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SPONSORED: Back to school or off to college – Thomastown Credit Union can help share the cost burden

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

THE exam results are out and the CAO offers are coming in. It is an exciting time for students and their families – a major milestone on the road to adult life. But for many parents this occasion, which should be so happy, is marred by financial stress. Anxiety over how to meet the costs […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: We could learn a lesson about school dinners

By Kilkenny Now 28th August 2019 0

IF YOU have been making back-to-school preparations in recent weeks, you may have been given a menu along with the book list and uniform requirements. Thirty-six primary schools – at least one in every county – have been chosen to pioneer a scheme which will deliver a hot meal at lunchtime to some 6,600 children. […]

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Kilkenny parents feel the pinch as back-to-school costs rise

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY parents are cutting back on holidays, school-trips and sportswear for their kids as the cost of sending them back to school continues to rise. More than half of parents are under pressure financially because of back-to-school costs, while a third of parents say they have to cut out some school-related costs […]

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2,568 families in Kilkenny to recieve Back to School payments early next month

By Kilkenny Now 21st June 2019 0

MORE than 2,500 Kilkenny families will receive the Back to School clothing and footwear allowance early next month, Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The Kilkenny TD also urged families who don’t receive an automatic payment to make an application for the allowance. Minister Phelan said: “My colleague the Minister for Social Protection, Regina Doherty, […]