News

‘Young Kilkenny voters must be encouraged to have their say’ – Cllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 0

A SIGNIFICANT number of young people in Kilkenny who are eligible to vote in the forthcoming local and European elections are not registered to exercise their democratic rights, a local councillor has claimed. Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton to kick-start “a national […]

News

‘We’re going to Tralee!’ – Kilkenny’s new Rose thanks family and friends

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY’s new Rose has issued a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to her family and friends as she prepares to represent her county at the international festival in Tralee later this year. Clodagh Cassin (22) was the judges’ choice of the 26 local finalists who graced the stage at the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel for the packed selection […]

News

Spring has sprung (again) as our weather takes another twist: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2019 0

SPRING, it appears, has sprung again! After last week’s freezing temperatures, Met Éireann has forecast a much milder week ahead, with mercury levels in Kilkenny and throughout Leinster rising to as high as 15C. Today will be mainly cloudy, with some “outbreaks of light rain and drizzle”, but overall it will be a big improvement […]

News

Kilkenny Witch Trials brought to life in new novel by award-winning author

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 0

THE award-winning author of ‘The Herbalist’, Niamh Boyce, has written a historical fiction about the Kilkenny Witch Trials and Alice Kytler. Based in Kilkenny in 1324, ‘Her Kind’ is inspired by the real life story of Alice Kytler, but is a re-imagining of the story through the eyes of her maidservant Petronella, who would later […]

News

All Kilkenny children under age of 12 to be given free GP care

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 Post a comment

ALL Kilkenny children under the age of 12 will be entitled to free GP care under a new €210 million deal with doctors announced this weekend. The free GP care will be phased in over the next three years. Free GP visits for under-eights will be in place by July next year.  It will be […]

News

No harmful levels of pesticides detected in Kilkenny’s drinking water supplies

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S drinking water does not contain excessive levels of pesticides that could pose a threat to our health, Irish Water has confirmed. The State Utility said it did not detect any “exceedances” in pesticides in drinking water source throughout Kilkenny city and county last year. However Irish Water, working in partnership with the National Pesticide […]

News Sport

Ballyhale’s Adrian Mullen is named 2019 All-Ireland Club Player of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 0

BALLYHALE’S All-Ireland conquering heroes turned on the style as they attended the AIB GAA Club Players’ Awards in Dublin last night. Six stars from the South Kilkenny club were included in the final 15 that made it onto the All-Ireland club team of the year. And it was a special night in particular for Adrian […]

News

Clodagh Cassin is crowned 2019 Rose of Kilkenny!

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2019 0

CLODAGH Cassin is the new Rose of Kilkenny. The 22-year-old was the judges’ choice after they had the difficult task of picking a winner from the 26 finalists at last night’s selection event at the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel. But there could only be one, and in the end Clodagh was chosen to go forward to […]

News

Pulitzer-prize winning US writer discovers his ‘long-lost’ Kilkenny cousins

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2019 0

AN acclaimed US Pulitzer prize-winning author was delighted to get in touch with his “long lost cousins” in Kilkenny recently. The family connection came about after The Book Centre recently ordered a new tome called ‘Storm Lake’, which was penned by Irish American journalist Art Cullen. Art won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for editorials […]

News Opinion

KATHLEEN FUNCHION: Dawn of a new era for people with autism and their families

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2019 0

IT’S been a very good week for those of us who have campaigned for far greater supports for those living with autism. But, far more importantly, the passing of Sinn Fein’s Autism Empowerment motion this week on World Autism Awareness Day marks a significant milestone that will lay the groundwork for a new era of […]