KLIKENNY’S candidate for the presidency of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has expressed concern that last week’s Budget confirmed cuts to major programmes promoting development in the agricultural sector. John Bryan, a suckler farmer and cattle finisher from Inistioge was disappointed with cuts to the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme (REPS) and the halving of grants […]
THE Kilkenny-based charity Kilimanjaro Direct is continuing its drive to raise funds for the construction of a new school in a remote part of Tanzania. Construction on the project has already begun in the town of Moshi, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, with significant progress reported. Through the charity has previously funded the construction […]
A CAPACITY crowd filled Dalton House Day Care Centre in Gowran last Wednesday evening, 2nd December, for the launch of a book titled Life Through Our Viewfinder. The book details the stories, life experiences and anecdotes of over fifty attendees of the day care centre, and was produced over twenty months. Though the contributors might […]
A TULLAROAN man has been presented with a prestigious medal from the Vatican in recognition of his 40 years of service to the Catholic Church. Joseph Fitzpatrick, who has lived in Manchester for the past fifty years, was presented with the Benemerenti Medal last month at St Patrick’s Church, Collyhurst, Manchester, in recognition of his […]
AMID the doom and gloom of dark evenings and bitterly cold weather, the people of Skeoughvosteen, Graiguenamanagh, The Rower and Inistioge will have something to smile about this festive season as Rackard Cody’s annual Christmas party returns to the Springhill Court Hotel this Sunday, 13th December. Chief among the attractions on the day will be […]
TWO Kilkenny hurling legends were among the winners at An Garda Síochána’s 16th annual Coiste Siamsa Sportstar Awards, held recently in Hotel Kilkenny. Eddie Brennan scooped the award in the hurling category for the sixth time, while Frank Cummins was the winner of the Hall of Fame award. Cummins’s award was offered in recognition of […]
The parishioners of St Patrick’s, Ballyragget, came together last Friday, December 4, to celebrate a special Mass for the retirement of Canon Percy Grant following his 38 years of service to the parish. Canon Grant was Parish Priest at St Patrick’s from 1982 until he stepped down in 2002, though he remained in Ballyragget as […]
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