Cancer services in Kilkenny will get a boost as a result of increased funding announced in Budget 2025, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced today. Budget 2025 contains new investment in cancer services nationally of €41 million, including a €5.5 million allocation to the Alliance of Community Cancer Support and Service nationally. Cois Nore Cancer Support […]
Some 165 acres of land around the Cullahill Mountain Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has been designated as Kilkenny’s newest nature reserve. The establishment of Gale’s Hill Nature Reserve will bring the number of Nature Reserves in the county to five. The others are Ballykeeffe Wood Nature Reserve, Fiddown Island Nature Reserve, Garryricken Woods Nature […]
Modern vehicles require drivers to pay more attention to the quality of motor oils. Recently, new products have appeared on the Irish market that can significantly improve engine performance and provide long-term protection. Let’s explore the latest developments and what manufacturers offer to Irish drivers. Synthetic oils as the future of engine protection One of […]
Art lovers attending this year’s Kilkenny’s Savour Food Festival can look forward to a visual feast to compliment the culinary treats on show. Organisers said this year’s festival, which takes place on the October bank holiday weekend, will feature “a range of art-themed events at Butler Gallery” that are “designed to engage and
A man will appear in Kilkenny District Court this evening charged in connection with the seizure of €2.5m of drugs at Rosslare Europort. Gardai confirmed the man, aged in his 50s, will appear before a special sitting of the court at 5pm this evening. A Garda spokesperson said investigations into the drug seizure at the […]
A county Kilkenny primary school has unveiled plans for a significant new extension. In its planning application, the Board of St Senan’s Senior National School in Kilmacow is seeking permission to build a new one and two-storey extension, with “a total floor area of 1,019m²”. The development will comprise of four new classrooms, two ET […]
More than 200 of Ireland’s top visitor attractions and visitor experience operators will gather in Kilkenny this weekend. The operators are in town for the seventh annual AVEA (Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions) conference, under the heading ‘Innovation – Agility – Inclusion’. Global experts in the areas of innovation, agile business operations and
Major maintenance works on the water network will cause significant disruption to water supplies in Kilkenny city and surrounding areas from tomorrow night. Uisce Éireann said the works on the water network at Troyswood Water Treatment Plant will impact customers in parts of the city, Freshford, Cooleshal, Threecastles, Tulla, Rathmoyle, Thornback, Talbotsinch, Freshford
The threat of strike action at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny looms amid fears staff will be overwhelmed during the busy winter period. From next Monday, Fórsa members at St Luke’s Hospital and other Health Service Executive (HSE) run facilities in the region will be balloted for industrial action – up to and including strike […]
Kilkenny hurling legends account for almost half of the starting 15 ‘dream team’ compiled in a new book about the GAA and its greatest figures. In an extract from ‘Pulse of the Nation: GAA 140 Years Rankings, Ratings, Tales & Drama,’ top GAA journalists Martin Breheny (Irish Independent) and Donal Keenan (Irish Mail on Sunday) […]