribute to high cholesterol include; lack of physical activity, alcohol, smoking, and being …
The banks: putting profit before people
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Irish banking sector are in the cross-hairs again. Mortgage holders, particularly those on tracker mortgages have born the full weight of recent rate hikes while deposit holders have seen little of the ‘extra income’. Yet, the banks are proposing to lavish share options on their executives because of huge …
