WINE O’CLOCK: Pinto Gris and Pinot Grigio: neighbours divided by shades of grey Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 PINTO Gris and Pinot Grigio are neighbours. Both wines come from the same white grape with a greyish skin (hence the French name ‘gris’). At
KATHLEEN FUNCHION: ‘Why are autistic children being treated differently in Kilkenny?’ Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 THIS week I had the opportunity to put the question to our Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh on why is there an acute
MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Why try to save the pay-phone when half the country doesn’t even know what a pay-phone is’ Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 A STRANGE dispute has broken out between Eir and ComReg, the outfit that governs the telecom industry. Under a regulation dating from its Telecom Éireann
LAURA WARREN: ‘Years may wrinkle the skin, but we can nourish the body and soul’ Kilkenny Now 4th March 2019 IT’S not too long to go before another dreaded birthday makes its mark on my calander. I’ll certainly be older (can’t argue with the cold
WINE O’CLOCK: A papal favourite but it’s not infallible Kilkenny Now 1st March 2019 MOST of us know it as the name of a wine, but Chateauneuf du Pape is also a village near Avignon, the southern French city
MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Social drinking is no longer fashionable – coffee shops are the new pubs’ Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 DEARLY beloved, we are gathered here today to mark the passing of an old friend who stood by us through thick and thin, in good
LAURA WARREN: ‘From culinary virgin to cooking up a storm in 12 months’ Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 WHEN it comes to cooking, I’m living proof it’s never too late to start! Flashback to just 12 months ago and I was struggling even
WINE O’CLOCK: When it’s easier to drink it than say it Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2019 THERE was a time, apparently, when German wines were highly regarded and expensive. Hock, named for the region of Hochheim, was the drink of kings,
MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘There’s not much room for soul in a church that’s busy setting up debit card machines in its vestibule’ Kilkenny Now 20th February 2019 I AM not a religious person. I hold to no faith and worship no god. But they say the devil can quote scripture for his
WINE O’CLOCK: Pop your cork and taste the stars Kilkenny Now 15th February 2019 LEGEND has it that the first Champagne was made by the monk Dom Perignon in the seventeenth century. That’s probably not true, but I don’t