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Ballyhale Shamrocks are Kings of Leinster again

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2019 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 1-21 St Mullins (Carlow) 0-15  Henry Shefflin’s Ballyhale Shamrocks are just two games away from being crowned All-Ireland club champions for a second successive season. The Kilkenny and All-Ireland kingpins are AIB Leinster club champions for a record tenth time after they showed true grit to secure back-to-back titles against a gutsy

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Pride of Place: country’s top community groups flock to Kilkenny for awards

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2019 0

Hundreds of unsung heroes from across the island of Ireland will descend on Kilkenny today for the 2019 Pride of Place awards. The Pride of Place awards is an annual competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and sponsored by IPB Insurance, which promotes and celebrates the best in community development. The awards recognise the selfless efforts […]

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Kilkenny’s Queen has confidence to go for national title

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

A young Kilkenny woman is stepping up to represent her county in a national competition, a feat she never would have dreamed of attempting five years ago. Grace Fitzpatrick, a 25-year old beauty therapist from Hugginstown, is representing Kilkenny in this year’s Macra na Feirme’s “Queen of the Land” competition. And it is something Grace […]

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SPONSORED: Mountain View – a little slice of heaven tucked away in the hills of South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

WHEN you enter the spectacular 120-acre grounds of Mountain View, it feels like you’re world away from the bustle and stresses of everyday life. Tucked snugly into the hills of South Kilkenny in the hurling heartland of Ballyhale, Mountain View boasts incredible panoramic views spanning six counties. It’s almost difficult to remember you’re just a […]

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SPONSORED: How Thomastown Credit Union helps beat the loan sharks

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

THE Department of Finance is studying submissions from a consultation on licensed moneylenders. When it launched the process three months ago there were 39 of these moneylenders operating with the authorisation of the Central Bank. They were charging annual interest rates which ranged from a frightening 152 per cent to a horrifying 287 per cent. […]

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‘Sadly missed’ – Kilkenny community gathers to pay last respects to tragic Eugene

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

FAMILY, friends, teammates and the entire Ballyhale community will unite today to their their respects to Eugene Alyward, the takented and highly popular young man who was killed in a road tragedy outside the village over the weekend. Eugene reposed at his home yesterday, where rosary and vigil prayers were said at 8pm. He will […]

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R.I.P: Funeral arrangments for young hurler killed in road tragedy announced

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2019 0

A SOUTH Kilkenny community will unite in grief this week as it mourns the passing of Eugene Aylward, the popular young hurler who lost his life in a tragic road accident over the weekend. Eugene will response at his home in Ballyhale at 2pm tomorrow, with Rosary at 8pm. His funeral will take place at […]

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‘A very popular young man and a friend to everyone’ – Kilkenny community mourns young hurler who died in road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a popular and talented young Kilkenny man who was tragically killed in a road accident early this morning. Eugene Aylward, who was in his early 20s, died after the car he was driving struck a wall at Knockwilliam, outside Ballyhale, shortly after midnight.   With the local community in […]

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UPDATE: Ballyhale Shamrocks call off all fixtures following tragic death of young hurler

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

BALLYHALE Shamrocks have cancelled all of their senior and junior fixtures this weekend following the tragic death of a young hurler overnight. The club posted the following message on social media this morning: “Due to a tragic bereavement within the club all matches Juvenile & Senior are all called off.” Kilkenny GAA also confirmed the […]

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Young man killed in county Kilkenny road tragedy, woman seriously injured

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

A YOUNG man has died after the car he was driving struck a wall in county Kilkenny in the early hours of this morning. A woman in her 30s was also seriously injured in the incident and rushed to University Hospital Waterford. The tragedy unfolded at around 1am at Knockwilliam outside Ballyhale. Emergency services rushed […]