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Dream come true: Tommy (11) wins ticket to his first ever All-Ireland final

By Kilkenny Now 18th August 2019 0

TODAY is a dream come true for 11-year-old Tommy Ryan, who is attending his first ever All-Ireland final at Croke Park – thanks to KilkennyNow.ie! The Glenmore lad was over the moon after his mother Cathriona won two tickets to today’s showdown with Tipperary after she took part in our competition yesterday. “Thank you very […]

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BIG MATCH WEATHER: Be prepared for all conditions

By Kilkenny Now 18th August 2019 0

CATS fans heading to the match would be well advised to bring the wet gear as there is a good chance the sliothar will be wet in Croke Park this afternoon. The forecast for Dublin is fairly mixed, sunny spells and showers, which come afternoon, could turn into full-on rain and maybe even thunderstorms. According […]

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KILKENNY V TIPP – BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Where tomorrow’s All-Ireland final will be won and lost

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE thing to be put to bed is the idea that this is a new Kilkenny team, a team a couple of years in the making. Because they ain’t! Take away Huw Lawlor and Adrian Mullen, two players thrown into championship battle for the first time this year, or Paddy Deegan, John […]

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1,200 people in Kilkenny suffer with dementia, local lady is face of new national campaign

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 Post a comment

BY COLIN BARTLEY THERE are over 1,200 people living with dementia in Kilkenny, and that number is set to increase as national figures indicate that over 4,000 people will develop the condition across Ireland every year. Next month is World Alzheimer Month (September) and the Health Service Executive is launching a campaign called Dementia: Understand Together.  The face of

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ALL- IRELAND MINOR FINAL: Kittens will have to upset the odds to see off the boys from Galway

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NOT only are the Cats challenging for hurling’s biggest prize, but the Kittens are also out to make a piece of history of their own. Kilkenny face Galway in the minor decider, the curtain-raiser to the main event. Galway are seeking to make it three minor titles on the trot, and already […]

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Garda warning as two killed in separate road collisions

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 0

GARDAI have urged motorists to be vigilant on the roads this weekend after two people were killed in separate collisions in neighbouring Tipperary. A woman died following a collision between a car and a truck in the early hours of this morning. The crash happened at Dovea, Bouladuff in Thurles at around 2.30am. The driver […]

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Watch your head – low flying aircraft surveying Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE will be a lot of activity in the skies around Kilkenny tomorrow as a national survey of the county gets underway – from above. The Tellus survey is a national programme to gather geochemical and geophysical data across Ireland, examining the chemical and physical properties of our soil, rocks and water. […]

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Kilkenny motorists urged to be vigilent as local death toll rises

By Kilkenny Now 16th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are urging Kilkenny drivers to be vigilant and all road users more visible as concerns rise over the increase in road traffic fatalities. So far this year there have been 93 deaths on Irish roads, which is up six deaths on the same time last year. In the first six months […]

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All-Ireland Final build-up – silence is Blue and Gold-en

By Kilkenny Now 16th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY IN TIPPERARY there are four divisions in the county championship, North, South, West and Mid, there is no East Tipperary some brave souls there joke. East Tipp is Kilkenny. But the jokes are in short supply this week across the border, in fact its very quiet altogether, like some conspiracy to silence. […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: The last of the summer rosé

By Kilkenny Now 16th August 2019 0

AUTUMN is on the horizon, but for the last of the summer wine let me return to rosé, the great staple of barbecues, picnics and garden parties. It used to be looked down on as a sweet summer drink for people who could not decide between white and red. But I read that it has […]