After Easter Foróige DRUM Youth Project & Health Café will be running Parent Groups every Friday. It will have a focus on health and well-being and will include workshops in Yoga, Mindfulness and Fitness. It will also include healthy eating cookery demonstrations. Poster Click Here or contact Rita Comerford, Youth Officer 086 7736976 or www.foroige.ie
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT SCHEME - FOR THIRD LEVEL STUDENTS and TEMPORARY LIFEGUARDS – SUMMER 2018 Kilkenny County Council will be operating a Summer Employment Scheme for Third Level students between May and September 2018. The Council are also recruiting Lifeguards for the Summer Season 2018 to provide lifeguard cover on the River Nore & River Barrow For further details Please Click here for application forms Closing dates for Summer Students – 9th March --- Closing date for Lifeguards – 16th March
EAPN Ireland is delighted to welcome Irene Byrne to their team as Policy and Communications Officer. For full details Click here
KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE February 21st 2018 Castlecomer Municipal District Councilors Working Closely with An Garda Síochana Click here
The Recovery College South East has issued their Spring/Summer timetable for 2018. The courses/workshops in the Recovery College are for everyone, as mental health is everyone's business. We are all directly or indirectly affected by it. Recovery College Workshop Timetable 2018 Completed enrolment forms can be posted or emailed to the Recovery College South East or alternatively, places may be booked by phone. (Contact details on enrolment form attached). Please do not hesitate to contact the Recovery College South East if you require any further information. Phone 056 7703666 / 086 1746330 [...]
2018 Research bulletin on neurological conditions - stroke, multiple sclerosis etc. showing that MS is the most common neurological condition of accounting for 38.3 % out of 34 neurological categories listed. Table 8 shows current service and future service requirements - Rehabilitation is the most common intervention required 38.5 %. MAP_bulletin_2018_Issue_9_01
See attached brochure Music in Kilkenny for Autumn MIK Autumn 2017 Brochure (2)
Ever wanted to know more about your ancestors, but didn’t know how to? Minister Humphreys has just launched a new genealogy toolkit which provides a step-by-step guide on how to search through a range of online databases and archives. This website site is aimed primarily at second-level students, but will also be useful to the general public, many of whom may think family research is daunting and difficult https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/2016-family-history/welcome
In light of the high level of public interest that has been expressed so far in the Plan, and with a view to accommodating submissions from those who may not have had a chance over the initial window to examine the draft Plan in detail, the Dept of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has extended the deadline for submissions. https://www.npws.ie/news/national-biodiversity-action-plan-public-consultation-extended-deadline-submissions-0
Congratulations to Stoneyford Development Associations who came Runners Up at the Pride of Place Award Ceremony 2016 in the category for populations between 300-1000.