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Culture Night returns to Kilkenny: Events to attract global audience online

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

Culture Night returns to Kilkenny this month. And, given the times we live in, this year will be an innovative mixture of online and in-person events. This year’s Culture Night will take place on Friday, September 18. And this year organisers hope not only to attract locals to the events – in accordance with social […]

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City slicker: Kilkenny is one of country’s top visitor experiences says leading travel guide

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2020 0

A trip to Kilkenny is one of the top experiences a visitor to Ireland can do while touring the Emerald Isle according to the world’s premier travel guide. Tripadvisor, the online travel comparison site, has just released its 2020 Traveller’s Choice Awards and the medieval treasures in Kilkenny city ranks third in best visitor experiences […]

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Kilkenny Castle to be lit up as locals asked to Shine a Light for frontline workers at 9pm

By Kilkenny Now 11th April 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny Castle is to be lit up at 9pm and locals are being asked to shine a light out of their windows as part of the national tribute to those who have died or have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and to frontline workers fighting the pandemic. As part of the campaign Government buildings and other […]

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Gardai given powers to turn Kilkenny people away from holiday homes in Easter crackdown

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2020 0

An Garda Siochana have been given sweeping new powers that allows them to turn Kilkenny people to holidays homes and coastal regions for the Easter weekend. Minister for Health Simon Harris has signed regulations to give members the authority to enforce Covid-19 restrictions including forcing people to return to their homes and to arrest or […]

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Romantic Kilkenny: 10 things for loved-up couples to do on Valentine’s weekend

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2020 0

When it comes to looking for things to do on St Valentine’s weekend, you don’t have to look any further than the Marble City. Kilkenny, with the breathtaking Castle, beautiful medieval streets and mounth-watering array of top restaurants, is Ireland’s most romantic city, full of things for loved-up couples to explore. Whether it’s culture, shopping,

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Locals offered early chance to see Kilkenny’s historical future as €4m building set to open

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2020 0

A major tourism initiative which will attract thousands to one of Kilkenny’s most historic buildings is close to completion and people are being offered a sneak peek inside before it officially opens. Kilkenny County Council are to host an Open Day of the fully refurbished Evan Home, which will be the new site of the […]

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Kilkenny Castle to build €1.7 million elevator to make it accessible to all

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2020 0

Kilkenny Castle will become accessible to everyone after it recieved €1.7 million in funding to build an internal lift and a disabled toilet. Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the funding and confirmed work will get underway before the end of the year. He said: “I am delighted to confirm a government investment […]

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Kilkenny city granted €500,000 to develop as a ‘destination town’

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2019 0

Kilkenny city has been given a €500,000 windfall in an effort to develop its potential as a tourism ‘destination town’. The funding has been allocated through Kilkenny County Council as part of the €15.5million ‘Destination Towns’ initiative launched earlier this year by Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism agency. Kilkenny’s ambition is to create a visitor-focused

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Yulefest Kilkenny: All the fantastic festive events in the city and county this week

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2019 Post a comment

Yulefest Kilkenny is a bumper six-week inclusive Christmas festival that welcomes visitors and locals to enjoy and participate in a range of high quality, festive events in Kilkenny City and County throughout the festive season. It has quickly emerged as a go-to Christmas festival for all the family and received a listing in Skyscanner’s Guide to […]

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Special concert marks 50 years since state took ownership of Kilkenny Castle

By Kilkenny Now 10th November 2019 0

This week marks a hugely significant milestone in the history of modern Kilkenny, a moment many say transformed to city into the vibrant, confident city we experience now. Fifty years ago this week, the official handover of Kilkenny Castle into the ownership of the state took place. The Office of Public Works is marking this […]