THE revamped Riverview Bar Terrace at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel has been transformed into the city’s premier outdoor social experience. It already boasts one of the finest views of any bar or restaurant in the country. Now the picture-postcard riverside setting – nestled under the shadow of majestic Kilkenny Castle – has undergone extensive works to […]
THE closing date is looming for entrants to this year’s Kilkenny Rose event. Aspiring Roses have until the end of the weekend to put their names forward for this year’s festival. And organisers have vowed it will be an unforgettable experience for anyone who does decide to take part in this year’s event. Lyn Moloney […]
THE Kilkenny-headquartered 3 Counties Energy Agency (3CEA) is helping a growing number of home owners, businesses, community groups and organisations to cut their energy costs and cut down on harmful carbon emissions. Latest figures released both by 3CEA and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) reveals Kilkenny continues to be one of the most […]
KILKENNY TD Deputy Bobby Aylward has launched a scathing attack on the Government, accusing it of failing to provide proper support for our Defence Forces. Deputy Aylward spoke out in the wake of the publication of a new report by the Representation Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO), which revealed four out of every five recently […]
DO you know any young person who is deserving of recognition for the positive contribution they are making to their local community? If so, you can now nominate them online for the 2019 Kilkenny-Carlow 2019 Garda Youth Awards on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Kilkenny-CarlowGardaYouthAwa… Kilkenny gardai are urging community leaders, teachers, sports
A CRIMINAL gang stole thousands of euros worth of heavy construction equipment after they broke into a building site close to Kilkenny city-centre. The theft occurred at a building site neat Green’s Bridge sometime between last Sunday night and Monday morning. Gardai confirmed a number of valuable items were stolen from the site, including a […]
KILKENNY gardai have launched a new appeal to anyone who may have witnessed a savage attack on a taxi driver by a group of people who had earlier tried to flag him down in the city-centre. The 45-year-old victim, who is from the city, was brutally assaulted in the unprovoked attack on John Street a […]
BRITISH MPs have supported an amendment to reject a no-deal Brexit at any time in any scenario by 312 votes to 308. Tonight’s vote, which paves the way for a request to delay Brexit, also deals a further blow to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy. Meanwhile, Ireland EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD […]
KILKENNY will be buzzing in more ways than one on St Patrick’s Day as the humble bee is adopted as the county emblem for this year’s bank holiday festivities. The chosen theme, ‘Bring Back the Bees’, aims to highlight how important bees are to our everyday life. The black and amber bee will be honoured […]
AS THE festival of green beer and drunken leprechauns staggers towards us it is startling to reflect that, in the not-so-distant past, Ireland’s pubs were closed on St Patrick’s Day. The ban, imposed in 1903 to combat public disorder, was not lifted until 1972. A great deal of ingenuity was devoted to defying it. One […]