THAT was a gig that left everyone satisfied. Bob Dylan and Neil Young hit the notes the crowd came to hear. Each one of the 28,000 in attendance sauntered off into the Kilkenny night with a spring in their step. Maybe the London gig in Hyde Park was a warm-up for here, as Dylan seemed […]
By COLIN BARTLEY ARE we in Boston or Kilkenny? One of Kilkenny’s most famous brands is asking people to wear RED SOCKS in the city this weekend, and if you do – they will give you a free pint. Smithwick’s is getting into the festivities of the big weekend in Kilkenny. Show your red socks […]
By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI hope to limit the disruptions this Sunday in and around Nowlan Park by implementing traffic management measures to deal with the 28,000 fans in town for the Dylan & Young gig. Road closures will begin at 7 am on the Hebron Road and O’ Loughlin Road, down to the junction at […]
By COLIN BARTLEY NEIL Young may have sang about a ‘Train of Love’ and Bob Dylan about a ‘Slow Train Coming’ – but Irish Rail have confirmed there is NO TRAIN COMING to collect fans after the legends of folk-rock gig in Kilkenny this month. And people will need transport to and from the gig […]