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King Henry: ‘There is nothing as beautiful as walking up John Street and seeing Kilkenny Castle’

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

HURLING legend Henry Shefflin has spoken of his deep pride representing Kilkenny and his beloved club Ballyhale, and how the city’s beauty still has the power to take his breath away. “When it comes to the city there is nothing as beautiful as walking up John Street towards High Street and seeing Kilkenny Castle come […]

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Words on wheels – Kilkenny’s mobile library is coming to a school near you

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council’s mobile library is on the move – visiting several schools in the south of the county earlier today. The mobile library rolled into Knocktopher Vocational School at 9.30am this morning, before driving down the road to Ballyhale National School at 10.45am. Then it was back to Knocktopher for lunchtime before visiting Hugginstown […]

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‘Henry will manage Cats one day’ – nine-time All Ireland winner Tommy Walsh

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2018 0

FORMER Kilkenny star and nine-time All-Ireland winner Tommy Walsh says he believes Henry Shefflin will manage the Cats one day. But the Tullaroan legend says he isn’t sure if ‘King Henry’ will be the man to take Brian Cody’s managerial crown. Shefflin has been a revelation in his first season as coach of his home […]

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‘We met in Langton’s where we had our first dance … and our first kiss’ – when Henry met Deirdre

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2018 0

HENRY Shefflin’s wife Deirdre has described how her father told her ‘to stay away from him, he has a busy year ahead of him’ after she first told her family she was dating the hurling star. Deirdre, who played camogie and hails from a strong GAA background, recalls her family’s fairly typical Kilkenny hurling response […]