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Major works underway to replace dodgy pipes causing problems for Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th April 2021 0

Frequent water outages causing huge frustration to business and residents of a county Kilkenny town should soon be consigned to history. A problematic 450 metres section of cracked and defected water mains are set to be replaced by Irish Water and Kilkenny County Council at Jerpoint, outside Thomastown, over the coming months. The works on […]

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Life after Covid: New plan to make Kilkenny Ireland’s top outdoor activity destination

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

With the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine ramping up across Ireland, Kilkenny is positioning itself to be ready for tourists when the industry reopens. Kilkenny Tourism, the group tasked with advocating the Marble city and county, Kilkenny Tourism, is already preparing to re-open tourism this Spring and outdoor activities will be to the forefront of the […]

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Admission free to Kilkenny heritage sites from today in bid to attract ‘staycationers’

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 Post a comment

Admission to both Kells Priory (pictured) and Jerpoint Abbey will be free from this morning until the end of the year in a bid to boost local tourism in Kilkenny. The announcement was made by local Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan. The Kilkenny TD said the move is part of  the Government’s July Stimulus […]

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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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Tourists flock to Kilkenny Castle as it tops visitor list

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY Castle has topped the most visited site owned by the state list for 2018. Almost 1,000,000 people visited state-run sites around County Kilkenny last year. Almost 800,000 were drawn to the charms of Kilkenny Castle and grounds during 2018, according to figures released by the Office of Public Works (OPW) today. […]