Clare 2-20 Kilkenny 1-22 KILKENNY netted with the final act of the game – but the last gasp score was too little, too late for the Cats against a competitive Clare side in the second round of the Allianz National Hurling League. After making a bright start to the campaign against Cork last week, Brian […]
A WELL-KNOWN businessman who lived and worked in Kilkenny for years is striking it rich in the sun. Phelan Energy, a renewable energy developer run by Paschal Phelan, has agreed a financing deal for a €113 million solar project in South Africa, the Sunday Times reports today. The company said its subsidiary, Solar Capital, finalised […]
THE annual pilgrimage in honour of St Fiacre will take place at the revered saint’s sixth century Holy Well and ruins in Ullard next Friday, February 8. This county Kilkenny tradition has been kept alive for centuries. The Holy Well is situated in a field at Ullard, about three miles outside Graignamanagh. The well is […]
THIS great image from Sportsfile captures the moment the two sons of Kilkenny legend DJ Carey met on opposing sides of the pitch while playing for their respective colleges. Michael, who lined out for UL, shakes hands with brother Sean, who represented UCD in the Fitzgibbon Cup. On this occasion it was Sean who emerged […]
KILKENNY’s Lorimat Jewellers has been named Jeweller of the Year at the prestigious Irish Wedding Awards 2019. It’s a fantastic achievement for the Kilkenny business, who beat off stiff competition from some of the best known and longest established jewellers in the country, including Appleby and Howell Jewellers. Owner and second-generation jeweller Rita Shanahan
Ireland 20 England 32 A HUGELY disappointing performance by Ireland saw them outfought and outscored by old enemy England in a tense Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium. A first half try by Cian Healy was the only real bright spot in a game in which England rode their luck at times and benefited […]
A DISQUALIFIED driver had his car seized by Kilkenny gardai after he was caught driving with no insurance, tax or NCT. The motorist was arrested by members of the Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Burglary Response Unit after he was stopped in Urlingford earlier this week. He was subsequently charged and appeared before Thurles District Court on motoring […]
TALENTED Kilkenny soccer player Jimmy Keohane has been inundated with well wishes on social media after he confirmed he has signed for English League One side Rochdale. The 28-year-old Kilkenny native, who first left Irish shores as a teenager to join Bristol City from Wexford Youths, has committed to a contract until the end of […]
THE chairman of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Tom Costello has announced he is to step down from his position. His resignation follows weeks of controversy after it was revealed the beleaguered National Children’s Hospital project could cost taxpayers in Kilkenny and across the country up to €2 billion, making it the most expensive […]
INISTIOGE is to host its very own ‘Darkness into Light’ walk. The picturesque south Kilkenny village will be the venue for the charity walk to raise money for Pieta House. The walk will take place on May 11. Online registration will begin later this month, the local website Inistioge.ie confirmed this week. Pieta House has […]
