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Kilkenny clubs offered ‘upfront payments’ to host telecoms towers

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2024 0

Kilkenny sports clubs are being offered “upfront payments” to fund improvements to their facilities in return for hosting telecommunications towers on their grounds. Vantage Towers, which describes itself as “one of Europe’s leading mobile communication infrastructure providers”, said that under its “Optimise Programme”, clubs “can

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All Kilkenny GAA fixtures postponed due to bad weather

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2024 0

All Kilkenny GAA fixtures due to kick off today have been postponed due to the bad weather. In a notice, Kilkenny GAA announced: “Due to the orange weather warning issued by Met Éireann, all Kilkenny GAA fixtures (including Bord Na nOg fixtures), scheduled for Sunday, 29th September have been postponed.” They added rescheduled fixture details […]

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Senior Kilkenny stars give Brian Cody a major championship boost

By Kilkenny Now 11th January 2022 0

Cats coach Brian Cody have been given a major championship boost amid reports veterans Richie Hogan, Walter Walsh, Conor Fogarty and Cillian Buckley will play on for Kilkenny this year. It follows speculation that some of Kilkenny’s most senior players could Colin Fennelly and Joey Holden into county retirement. However, according to a report in […]

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Club kings Ballyhale red-hot favourites to retain Kilkenny crown

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2021 Post a comment

Club kings Ballyhale Shamrocks are red hot favourites to retain their status as Kilkenny Senior Hurling champions after booking a spot in the final with a semi-final victory over James Stephens. The reigning All-Ireland champions went into the break level at Nowlan Park on Sunday and found themselves narrowly behind at the start of the […]

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‘It will sharpen his teeth’ – Kilkenny fans look forward to King Henry’s return

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2021 0

There has been a bittersweet reaction among Kilkenny hurling fans to the shock news that ‘King Henry’ is set to take over as manager of Galway. Last night it was confirmed Ireland’s most decorated hurler is set to take the reins of the Tribesmen ahead of Clare’s Davy Fitzgerald, who had been widely tipped for […]

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Club Kings hot favourites to retain Kilkenny crown

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2021 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks are hot odds-on favourites to retain their status as Kilkenny Senior Club Hurling Champions after booking a spot in the last four with a quarter-final victory over Bennettsbridge. The reigning All-Ireland champions went into the break level at Nowlan Park on Sunday, but a strong second half performance saw them prevail by nine […]

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Kilkenny GAA club unveils plans to build a new gym

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2021 0

A Kilkenny GAA club has unveiled plans to build a new gym and ballwall. Former junior All-Ireland club champions Dunnamaggin GAA Club has applied to Kilkenny County Council seeking permission for the development and all associated site works. The local authority will announe their decision later this month.

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Five Kilkenny stories feature in new book on GAA grassroots

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2021 0

Five Kilkenny stories have been selected to appear in a fascinating new book on the GAA – written by people at the heart of the association nationwide. ‘Grassroots: Stories From The Heart Of The GAA’, is a treasure trove of GAA memories, tales and incidents spanning over 150 years. “The book generated an incredible response […]

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Kilkenny kids battle for county honours at 50th underage GAA festival

By Kilkenny Now 17th August 2021 0

Hundreds of Kilkenny schoolkids will contest matches over the next two weekends as they battle it out for John West Féile county honours. Camogie and hurling (Féile na nGael) take centre stage this coming weekend, with football (Féile Peile na nÓg) competitions running the weekend after. The local GAA stars of the future will battle […]

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Kilkenny GAA unveils plans for new building at training facility

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2021 0

The Kilkenny GAA County Board have sought planning permission for a new building at the inter-county training facility. They are looking for permission from Kilkenny County Council to construct a single-story building comprising a meeting and general purpose room, along with “associated site works”. The local authroity is due to decide on the planned