KILKENNY’s Lyrath Estate has confirmed a key new appointment. Marco Zinanni has been confirmed as Director of Sales and Marketing. Originally from South Africa, Marco holds a Bachelor of Consumer Science and Hospitality administration from the University of South Africa. Marco has extensive experience in hospitality and marketing. Fluent in three languages, Marco
IN his first year on Dancing with the Stars John Nolan made it into the last eight with his then partner, the RTÉ journalist Theresa Mannion. Last year the Kilkenny dance star and comedian/actor Deirdre O’Kane made it through to the final. But this year John really feels he and his partner for this year’s […]
US President Donald Trump was bowled over after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented him with a beautiful piece of Kilkenny Crystal in the White House. Images of the shamrock bowl, which was made in Callan, have been beamed around the world in recent hours in a major global coup for the local company. Callan has very strong […]
KILKENNY gardai are hunting for a ‘smash-and-grab’ gang who broke into a local filling station overnight. The incident occurred in the early hours of this morning in Freshford. The gang forced their way into the premises and stole a quantity of cash. The alarm on the premises was activated at around 2am, and it appears […]
WRAP up warm if you’re planning to venture outside to enjoy the carnival atmosphere in Kilkenny over the St Patrick’s weekend. Because Met Éireann has forecast sleet, showers, heavy winds and possible snow over the coming days as we prepare to down the shamrock. The national forecaster has warned of unsettled weather over the coming […]
A LARGE number of Irish women are continuing to travel to Britain to have abortions despite the service being available free here since January. According to reports, at least 85 women from Ireland had abortions in UK clinics in January and February. This compares to 157 for the same period in 2018. The figures were […]
GARDAI are investigating the theft of a pony, who was taken from a field in Kilkenny in the middle of the day. Kilkenny gardai say the incident occurred at lands in Cuffesgrange sometime last Friday, March 8. The pony is black and white and measures 12.2 hands. Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in […]
LOCAL businesses, farmers and food production companies must be given supports in the event of a trade war between the EU and the UK, a local politician has warned. Cllr Patrick O’Neill was speaking after the latest twist in the ongoing Brexit drama, which has brought even more confusion and uncertainty about the future direction […]
INTERNATIONAL hospitality giant PREM has invested more than €1 million on a major makeover of The Hoban Hotel on the outskirts of Kilkenny. The impressive renovation and rebrand of The Hoban Hotel, formerly the Aspect Hotel, was carried out by celebrity architect and star of RTÉ’s Home of the Year and The Great Home Revival, […]
MEDIA Helm is an innovative digital design company that thinks, and acts, big. The company is part of a new wave of exciting digital and tech companies in the South East that are making a big impact, not just regionally, but also across Ireland and internationally. Established by founder and Creative Director Robin Whelan five […]