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Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2020

I have been on staycation in Galway with three generations of my family. We should have been in Malta – but sure we all have

Kilkenny Now 20th July 2020

Amid all the madness, and sadness, that is Covid-19, there has been one redeeming factor — it has not been a bad summer so far,

Kilkenny Now 17th July 2020

Full of fruit … bursting with fruity flavour. Those are descriptions of wine you will often see quoted by way of a compliment. Not by

Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020

Napoleon wished for lucky generals. It is also a useful attribute for football managers and Jack Charlton was a lucky manager. He was lucky to

Kilkenny Now 13th July 2020

John Dighton was a British playwright and screenwriter of minor note, among whose work was Kind Hearts And Coronets and Roman Holiday for the cinema

Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020

One of the upsides of the pandemic for pet owners has been the extra amount of time we’ve got to spend at home with our

Kilkenny Now 10th July 2020

Pinot Noir is an old variety of grape. It is difficult to grow and gave rise to the famous verdict of one vineyard owner that

Kilkenny Now 8th July 2020

If you fancy a three-bedroom semi in south Dublin it will cost you €413,000. If you would prefer to live among the homes of Donegal,

Kilkenny Now 6th July 2020

My recurring dream in this time of coronavirus has seen me by the edge of the Little Karoo desert in South Africa (pictured); on a

Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2020

If you have a birthday coming up soon you might want to celebrate with “a heady red wine that can wrap you in rich, gooey