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REVEALED: Star-studded literary line-up confirmed for Borris Festival of Writing

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2019 0

FILM-MAKERS, artists, war correspondents, political commentators, film-makers and artists are among the speakers confirmed for the 2019 Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas. Former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson and multi-award winning writers including Julian Barnes, Donal Ryan, Phillipa Perry, Lara Marlowe, Ben Okri,

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Kilkenny Council must declare a ‘climate emergency’ – Clllr Noonan

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2019 0

GREEN Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has praised the Kilkenny activists who travelled to Dublin to take part in yesterday’s Extinction Rebellion protest in the capital. Cllr Noonan has also supported calls for a “climate emergency” to prepare Kilkenny for a “much changed future”. The Kilkenny councillor, who is also his party’s

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Kilkenny’s 5′ 11 Rose Clodagh is hoping her escort will measure up!

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S newly-crowned Rose is hoping she’ll be able to look her escort at the Tralee festival in the eye. Literally. At 5′ 11, it’s understandable long-legged Clodagh Cassin would like her Rose of Tralee escort to be on the tall side. She told KilkennyNow.ie: “I’m quite tall so I’d be hopeful that I would get […]

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‘Idiots’ – Kilkenny politician condemns killers who shot dead journalist Lyra McKee

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

A KILKENNY politician has launched a scathing attack on the dissident republicans believed to be responsible for the shooting dead of journalist Lyra McKee during rioting in Derry last night. Denis Hynes, the local Labour General Election candidate, described the killing of the journalist as “outrageous”, adding: “Those who carried out this attack offer nothing […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Some cracking reds to go with your Easter eggs

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

NO lambs will die on my account this Easter. It’s not a matter of principle, I just don’t like the meat very much. It tends to be fatty or stringy or both. If you disagree, I recommend Chateau Moulin de Mallet as an accompaniment, a fruity red from Bordeaux (€16.95 in The Wine Centre, Kilkenny). […]

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‘I grew up supporting Kilkenny and Henry Shefflin’ – confessions of a Carlow hurler

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

CARLOW hurling star Martin Kavanagh has revealed how he grew up supporting the Cats – and idolised Henry Shefflin – as he prepares to come face-to-face with Brian Cody’s Kilkenny on the pitch. Martin Kavanagh said he can’t wait to do battle with Kilkenny at the neighbouring counties prepare for their Leinster SHC clash at […]

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Man charged after gardai found €230,000 of drugs in his car

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

A MAN was arrested by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Burglary Response Unit division after €230,000 worth of drugs were found in the boot of his car. The huge drugs stash was discovered by gardai at a checkpoint in Ballon on Wednesday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the stopped and searched the vehicle under the Misuse of […]

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Kilkenny schoolkids help raise €1,000 for National Reptile Zoo after blaze

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

BIG hearted members of the public have so far donated more than €1,000 to the National Reptile Zoo after the recent fire which killed one of its snakes and wiped out the country’s only anti-venom stocks. The founder and director of the hugely popular Gowran attraction, James Hennessey, set up a GoFundMe page after the […]

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Herd the good news? Ireland’s biggest sheep breeding event is returning to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

THE largest sheep breeding event in Ireland is returning to Kilkenny. The National Sheep Breeders Association (NSBA) RED MILLS Championships will take place on Saturday, June 8 at Cillín Hill Mart. A whole host of activities are planned for the day, including industry related talks, exhibitions, trade stands, working sheepdog trials and Agri-kids workshops. Speaking […]

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Good Friday? It’s going to be a Great Friday in Kilkenny, says Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 19th April 2019 0

KILKENNY is set to sizzle over the Easter bank holiday weekend, with temperatures rising to as high as 21C today. The miserable start to the week we endured will seem like a memory from a different season as the county basks in “long spells of hazy sunshine”, according to Met Éireann. And the national forecaster […]

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