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Renowned Kilkenny artist wins The Savills Prize

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2018 Post a comment

THE most significant award in Irish contemporary art – The Savills Prize – has been won by Kilkenny artist Paul Mosse. The €5,000 Savills Art Prize is awarded to the artist who has produced an outstanding body of work in the last year or made some other substantial contribution to the visual arts in Ireland. […]

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Inistioge transformed into Winter Wonderland for TV Christmas ad

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2018 0

KILKENNY’S beautiful Inistioge is the star of a new Dunnes Stores Christmas advert. The new ad will hit our screens soon as the countdown to the festive season gets underway. Inistioge, which was recently confirmed as the Gold winner of the prestigious Entente Florale, Europe’s tidy towns competition, has been covered in a blanket of […]

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Paul’s milk quality is ahead of the herd

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2018 0

ARRABAWN Co-op’s leading suppliers have been rewarded for their dedication to improving milk quality by being chosen as winners of the Animal Health Ireland CellCheck Milking Quality Awards for the year. Among the suppliers who made the grade was Paul Brennan of Paulstown, Co Kilkenny (pictured above receiving his award). The awards are presented to […]

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‘Not being able to captain Kilkenny to All-Ireland title was tough’ – Buckley

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2018 0

CILLIAN Buckley has spoken of his regret at being unable to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup as Kilkenny captain. Dicksboro won the 2017 Kilkenny SHC title, ending a 24-year wait for glory. As county champions nominate a player to skipper the inter-county side, and Buckley was an obvious choice for the job. Buckley (26) captained […]

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Young man kicked in the face in brutal city-centre attack

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2018 0

A MAN was rushed to hospital after he was violently assaulted in the city-centre. The incident took place at St Mary’s Lane in the early hours of Sunday, October 28, when the victim, a 26-year-old male, was viciously kicked in the face. The young man was detained at St Luke’s Hospital. He suffered a number […]

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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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