Medici – The Magnificent (pictured) January 25 Following on from Medici: Masters of Florence, the second season of this period drama sees the show jump right into the Renaissance with the family’s powehaving been consolidated in the past 20 years as their grip on the Italian city tightens. Daniel Sharman plays Lorenzo de’Medici, who assumes leadership […]
THE weekend GAA action in Leinster has left a clearer picture ahead of the final stages of pre-season fare in the province. The Cats will line up against Wexford at Innovate Wexford Park in the semi-final of the Bord Na Móna Walsh Cup. Meanwhile, Dublin’s victory over Eddie Brennan’s Laois side has propelled them into […]
A MAN and a woman were arrested after Kilkenny gardai seized heroin and cannabis valued at €14,000 hidden under the bonnet of the car they were travelling in. The pair were arrested after gardai from the Thomastown Traffic Unit stopped and searched a blue Audi in Ballytobin shortly after 5pm on Friday. The driver attempted […]
THE House of Commons vote on the Brexit deal will “definitely” go ahead next week, British Prime Minister Theresa said today. May also admitted the UK would be in uncharted territory if the agreement she reached with EU leaders is rejected. Britain is due to exit the EU on March 29. However, May’s inability so […]
ROSE of Tralee Kirsten Mate Maher has vowed not to let “nasty” people get her down after gardai investigated an alleged racial attack on her at a Kilkenny chipper. The 21-year-old South Kilkenny woman, who represented Waterford in the Rose of Tralee, is half-Zambian and grew up and attended school in Mullinavat. Shortly after being […]
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of young aspiring model and actress Jasmine McMonagle. Mother-of-two Ms McMonagle (28) who was originally from Castlefinn, was found dead at her home at Forest Park in Killygordon at 7.30am on Friday morning last. Richard Burke (27) appeared at a special sitting of Sligo District […]
THERE’S nothing more important than a good night’s sleep. It’s the key to health and happiness – and to achieve it we need the right bed. As with any other significant purchase, it’s important to take good advice and one name instantly comes to mind. Nobody knows more about the beds business than Beds4u . […]
KILKENNY has been given a €6.3 million roads upgrade. The funding will be used for improvements to sections of the N24 west of Mooncoin, and a safety scheme at the Tower Road, Piltown, close to a notorious accident blackspot. Funds have also been allocated for the N25 outside Glenmore, which will connect the New Ross […]
TEMPERATURES are set to plummet tonight – but Kilkenny and the rest of the country will be spared the freezing sub-zero conditions will afflict our neighbours across the water. Parts of the UK will fall to as low as -10 amid fears it is about to be hit by another ‘Beast from the East’ type […]
Christmas can be an expensive time. And for many families it is also a worrying time as they struggle to make ends meet. Thomastown Credit Union is here to help. Thomastown Credit Union offers personal loans up to €50,000 and Community Loans up to €160,000. “But if it’s a small loan for Christmas that you […]