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Glanbia’s year ‘progressing as planned’ as earnings grow – Managing Director

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

GLANBIA boss Siobhan Talbot today said the year was “progressing as planned” as the Kilkenny food giant confirmed third quarter earnings growth on the back of increased demand for its products. Ms Talbot, pictured, said: “We continue to execute our strategy and, in addition to growth in our core business, we recently announced the acquisition […]

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50,000 foodies Savour Kilkenny’s fare

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

AN army of more 50,000 people foodies descended on Kilkenny last weekend to attend the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival. The massive numbers gave a huge boost to the local economy. The five-day food festival culminated in a two-day market on The Parade at the weekend with demonstrations, stalls and lots of family activities. Director of […]

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UPDATE: Murdered Kilkenny mother’s remains are re-interred

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

THE remains of murdered Kilkenny woman Marie Tierney have been examined and re-interred. The mother-of-two’s remains were exhumed early yesterday morning as part of a cold case review into her violent death in 1984 Her body was exhumed at Conahy Graveyard and taken for examination to University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Gardaí say they have liaised […]

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Kilkenny artist shortlisted for prestigious Savills Prize

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

KILKENNY artist Paul Mosse has been shortlisted for The Savills Prize, the most prestigious award in Irish contemporary art. The winner will be announced later today at Vue 2018, Ireland’s national contemporary art fair. The other shortlisted artists are Dubliners Claire Halpin and Janet Mullarney, Galway-based Gordon Harris and Celbridge native Gabhann Dunne. The €5,000

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Eddie Brennan has tough call to make amid calls for him to return to senior fold

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

LAST Sunday Eddie Brennan rolled back the years as he put in a star performance for Graigue Ballycallan as emerged triumphant in the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship. Since then calls have been growing for the 40-year-old eight-time All-Ireland winner to stay around for one more season and try his hand at senior again. At club […]

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Farmers clash with Glanbia over Kilkenny food giant’s new US brand

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

FARMERS have clashed with Glanbia over the Kilkenny-based food giant’s plans to launch a new consumer brand in the US. The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) said it was “extremely concerned” that the new Truly Grass Fed (TGF) brand would undermine the lucrative US market for Ornua’s Kerrygold dairy range. The IFA is concerned that Irish […]

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Remains of mother murdered over 30 years ago exhumed from local graveyard

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

THE remains of a mother-of-two who was brutally murdered more than 30 years ago were exhumed from a graveyard in Co Kilkenny this morning. The dramatic development came as detectives gather the final pieces of evidence in their investigation into the murder of Marie Tierney (picture, supplied by the Garda Press Office, above). The graveside […]

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Calling Kilkenny’s Hollywood stars of the future …

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

DO you have what it takes to become the next Leonardo DiCaprio or Charlize Theron? Young Irish Film Makers, a digital film training and production organisation based in Kilkenny city,  is looking for young people, aged between 13 to 18, with an interest in making films, creating websites and learning advanced digital media skills. YIFM’s […]

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More traffic disruption on Patrick Street

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

RESIDENTS, business owners and shoppers will have to endure traffic disruption on Patrick Street again today. A ‘Stop & Go’ traffic management system began this morning to allow for works to be carried out on the footpath. It will run from 8am to 4:30pm each weekday for the next three weeks. Irish Water has been […]

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Kilkenny parishioners asked to help foot €4m debt from Pope’s visit

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

KILKENNY parishioners have been urged to make donations towards a €4 million debt arising from the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) and the Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland in August. The Pope’s visit cost the State an estimated €19.4 million, but only €15.4 million has been raised for the event so far. Last weekend the […]