KILKENNY camogie has received a major boost with the news that Ann Downey has decided to stay on as team manager for another year. There had been some speculation about whether she would continue in the role after her team suffered a second successive All-Ireland final defeat at the hands of Cork. But after giving the […]
THE elderly couple who were found dead at their Kilkenny home last week lay in repose side-by-side yesterday evening as their families prepared for their separate funerals and burials today. The bodies of Michael Hurley (83) and his partner Mary Holohan (79) were discovered by a relative at their home in Kilderry, Johnswell on Wednesday […]
A KILKENNY mother wrote a heartbreaking letter to her late daughter Ciara, which left Ryan Tubridy struggling for words live on air yesterday. Ciara Lawlor (17) died tragically in July 2016 after collapsing at a Kodaline concert in Marlay Park, Dublin. Her grieving mother Eimear penned a moving letter to Ciara, which Ryan read out […]
A SHEEPDOG who was in a Jeep that was stolen along with a trailer-full of lambs outside a filling station has been found safe in the Clogh area of county Kilkenny. The incident occurred just moments after farmer James Kealy stopped at a filling station in Graiguecullen, Carlow at 4pm yesterday. When he came outside […]
ALL trains from Dublin to Kilkenny were cancelled this morning following a “tragic incident” on the line between Sallins and Newbridge. All trains due to depart from Heuston Station this morning were cancelled, causing major disruption. Irish Rail confirmed in Tweet this morning: “Major disruption to services to/from Heuston, emergency services attending tragic incident on
KILKENNY’S Butler House has been included in the 45th Anniversary Edition of Ireland’s Blue Book, a prestigious collection of country house hotels, manor houses, castles and restaurants. Butler House was one of six new additions to the famous book that were announced at a reception in Dublin’s Merrion Hotel earlier this week to celebrate 45 […]
THE scene of the magical new Dunnes Stores Christmas TV ad will play host to a very different type of occasion next weekend as the Great Inistioge Ball Run rolls into town. The Ball Run, which kicks off at 3.30pm next Sunday, December 2, is now in its fourth year and has grown into a […]
THE funeral of a man who was found dead beside his partner at their Kilkenny home will take place tomorrow. The bodies of Michael Hurley (83) and his partner Mary Holohan (79) were discovered by a relative at their home in Kilderry, Johnswell at 7pm on Wednesday. Mr Hurley’s remains will lie in repose at […]
LESS than one in every 100 new jobs created in Ireland last year were in the South East. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office provide a stark reminder of how employment in the South East continues to lag behind other regions. Overall, a total of 66,700 jobs were created nationally in the 12 […]
POST-MORTEM examinations are being carried out today on the remains of the elderly couple who were found dead in their Kilkenny home. The autopsy results will determine the course of the Garda investigation into the deaths. The bodies of Michael Hurley (83) and his partner, Mary Holohan (79) were discovered by a relative at their […]