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New ‘Medieval Kilkenny Experience’ to attract 100,000 more visitors to city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2021 0

A new ‘world-class’ medieval attraction will bring up to 100,000 new visitors to Kilkenny city, Fáilte Ireland announced this week. Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Civil Trust has been awarded €3.2 million to develop the new Medieval Kilkenny Experience. The new attraction will encompass the historic Town Hall (Tholsel), the existing Medieval Mile Museum and […]

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New state-of-the-art facilities to make big splash in Kilkenny city centre

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2021 0

A site in Kilkenny city centre is set to undergo a huge transformation to keep up with the growing trend for outdoor water activities. State-of-the-art facilities will be developed at the site of the Kilkenny Water Sports Hub at County Hall on John St as part of a €19 million investment nationwide by Fáilte Ireland. […]

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Kilkenny Al Fresco: New outdoor scheme to bring a taste of Europe to city and county

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2021 0

A new scheme will deliver permanent outdoor social and hospitality areas throughout Kilkenny city and county. The funding, which has been delivered in partnership between Fáilte Ireland and Kilkenny County Council, help tourism and hospitality businesses develop and increase their outdoor seating capacity to try and create a European style dining experience. The local

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SPONSORED: KATHLEEN FUNCHION: Kilkenny tourism needs more support during these difficult times

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2021 Post a comment

Kilkenny has a long and proud traditional of the cead mile failte, but the last 13 months have tested this industry like never before. We all have fond memories of long summer nights in the city we love, full to the brim with excited American tourists taking in the sites of our ancient city. We […]

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Fighting back: 64 Kilkenny tourism businesses sign up to Covid Safety Charter

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2020 2

Tourism businesses in Kilkenny have been quick to sign up to a Covid-19 safety programme aimed at instilling confidence in tourists and the public. Sone 64 tourism businesses in Kilkenny have received Fáilte Ireland’s Covid-19 Safety Charter and Fáilte Ireland is encouraging more local businesses from the accommodation sector, restaurants, attractions and activities to

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Kilkenny tourism businesses invited to apply for €26 million restart fund

By Kilkenny Now 20th August 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny businesses involved in tourism and hospitality are being invited to apply for grants to cover the costs incurred in adapting their premises or operations for re-opening. Fáilte Ireland’s €26million COVID-19 Adaptation Fund is available to tourism businesses implementing Fáilte Ireland’s Guidelines for re-opening  and estimates 12,000 businesses nationwide will be

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Kilkenny businesses get sneak peak of Fáilte Ireland’s new €6m domestic tourism campaign

By Kilkenny Now 20th February 2020 0

Fáilte Ireland launched a new €6m domestic tourism campaign in Hotel Kilkenny this week which will appear on TV, radio and outdoor advertising over the next few weeks. Kilkenny tourism businesses were invited to attend an early sneak preview of the campaign which is called ‘Keep Discovering’ which aims to grow the domestic tourism market […]

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Top Kilkenny tourist attraction to fore of World’s leading travel expo

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

A Kilkenny tourist attraction was front and centre at the world’s leading holiday exhibition as part of a drive to attract more tourism to Ireland. Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny joined Tourism Ireland in London last week at the World Travel Market (WTM) exposition. WTM is the largest event in the global travel and tourism calendar, with […]

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Kilkenny goes Dutch! New campaign to attract more visitors from Netherlands

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO popular Dutch food and travel influencers are exploring Kilkenny this week in an effort to attract more visitors from the Netherlands to Ireland. Simone van den Berg (aka Simone’s Kitchen) and Jody Mijts (aka OngewoonLekker) took in some of Kilkenny’s finest eateries and attractions, such as Kilkenny Castle, Highbank Orchards in Cuffesgrange, Jerpoint

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Kilkenny people wanted to share their local knowledge with visitors

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY FÁILTE Ireland is looking for Kilkenny people to help grow the local economy and become a local tourism expert. Over 80 individuals and representatives from the Kilkenny tourism and hospitality sector are already part of Fáilte Ireland’s KNOW Kilkenny Local Experts Programme. The national tourism board is hosting another workshop aimed at […]