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Kilkenny food and drink producers going from ‘strength to strength’

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2021 0

Kilkenny’s food and drink producers are being urged to get involved in a new programme to help them make it big on the national and international stages. Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office has issued a call out to food and drink producers across the county to join its successful Food Academy programme. Now in its eighth-year, […]

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Internationally renowned Kilkenny success story given more time to future proof business

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2021 0

A highy successful Kilkenny business that has been operating for 60 years has been granted more time to complete improvements to position its business for years to come. Kilkenny County Council has approved an application from Goatsbridge Trout Farm in Jerpoint, Thomastown seeking an extension to planning permission previously granted. The multi award-winning business,

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Bigger Fish: Renowned Kilkenny business gets €500,000 to expand

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2021 0

A successful Kilkenny business has been awarded €500,000 in capital funding which will be used to improved its production facilities. Goatsbridge Trout Farm Ltd received the funding as part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme, which provides support to the Irish Seafood sector. The €500,000 is […]

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Award-winning Kilkenny trout farm seeks more time to complete modernisation plans

By Kilkenny Now 15th February 2021 0

A highy successful Kilkenny business that has been operating for 60 years is looking to modernise some of its facilities. Goatsbridge Trout Farm in Jerpoint, Thomastown, has applied to Kilkenny County Council for an extension to planning permission that was previously approved. The multi award-winning business, which has been run by the Kirwan family since […]

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Kilkenny Day to serve up mouth-watering events and foodie treats

By Kilkenny Now 7th October 2020 0

Many of the city and county’s talented artisan food producers will take centre stage ‘Kilkenny Day’. The special day dedicated to all things Kilkenny takes place this Sunday, October 11. And organisers said people are in for a culinary treat as the county’s food and drink producers serve up a treat on the day. ‘Local […]

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Kilkenny start-up that has become an international success named ‘Business of the Year’

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2019 0

CF Pharma has been named the Kilkenny’s Business of the Year at the annual Kilkenny Chamber Awards. More than 600 people attended the gala event in the Lyrath Estate and Hotel last night to see the best of Kilkenny businesses crowned for 2019. More than 150 businesses put themselves forward to be considered for an […]

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Kilkenny family successes celebrated at National Women’s Enterprise Day dinner

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Local Enterprise Office is hosting a dinner to celebrate National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) and has one of Ireland’s foremost broadcasters as its MC. Dr Ciara Kelly, presenter of Newstalk’s lunchtime show and Irish Independent columnist, will be the event’s host at the Rivercourt Hotel this evening. The theme tonight is

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Leading Kilkenny venue named Ireland’s best Family Friendly Hotel at 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Newpark Hotel has been named Ireland’s leading Family Friendly Hotel at the 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards. It’s just the latest accolade for the four-star Kilkenny hotel, which is renowned for its family-friendly facilities. In 2018 Newpark won the Gold Medal Award for Ireland’s Best Family Friendly Hotel, and has again been nominated in the […]