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Kilkenny hotel price survey: Rooms cost up to €1,007 for weekend stay this summer

By Kilkenny Now 2nd June 2021 0

Hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopened for business today. And it appears it will be a thriving staycation season with something on offer for every pocket, a KilkennyNow.ie price survey reveals. As expected, prices in the sector have soared as people scramble for accommodation as the tentative start of foreign travel […]

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Kilkenny al fresco: Local venues unveil new outdoor dining experience

By Kilkenny Now 15th May 2021 0

As restaurants and hotels prepare to re-open for outdoor dining, many of Kilkenny’s most famous eateries have created outdoor spaces for people to enjoy an ‘al fresco’ dining experience this summer. Kilkenny Tourism is promoting the dining experience in the heart of Kilkenny and has chosen to highlight some of the city’s finest outdoor offerings. […]

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SPONSORED: The Orchard Salon & Day Spa, a haven of beauty in the heart of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2020 Post a comment

The Covid-19 crisis has closed many doors, but it has opened some new ones too. Louise Maher, the talented woman behind the Orchard Salon & Day Spa at Hotel Kilkenny, has taken her services online. She is offering online skin consultations and posting out essential skin products to her clients and new customers. The skincare […]

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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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Tourism strategy to attract more visitors to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2019 0

Some well-known local companies took part in the launch of Tourism Ireland’s three-year strategy to attract more visitors to Kilkenny and the rest of the country in Dublin this week. Representates from Hotel Kilkenny and Jerpoint Park joined the event with Junior Tourism Minister Brendan Griffin and around 500 industry leaders from across the country. […]

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Major child and family support services conference taking place in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2019 0

Tusla, the child and family agency, is hosting a major conference in Kilkenny. The two-day event, which began yesterday, is hearing expert contributions from leading practitioners in the field of early intervention and prevention services for children and families. Tusla’s 7th National Prevention, Partnership, and Family Support (PPFS) Conference, is taking at Hotel

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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 gardai host first annual youth awards

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

The inaugural Kilkenny Carlow Garda Youth awards are taking place tonight. The awards recognise either a young person or group of young people between the ages of 13 and 21, who have achieved extraordinary things by making their community a better place to live in, or have shown determination in their own lives. There are […]

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Tourism board looking for local experts to boost Kilkenny visitor experience

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

Fáilte Ireland is looking for more people to join up to a programme aimed at growing the local economy by becoming a Kilkenny tourism expert. So far, 150 individuals and representatives from the Kilkenny tourism and hospitality sector have answered the call and are part of Fáilte Ireland’s Know Kilkenny Local Experts Programme. Today, the […]

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Top economist David McWilliams to advise Kilkenny businesses on how to prepare for Brexit

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

DAVID McWilliams, one of Ireland’s most recognised and influential economic and social commentators, will advise local businesses on how to prepare themselves for Brexit at a special event at Hotel Kilkenny next month. He will be the keynote speaker at the ‘Ready, Set, Brexit’ event on October 2, which has been organised by Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny. […]