This is a free workshop on how to create healthy meals and snacks for the family on the budget. On the morning we will provide: free recipes booklets, shopping tips, weekly meal planner, cooking demo. Fun and light way to enjoy the cooking for your family! All welcome. Workshop starts at 11 am – 1pm in Fr. McGrath Centre (upstairs). To book please text ‘cooking’ on 087 3571368 with your name and number and we will confirm your place. Limited…
Continue ReadingVolunteers wanted for Connect Cafe
September 9, 2013 |
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We are currently looking for volunteers to help us running our activities at Connect Cafe (St. Canice’s Neighbourghood Centre). If you have a skill/skills in crafts, sewing, crocheting, embroidery (or you know somebody who do) and could spare a couple of hours a week (mornings) please contact us. We are also looking for a person who can play an instrument/sing for our Wednesday music mornings. Please contact Dorota Brennan at Fr. McGrath Centre on 087 3571368 or Wendy Taylor on…
Continue ReadingMen’s Action Network Summer Tour 2013
July 9, 2013 |
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Men’s Action Network invites you to 5/6 Day Tour to Donegal, Derry, Belfast, 16th September 2013 The tour includes visits to: The Inishowen Peninsula, Dunree Military Museum, Doagh Famine Village, The Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Glenveagh Castle & National Park, The Tower Museum, Derry, Titanic Belfast, Crumlin Gaol, Belfast. Cost €435 per person sharing. Price includes: Luxury Coach & Professional Driver Experienced Tour Guides 5 nights B&B & Evening Meal (4 courses) 3 night’s entertainment in the hotels Full…
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Backwards Ireland looks like Deep South
March 7, 2012 |
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Michael Clifford wrote an article on the modern day racism that exists here in Kilkenny. The article was originally published in the Irish Examiner in April 2012. You can read the article on the Examiner website or download the PDF version by clicking here Thanks to Michael for sharing his thoughts and keeping us reminded of the harsh realities endured by some of Kilkenny’s citizens.
Continue ReadingButts Kids Climb Every Mountain in the South East
March 29, 2009 |
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Three children from Connolly Street in Kilkenny were presented with awards from Ossory Youth for their incredible feat of climbing nine mountains in the south east over nine weeks. Twelve year olds Michael Phelan and Calem Donovan and thirteen year old Thomas Donovan took on the gruelling tasks in some of the wettest weather imaginable to complete the challenge set by them in the programme run by Ossory Youth in conjunction with the Fr. McGrath Centre. Paul Bolger, Youth worker…
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