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An internationally renowned chef and an award-winning nutritionist are joining forces in a competition to encourage not just healthy eating but family eating.

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2022 0

An internationally renowned chef and an award-winning nutritionist are joining forces in a competition to encourage not just healthy eating but family eating. Gennaro Contaldo, the Italian maestro and mentor of Jamie Oliver, and Laura Warren, the woman behind Elite Living Nutrition, are judges of the Family Cook-Off. Families are asked to plan and cook […]

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Could it be you? Life changing €8.5m Lotto ticket sold in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2022 2

One local Lotto player is now a multi-millionaire after scooping a ‘life-altering prize’ of more than €8.5 million in Saturday night’s Lotto jackpot. And another player in neighbouring county Waterford is €1 million richer after winning the top prize of €1 million in Saturday’s Lotto Plus 1 draw. The winning numbers for Saturday’s (May 7th) […]

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Kilkenny’s fine diners keep coveted Michelin stars

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2022 Post a comment

Kilkenny’s internationally renowned fine diners have retained their coveted Michelin Stars. The Michelin Guide this week confirmed 22 22 Irish restaurants have retained their glory from last year, as well as new entries to the list. The Michelin Great Britain & Ireland Guide includes 22 Irish restaurants that have retained their glory from last year, […]

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20,000 new Enterprise Ireland supported jobs created in Kilkenny and south east

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The number of jobs in Kilkenny and the south east rose by 20,000 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland last year. The 7% in employment growth locally was welcomed by Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan. Deputy Phelan said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 7% in this region in 2021, a year […]

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Value of average Kilkenny home to rise by €12,000 this year: survey

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The price of the average three-bed semi in county Kilkenny is expected to rise by 5% in the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Three-bed semi-detached homes in the county now cost an average of €240,000, up 15% on the December 2020 average of €208,500, the REA Average House Price Index shows. A […]

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Kilkenny company wins two top industry awards

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2021 0

An innovative Kilkenny company has scooped two awards at a prestigious ceremony in Dublin. CluneTech (formerly Taxback Group) won the accolades at the recent HR Leadership & Management Awards held in Clontarf, Dublin. CluneTech was shortlisted in a record seven categories this year and took away two awards during the ceremony, which was held in a […]

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Kilkenny fine diner one of two best restaurants in country: AA Guide

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2021 0

A local fine diner is just one of two restaurants in the country to have been awarded four rosettes in this year’s prestigious AA Guide. This year’s guide, the 28th edition to date, features 1,700 restaurants that have all been singled out for “culinary excellence”. Out of all the countries covered, Ireland did particularly well […]

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World Children’s Day: Kilkenny schoolboy takes to stage at RDS

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2021 0

A Kilkenny schoolboy will today join seven other young speakers to speak about the impact the pandemic has had on their mental health. Darragh Cahill (12) will take to the stage at the RDS in Dublin to talk about what happens to a soccer loving young boy living with scoliosis after he finally undergoes the […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Infection that is destroying sport for our children

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2021 Post a comment

The referee said it was a foul but  Bruno Fernandes disagreed; he ran over to the official and wagged a finger in his face. Soon the midfielder was joined by most of his Manchester United team-mates and they surrounded the ref, waving and gesticulating in a fruitless effort to make him change his mind. Their […]

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Kilkenny hospital in ‘red zone’ as overcrowding crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2021 0

St Luke’s in Kilkenny is among 10 hospitals across the country that are now classed as being in the ‘red zone’ due to overcrowding. The others on the overcrowding list include hospitals in Galway, Tullamore, Mayo, St Vincent’s in Dublin and Cork University Hospital. Some 15 patients at the Kilkenny hospital were left waiting for […]