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WINE O’CLOCK: A rosé by any other name may taste too sweet

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

SUMMER may be coming in but it’s taking its time about it. Still, the sun did put in an appearance last week. It was brief but enough to tempt me into the garden, to open a bottle of wine, and think about cleaning down the barbie or, maybe, cutting the grass. It is unwise, though, […]

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MARBLE CITY NIGHTS: Bank Holiday special – Sinéad Connolly’s guide to going out in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

ANOTHER Bank Holiday is upon us, and so too is a certain Cat Laughs festival so the Marble City will be hopping again this weekend. If you’re a comedy fan but slightly unorganised, don’t worry: there’s still a few tickets left for some of the shows, but get booking asap to avoid disappointment. And after […]

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UNCOVERED: Five of Kilkenny’s best beer gardens!

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

By Sinéad Connolly KILKENNY is in full-on party mode as Bank Holiday revellers and comedy fans descend on the city for the Cat Laughs festival. If you want to chill a bit from the madness there’s nothing better than kicking back over a drink or three in one of Kilkenny’s coolest outdoor gardens. The forecast […]

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Enterprising Kilkenny company wins top national export award

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 Post a comment

AN innovative county Kilkenny business has won a prestigious national export award. Mechanical Modular Solutions (MMS) in Castlecomer won the ‘Best Export Business’ title at this year’s National Enterprise Awards, which was organised by the Local Enterprise Offices to celebrate Ireland’s best small businesses. Set up by Michael McGuire in 2017, MMS designs and manufactures

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From cruel King Joffrey to Cat Laughs – Game of Thrones star returns to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 Post a comment

HE became one of the world’s most recognised TV ‘baddies’ for his portrayal of the cruel King Joffrey in Game of Thrones. But since his assassination during the infamous Red Wedding scene, Irish actor Jack Gleeson opted to take a very different career path. And this weekend he’s going to try his hand as musical […]

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Kilkenny and ‘sunny South East’ to get best of unsettled Bank Holiday weather

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

KILKENNY and the South East will get the best of the Bank Holiday weekend weather, which will come as welcome news to holidaymakers and revellers descending on the city for the Cat Laughs Festival. This morning began cloudy and cool over most parts of the country. However, Met Éireann is predicting Kilkenny and neighbouring Waterford […]

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Kilkenny schools to get 13 new Special Needs Assistants next year

By Kilkenny Now 31st May 2019 0

KILKENNY schools will get 13 extra Special Needs Assistants from September. The welcome news was confirmed by Kilkenny councillor and Fine Gael General Election candidate Patrick O’Neill (pictured). The badly-needed supports are part of a national allocation of 800 new Special Needs Assistants announced by Education Minister Joe McHugh this week. This brings the total […]

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EURO ELECTIONS: Battle for Ireland South to drag on for up to four more weeks

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

THE final list of elected candidates for the Ireland South constituency will not be known until June 21 after Sinn triggered a full recount in the European Parliament election. The recount will begin at 9am next Tuesday morning in Cork and could cost the State up to €1m. The recount decision was made after it […]

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Thief steals car in Kilkenny city-centre, collides with another vehicle, flees scene

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting a car thief who stole a vehicle in Kilkenny city and then collided with another car on a nearby street before fleeing the scene. The car was taken from the Walkin Street area of the city at around 8am on Saturday. A short time later another vehicle in nearby New Street was […]

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‘You’re doing the job of four people’ – Kilkenny mother of special needs kids reveals struggle in RTÉ interview

By Kilkenny Now 30th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A KILKENNY special needs activist and mother-of-four bravely spoke of the challenges she faces as a carer and of a parents of children with special needs in a moving interview on national radio today. Linda Comerford spoke to RTÉ’s Sean O’Rourke following the publication of a new report by Carers Ireland titled […]