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‘Giving light and hope’ – volunteers urged to join charity walk in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

VOLUNTEERS are being urged to take part in a special charity walk to raise awareness of suicide and mental health issues which gets underway in Kilkenny tomorrow. The ‘Giving Light & Hope Walk’ is being organised by the local Teac Tom charity, which is part of the Thomas Hayes Trust CLG. The walk will take […]

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LAURA WARREN: Evolution, not revolution – simple health and nutrition steps that can transform your life

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

WE all go through periods when we burn the candle at both ends. I certainly know all about the toll overdoing it can take on your health – I’ve just had the craziest seven months of my life and I’ve never looked forward to winter, with all the drudgery it promises! The body, and the […]

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Thousands walk from Darkness into Light in Kilkenny and Inistioge

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2019 0

RECORD numbers of people from Kilkenny walked from ‘Darkness Into Light’ this morning. Before dawn they came, marching in their thousands in Kilkenny city and Inistioge, which was hosting its very first charity walk in aid of Pieta House. They came together at 4.15am, an army of yellow tee-shirted walkers doing their bit to raise […]

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Show some muscle: TJ Reid invites people to help lift 500,000kg for Teac Tom charity

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2019 0

THE people of Kilkenny are being urged to throw their weight behind an innovative new fundraising drive. TJ Reid Health and Fitness is hosting a LIFT 4 LIFE event at their gym in Cíllín Hill on Saturday to raised much needed funds for Teac Tom, the locally-based based suicide intervention and bereavement support charity founded […]

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Olympic hero Kenneth Egan to speak at free mental health seminar in city

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

OLYMPIC boxing hero Kenneth Egan will join Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan at a free Positive Mental Health seminar in the city. The event will take place at the Clubhouse Hotel at 8pm tomorrow and all members of the public are invited to attend. Aside from Egan, guest speakers will include mental health professional, […]