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Kilkenny fine diners named in new list of ‘101 Great Irish Restaurants’

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

TWO of Kilkenny’s best-loved food establishments have been named in a new list of ‘101 Great Irish Restaurants 2019’. Campagne, the local fine diner which has been awarded a Michelin star every year since 2014, and Rinucinni’s – which recently celebrated it’s 30th year in the city – were both named in the guide, published […]

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‘More must be done to encourage women to take up apprenticeships’ – Kilkenny local election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

PEOPLE must be better informed about the value of apprenticeships, Fianna Fáil local election candidate Deirdre Cullen said today. Ms Cullen, who was a secondary school teacher for 16 years, was speaking after Fianna Fáil unveiled its new apprenticeship policy, which the party says will make apprenticeships more “attractive, accessible and affordable”. Ms Cullen, who […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny-based millionaires named in 2019 ‘Rich List’

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

A NUMBER of high-flyers with Kilkenny connections have made it into the 2019 Sunday Times Rich List. Sinead Fitzmaurice, the founder of Kilkenny-based Transfermate Global Payments, is a new entry to the Rich List, which estimates her 15% stake in the business to be worth €54 million. The 43-year-old chartered accountant, who is originally from […]

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Major new water works to disrupt supplies and traffic in Kilkenny city for weeks

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

RESIDENTS and businesses in Kilkenny city face more major disruption as significant works get underway to replace old cast iron water mains. The works to decommission the cast iron water mains will begin this morning on James’s Street and are set to continue for the next two months. Irish Water warned the works “may involve […]

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The Glitter Ball is coming to Kilkenny!!! John Nolan and Mairéad triumph on Dancing with the Stars

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

THE Dancing with the Stars Glitter Ball is coming to Kilkenny! Our very own dancing hero John Nolan went one better than last year after he and celebrity partner Mairéad Ronan emerged triumphant on Dancing with the Stars. The couple saw off the challenge of singer Cliona Hagan and her professional partner Robert Rowiński, and […]

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Kilkenny father who repeatedly raped daughter will be sentenced tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny father who repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped his young daughter will be sentenced tomorrow. The victim, who was aged between seven and 13 years old at the time of the offences, told the Central Criminal Court her father had abused her so often she could not remember how many times it happened. […]

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The Tenor returns – Kilkenny’s Ronan Tynan to serenade his home town this summer

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Ronan Tynan – Ireland’s finest tenor – will return to serenade the Marble City for his first concert in his hometown for years. The double-amputee has been announced as the headline act of a stellar summer line-up for at the award-winning Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre in Kilmanagh. Tynan has gained huge international acclaim throughout his career […]

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Glanbia boss Siobhán Talbot in line for €2.4m shares windfall: report

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

GLANBIA Managing Director Siobhán Talbot is in line to be granted shares worth around €2.4m under the Kilkenny-based food giant’s long-term incentive plan. The Sunday Times today reported that Ms Talbot, who is from Kilmoganny, has been provisionally allocated 145,752 shares, which will be awarded if she hits certain performance targets. It is estimated the […]

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What happened to Dean? Gardai renew appeal for information about missing Kilkenny man

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2019 0

GARDAI have renewed their appeal for anyone who may have any information about missing Kilkenny man Dean Roche to come forward. The 31-year-old (pictured above), who lived in the Newpark area of Kilkenny city with his mother, was last seen on March 22, 2015. Tragically, his mother Geraldine, who campaigned tirelessly on Dean’s behalf, died […]

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‘I’m speechless’ – Kilkenny dancing star John Nolan ‘blown away’ by support during visit to city

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2019 0

KILKENNY dancing star John Nolan said he and celebrity partner Mairéad Nolan were left “speechless” at the massive support the popular duo received during their visit to his home city yesterday. On the eve of the finale to this year’s Dancing with the Stars, John and Mairéad came back to Kilkenny to thank the many […]