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Going from strength-to-strength: Cats star forward TJ Reid ready to expand gym empire

By Colin Bartley 1st March 2020 0

He has taken on the role of county captain, was instrumental in his club team becoming All-Ireland champions and knows the weight of expectation of a county will lie on his shoulders if Kilkenny are to retain the Liam McCarthy after a five-year break. If not busy enough already, TJ Reid is now ready to […]

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SPONSORED: Michael Lyng Motors: Your main Hyundai and Ford dealers in Kilkenny – we will not be beaten for quality, service and price

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2020 0

THE most popular cars in Ireland are from the Hyundai range. They include some of the greenest, most economical vehicles available, such as the i10, i20 and ix20, the i30 Hatchback, Fastback and Tourer, the i40, the Santa Fe and and the Kona. The Tucson has been Ireland’s best selling SUV since its introduction in […]

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Kilkenny All-Star hurler seeks to expand fitness business

By Colin Bartley 22nd January 2020 0

One of Kilkenny’s most popular gyms – TJ Reid Health & Fitness  – is looking to expand its premises. The gym, co-owned by Kilkenny All-Star TJ Reid, has lodged a planning application to increase the size of its fitness centre at Cillin Hill, Leggetsrath by 230 sq/m. The proposed makeover will require a change of […]

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Ireland’s leading rural sustainability and business event comes to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN EXHIBITION highlighting the opportunities available from rural sustainability is being held in Kilkenny this week. The Energy and Rural Business Show Ireland (ERBI) is an event for the agricultural and rural communities of Ireland, providing in depth information and guidance on renewable energy generation and use, environmental best practice and other

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Major Kilkenny event cancelled due to ‘inflated insurance costs’

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

AN annual event on the Kilkenny exhibition calendar has had to be cancelled due to spiralling insurance costs. This year’s Kilkenny Model Toy Show, Ireland’s largest indoor event for model collectors and would have been in its ninth year, has been pulled. Organisers of the event in The Hub in Cillin Hill made the announcement […]

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Coronas add extra Kilkenny gig after first show sells out

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

Fresh off the back of their sell outs in Belfast last night and Irish Independent Park in Cork recently, The Coronas have announced another date in Kikenny. The Dublin band will put on an extra show at the Long Way Home festival later this year, and tickets go on sale this morning. The hugely popular […]

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It’s pawsome! Fantastic free day out for your four-legged friends at Cillín Hill

By Kilkenny Now 2nd July 2019 0

A ‘BARKING-MAD’ day out at Cillín Hill for the canine members of your family and all proceeds will go to Irish Therapy Dogs. Hosted by Connolly’s Red Mills, Barkfest – the South East’s Summer Festival for Dogs, takes place on Saturday, July 20 and all four-legged friends are welcome. Set in the Dog Friendly RED […]

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Kilkenny’s Cillín Hill transformed into a BAA-zaar of sheep this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2019 0

THE National Sheep Breeding Championship is taking place at The Hub in Cillín Hill on the outskirts of the city today. More than 750 sheep are entered into the 2019 NSBA Red Mills Championships, with five All-Ireland champions set to be chosen this weekend. Judging began at 10am, with industry specialists are giving live seminars […]

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Kilkenny Cat Laughs 2019 was most sucesssful ever: festival director

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY AFTER a quarter century of laughs, Kilkenny’s internationally-renowned comedy festival is still getting bigger and better. The Cat Laughs’ silver jubilee thrilled fans with some of the best international and Irish comedians including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, Ed Byrne, Neil Delamere, Zoe Lyons, Rosie Jones, Dara Ó Briain, Rich Hall, Angela Barnes […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Counting resumes, FF account for six of eight councillors elected so far

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

COUNTING has resumed this morning to elect the remaining 16 candidates to Kilkenny County Council. After a day of drama at Cillín Hill yesterday, and into the small hours, a third of the 24 positions on the council have now been filled. And so far Fianna Fáil has dominated the proceedings locally, taking six out […]