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New home for Kilkenny’s Butler Gallery nears completion

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

The new home for Kilkenny’s famous Butler Gallery is taking shape and will be ready to home its’ collections as early as next spring. The historic Evan’s Home on Barrack Lane is now entering its final stages with much of the building work, interior fittings and finishes complete and the hard and soft landscaping to […]

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Yulefest Kilkenny: All fantastic festive events in city and county this week

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2019 0

The Yulefest Kilkenny Christmas festival returns to celebrate its fourth year. This year Yulefest is showcasing a bumper six-week festival running up until January 6 next. Last weekend a large crowd gathered to welcome home Kilkenny native and national treasure Mary FitzGerald to launch the festival. An early advocate of re-use from her RTE TV […]

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CULTURE NIGHT 2019: Your guide to all the best events happening around Kilkenny city and county

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY prides itself on its Culture and Arts as much as its hurling and tonight will host many amazing events throughout the city and county for Culture Night 2019 and remember all the events are free. Everything from spoken word and music to unguided tours, printing and visual design, exhibitions and archeology […]

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€6 million project to create new home for the Butler Gallery

By Kilkenny Now 30th July 2019 0

A NEW addition to Kilkenny tourism and home to valuable historical collections is set to open to the public early next year. The new Butler Gallery at Evan’s Home is a €6 million project that will house a large contemporary gallery for major temporary exhibitions, the Butler permanent collection, the Tony O’Malley collection, a media […]

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Kilkenny partnership nominated for prestigious arts award

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY partnership of two business success stories has demonstrated what can be achieved when they combine their talents. The partnership between the Cartoon Saloon and the Butler Gallery has once again displayed their talents as their project “The Breadwinner – Exhibition” is nominated for a prestigious national award. The exhibition tells […]

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‘Thrilling’ – Kilkenny Arts Festival unveils spectacular programme for 2019

By Kilkenny Now 19th June 2019 Post a comment

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY THE Kilkenny Arts Festival Director, Olga Barry, has launched a spectacular festival programme which promises over 11 days of artistic adventures. The event, one of Ireland leading and longest-running cultural festivals, runs from August 8 – August 18 and will showcase a thrilling and diverse array of theatre, music, literature, exhibitions, talks,