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Almost 500 new websites registered in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2021 0

A total of 443 new .ie website domains were registered in Kilkenny in the first six months of this year. The figures, a drop of 5.7% localls on the same period last year, are contained in a new survey, the .IE Domain Profile Report. The report, published biannually by .IE, the company that manages Ireland’s […]

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SPONSORED: Do you need help starting a family? Talk to the fertility experts in Sims IVF today

By Kilkenny Now 29th July 2021 Post a comment

It has been estimated that around one in five couples in Ireland experience fertility difficulties. They need treatment to assist  conception and help them realise  their  dream of having a baby. For almost 25 years, Sims IVF has been helping couples achieve that dream. It is Ireland’s number one fertility clinic and part of Virtus […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Smaller, shorter, cheaper … that’s my Olympic dream

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 Post a comment

I am enjoying the Olympics much more than I had expected. The lack of real audiences takes away some of the atmosphere and it must be disappointing for the contestants who have worked so hard to get to Tokyo only to find it a city under lockdown. There is no Olympic village for them to […]

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SPONSORED: History in the making – new book tells how a Kilkenny carpenter became the man who built the White House

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2021 0

Few people in Ireland know the name of James Hoban but everyone knows the Kilkenny man’s most celebrated work. The carpenter from Cuffesgrange is the man principally responsible for the design and construction of the White House. A new book tells the story of this son of a tenant farmer who trained to be an architect. Hoban left his home […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 0

Edward (Neddy) BYRNE Ballinvalley, Clifden Edward (Neddy) Byrne, Ballinvalley, Clifden, Co.Kilkenny died peacefully at his home, July 25th 2021. Beloved brother of Bridgid and the late Richard. Deeply regretted by his sister-in-law Bridie, nephews Tony, Eamonn, Richie and Jamie, nieces Ann Marie, Jean and Veronica, extended family, wonderful neighbours and friends. Requiem

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Boardwalk at popular county Kikenny closed after anicent oak tree falls

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 0

The boardwalk at a popular county Kilkenny walkway has been temporarily closed after an ancient oak tree fell last night. Nobody was injured after the oak tree, believed to be 800 years old, at Silaire Wood in Graiguenamanagh became uprooted and fell. It is not known what caused the tree to collapse. Kilkenny County Council […]

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SPONSORED: Unique, innovative new postgraduate programmes in Irish Regional History launched at Carlow College, St Patrick’s

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 3

Carlow College, St. Patrick’s has recently launched two new Level 9 postgraduate programmes: a Master of Arts and a Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Regional History. These are 18 – 24 month part-time, evening programmes, which begin in September 2021 and are aimed at graduates seeking to further their study at a more advanced level or accelerate their […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2021 0

John Mason (Harry) ARMITAGE  Garringreen, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny City The death has occurred of Henry John Mason (Harry) Armitage of Garringreen, Johnswell Road, Kilkenny and formerly of Dowrath, Ballycallan, Co Kilkenny, on Sunday 25th July 2021, peacefully, in the tender loving care of his family and the wonderful staff of St. Mary’s Ward, St. Columba’s

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Cheers! Kilkenny pubs and restaurants urged to claim enhanced funding

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2021 0

Kilkenny restaurants and pubs who reopened for indoor dining again from today have been urged to make a claim for enhanced support funding. As of the plan to return to reopen hospitality, pubs and restauarants are entitled to make a claim for an enhanced restart Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) payment. The restart payments are […]

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SPONSORED: HomeHub – beautifully built garden offices, games rooms and family spaces

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2021 3

Lockdowns have revolutionised the way many of us work. Commutes that once took hours have been reduced to a matter of minutes as we head for the spare room or our ‘desk’ at the kitchen table. The downside is that spare rooms are often uncomfortable and unsuited to a regular work routine, while other members […]