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Kilkenny All-Star hurler seeks to expand fitness business

By Colin Bartley 22nd January 2020 0

One of Kilkenny’s most popular gyms – TJ Reid Health & Fitness  – is looking to expand its premises. The gym, co-owned by Kilkenny All-Star TJ Reid, has lodged a planning application to increase the size of its fitness centre at Cillin Hill, Leggetsrath by 230 sq/m. The proposed makeover will require a change of […]

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Carlow-Kilkenny election candidate’s posters pop up in wrong constituency

By Colin Bartley 21st January 2020 0

A Carlow-Kilkenny General Election candidate may have to examine the constituency boundaries after it emerged some of their election posters and a large sign were erected in a different voting area. Residents of the small Wicklow village of Ballyconnell were a bit confused when posters of Fianna Fáil Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connell popped up in […]

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Kilkenny Council extends office hours to help voters get on electoral register

By Colin Bartley 21st January 2020 0

With the General Election fast approaching, so is the deadline to register to vote. Kilkenny County Council is extending its office open hours to help people who want to cast theirs. The council will keep its doors open until 6.30pm today and tomorrow evening to allow people to come in and get themselves on the […]

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Young man dragged from bed, doused in petrol and then set alight in Cork

By Colin Bartley 20th January 2020 0

A young man is fighting for his life today after he was dragged from his home, doused with petrol and then set alight. The horrific attack took place at a house in Lotamore, Mayfield, Cork city at 4am this morning. Three men burst into 23-year-old father-of-three’s home brandishing knives and iron bars. They dragged him […]

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GAA ROUND UP – All the latest local results and tables

By Colin Bartley 20th January 2020 0

Tue, 14 Jan, J.J. KAVANAGH AND SONS JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE GROUP A (Round: Round 2), Muckalee W/O St. Patrick’s  – (Round: Round 1), Barrow Rangers W/O St. Patrick’s  – (Round: Round 3), Windgap W/O St. Patrick’s  –   Sat, 18 Jan, Kilkenny Citroen Centre Minor A Football Championship (Round: S/Final), Dicksboro 3-10 Tullogher

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Champions! Brilliant Ballyhale reclaim All-Ireland, crowning incredible clean sweep for Kilkenny clubs

By Colin Bartley 19th January 2020 0

It’s three out of three for Kilkenny teams in the All-Ireland Club Hurling championships after Ballyhale Shamrocks lifted the senior club title in Croke Park this afternoon. Ballyhale’s  0-18 to 0-15 win over Tipperary and Munster Champions Borris-Ileigh saw them replicate the exploits of Tullaroan in the Intermediate decider and Conahy Shamrocks in the junior […]

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Kilkenny election candidate vows to bring retirement age back to 65

By Colin Bartley 19th January 2020 0

Plans to increase the age at which workers are entitled to a State pension to 68 are “wrong, unfair and don’t represent the values of the Irish people”. That’s according to Kilkenny TD and Sinn Féin’s General Election candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion, who says her party will bring back the State pension for 65-year-olds, […]

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Two down, one to go: Double delight as Kilkenny teams battle to win All-Ireland club championships

By Colin Bartley 18th January 2020 0

It’s double delight for Kilkenny’s county and provincial hurling champions as both were crowned All-Ireland Club champions today after two exciting and hard-fought victories. Tullaroan, the Kilkenny and Intermediate club hurling champions broke Cork hearts with a last gasp winner against a seriously impressive Fr O’Neill’s team in a match which put to bed the […]

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‘No one should have to feel isolated’ – support group for transgender people in Kilkenny to hold first meeting

By Colin Bartley 18th January 2020 0

The first-ever meeting for Kilkenny people of the transgender community, or those considering the change, will take place in the city this week. Organised by Rebecca Harold with the assistance of the Kilkenny Leader Partnership (KLP), Translife Kilkenny aims to create a safe space where people of the transgender community can come together to share […]

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Kilkenny Council’s ‘lightbulb moment’ shortlisted for national community award

By Colin Bartley 18th January 2020 0

A lightbulb moment by Kilkenny County Council staff has been shortlisted for a prestigious national community award. The local authorities ‘Streetlight LED Retrofit Pilot Project’ has been nominated in the Best Energy Smart Initiative at the the All Ireland Community and Council Awards Now in its 14th year, the All Ireland Community and Council Awards, […]