A programme aimed at improving the library experience in Kilkenny for those with autism kicks off today. The programme run by the Kilkenny Library Services includes a series of talks and workshops for parents and teachers, autism-friendly storytimes for children, as well as autism-friendly events such as Lego and yoga workshops. In addition, the libraries […]
By COLIN BARTLEY A WORKSHOP for Kilkenny’s Leaving Certificate students, demonstrating how to use primary sources for history projects, is being rolled out around the county. Kilkenny Library has enlisted the help of Finbar Dwyer, creator of the highly informative and popular “Irish History Podcast” to deliver the workshops. Being run as part of the […]
By COLIN BARTLEY OVER 1,000 houses in County Kilkenny were left without electricity today. At 8.30 am this morning the power went out in Urlingford and it had not been restored to the 1,ooo homes affected by lunchtime. The outage caused widespread disruption and even the library in Urlingford announced on twitter that it was […]