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SPONSORED: Beat the bad weather blues with ‘Bubbles and Brunch’ at Butler House and Garden

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

WHAT better way to escape the miserable weather than to unwind at a leisurely brunch with friends accompanied by the sound of popping corks and the gentle fizz of Champagne? If that sounds like an appetising prospect, Kilkenny’s award-winning Butler House and Garden is the place to be on Sunday, March 24 from 11.30 to […]

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Brexit shakes confidence of local hotel industry: conference

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

BUSINESS sentiment at hotels and guesthouses in Kilkenny and the South East has deteriorated sharply in the past year, a major conference has heard. The Irish Hotels Federation says the same trend is evident across the country. A survey it commissioned reveals that only 40% of hoteliers now have a positive outlook for their business over the […]

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From Irish Defence Forces to ISIS bride: Irishwoman captured in Syria

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

A FORMER member of the Defence Forces has been captured in Syria on suspicion of supporting the jihadi terror group ISIS. According to reports today, the 37-year-old left Ireland for the war-torn region in 2015 and married an Isis sympathiser, who has since died. The Irishwoman was detained along with her two-year-old boy by US […]

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‘Rain, sleet and snow’ – wrap up well if you’re venturing outdoors this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

WRAP up well if you’re venturing outdoors today and tomorrow as Met Éireann has forecast a pretty grim weekend for Kilkenny and most of the country. A snow-ice warning issued for counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Meath, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo expired at 8am this morning. In Kilkenny, today began brightly enough, but in […]

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He started it! Two men involved in city-centre brawl file charges against each other

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

TWO men who were involved in a late-night punch up in the city-centre have lodged criminal complaints against each other following the fracas. The pair got involved in a row on John Street at 10.25am last Friday, March 1. According to a source, the row escalated and punches were traded, leaving both men with “minor […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Pinto Gris and Pinot Grigio: neighbours divided by shades of grey

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

PINTO Gris and Pinot Grigio are neighbours. Both wines come from the same white grape with a greyish skin (hence the French name ‘gris’). At one stage these wines must have been identical but different production methods have driven them apart. In Alsace, where most of the French Pinto Gris is made, the harvest is […]

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BREAKING: Senior Minister issues defiant message to vandals behind attack on Kilkenny WW1 Memorial

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

A SENIOR Government minister today issued a defiant message to the vandals who caused extensive damage to the World War 1 Memorial in Kilkenny. There has been an outpouring of public outrage this week after it emerged that the carved stone face of the fallen soldier statue at the centre of the monument had its […]

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Seven days to go! Local young entrepreneurs urged to enter €50,000 competition before deadline

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

THE clock is ticking for fledgling local businesses and entrepreneurs to get their applications in for the 2019 Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition and be in with a chance of bagging up to €50,000 in prize money. Now in its fifth year, the competition is open to 18 to 35-year-olds who have an idea for […]

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Friday Night Fever! Check out all the fantastic events happening in the Marble City tonight

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

Today – 18.00 – Rothe House & Garden – International Women’s Day This fantastic event will celebrate the achievements of women, hosted by Ella Dunphy of DNG, who was the first female President of IPAV. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mary Ann O’Brien, accomplished business woman, founder of Lilly O’Brien’s Chocolates and

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Taoiseach warns of ‘epidemic of violence against women’ in Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 Post a comment

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar today declared that there is “an epidemic of violence against women” in Ireland. Mr Varadkar made the remarks after he chaired a special Cabinet meeting to mark International Women’s Day. The Taoiseach said more work is needed to protect women. “I think a lot of people will recognise that there is an […]

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