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Happy birthday Billy’s Tearooms! How Kilkenny village fought back against rural decline

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY THE community of Ballyhale is celebrating the success of its popular tearooms and shop after a busy first year in business. Billy’s Tearooms and Shop has given the community a new lease of life and celebrated its first birthday this week. “On Thursday we offered free tea and coffee to all our […]

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Gone in 60 seconds: brazen thief steals 4X4 moments after owner parked it outside Kilkenny premises

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN walked through the door of a county Kilkenny business and was met with screaming staff telling him his 4X4 had just been stolen literally behind his back. The shocking daylight robbery occurred on Hugginstown’s Main Street on Tuesday morning. The man pulled up to the entrance of a business in […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A hot red from the black soil of Sicily

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

LAST week I wrote about the wines of Gozo. From the north of that Maltese island, you can – if the day is clear and your eyesight good – see the coast of Sicily. What you are looking at is the region of Avola (the town of that name is a bit to the west) […]

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Kilkenny Council applied for just €22k from €13m fund to house Travellers

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council applied for just €22,000 from a fund of €13 million designated for Traveller specific accommodation. But despite the small amount it applied for, the council has actually drawn down €171,000 from the Traveller accommodation scheme in the first six months of the year. Before the start of each year, […]

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CervicalCheck scandal: top health officials knew of lab fiasco six months ago

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY OFFICIALS in the Department of Health knew about the computer issues in a US lab since February, which left hundreds of women without the results of their cervical screenings. It emerged today that CervicalCheck knew of the computer glitch in February. Officials thought the lab in the US conducting the screening was […]

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Fenway Park or Nowlan Park? Smithwick’s will reward your RED SOCKS with a pint

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ARE we in Boston or Kilkenny? One of Kilkenny’s most famous brands is asking people to wear RED SOCKS in the city this weekend, and if you do – they will give you a free pint. Smithwick’s is getting into the festivities of the big weekend in Kilkenny. Show your red socks […]

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MARBLE CITY BAR: Sinéad Connolly’s going-out guide to Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

THERE’s no two ways about it – Kilkenny’s going to absolutely mobbed this weekend as two fellows by the name of Bob Dylan and Neil Young roll into town. And if you’re a Stetson-wearing guy or gay, Mike Denver and a whole host of country stars will be entertaining the masses at Gowran Racecourse. But […]

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‘How does it feel’ – Kilkenny ready as 28,000 fans descend on city for Dylan & Young gig

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

KILKENNY is all set for the big gig in Nowlan Park on Sunday afternoon. And the good news is the weather is set to be glorious for the Bob Dylan and Neil Young gig, with temperatures set to hit 26 degrees, so bring the factors 50. Some tickets are still available for the gig, but […]

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Cats could square up to FIVE opponents in future Leinster championships

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY could face five opponents in the Leinster Hurling Championship by 2021. The Leinster GAA chairman Jim Bolger has revealed the Leinster hurling championship could be expanded to six teams following the success of Laois and Carlow this year. The possibility of an eight-team championship is also being discussed, which would create […]

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MENINGITIS WARNING: Vaccination targets way off in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY UPTAKE of the Meningococcal C (‘MenC’) vaccine for Kilkenny children under the age of 24-months is falling well short of national targets, new figures reveal. The 86% uptake for the immunisation of MenC is nearly 10 points below the national target of 95% set by the Department of Health. The figures come […]