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Kilkenny’s Enya to represent Ireland at Junior Eurovision 2024

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2024 0

A talented Kilkenny girl will represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision song contest. Enya Cox Dempsey, from Castlecomer, has been crowned as this year’s Junior Eurovision entry for Ireland after wowing judges in the ‘Junior Eurovision Éire’ series on TG4 over a five week period. Enya will sing a newly written song “Le Chéile” (entirely […]

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Minister announces funding boost for Kilkenny cancer services

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2024 0

Cancer services in Kilkenny will get a boost as a result of increased funding announced in Budget 2025, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced today. Budget 2025 contains new investment in cancer services nationally of €41 million, including a €5.5 million allocation to the Alliance of Community Cancer Support and Service nationally. Cois Nore Cancer Support […]

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‘A rare and precious gem’ – Noonan announces plans for new nature reserve in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2024 0

Some 165 acres of land around the Cullahill Mountain Special Area of Conservation (SAC) has been designated as Kilkenny’s newest nature reserve. The establishment of Gale’s Hill Nature Reserve will bring the number of Nature Reserves in the county to five. The others are Ballykeeffe Wood Nature Reserve, Fiddown Island Nature Reserve, Garryricken Woods Nature […]

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Kilkenny festival goers to Savour feast of culinary and artistic treats

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2024 0

Art lovers attending this year’s Kilkenny’s Savour Food Festival can look forward to a visual feast to compliment the culinary treats on show. Organisers said this year’s festival, which takes place on the October bank holiday weekend, will feature “a range of art-themed events at Butler Gallery” that are “designed to engage and

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Man due in Kilkenny court over €2.5m drugs bust

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2024 0

A man will appear in Kilkenny District Court this evening charged in connection with the seizure of €2.5m of drugs at Rosslare Europort. Gardai confirmed the man, aged in his 50s, will appear before a special sitting of the court at 5pm this evening. A Garda spokesperson said investigations into the drug seizure at the […]

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Class act: Growing Kilkenny school unveils exciting expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2024 0

A county Kilkenny primary school has unveiled plans for a significant new extension. In its planning application, the Board of St Senan’s Senior National School in Kilmacow is seeking permission to build a new one and two-storey extension, with “a total floor area of 1,019m²”. The development will comprise of four new classrooms, two ET […]

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Inspiring innovation: Tourism industry leaders gather in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2024 0

More than 200 of Ireland’s top visitor attractions and visitor experience operators will gather in Kilkenny this weekend. The operators are in town for the seventh annual AVEA (Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions) conference, under the heading ‘Innovation – Agility – Inclusion’. Global experts in the areas of innovation, agile business operations and

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Works to disrupt water supplies in Kilkenny city and outskirts this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2024 0

Major maintenance works on the water network will cause significant disruption to water supplies in Kilkenny city and surrounding areas from tomorrow night. Uisce Éireann said the works on the water network at Troyswood Water Treatment Plant will impact customers in parts of the city, Freshford, Cooleshal, Threecastles, Tulla, Rathmoyle, Thornback, Talbotsinch, Freshford

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Fears of all out strike at Kilkenny hospital as winter season approaches

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2024 0

The threat of strike action at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny looms amid fears staff will be overwhelmed during the busy winter period. From next Monday, Fórsa members at St Luke’s Hospital and other Health Service Executive (HSE) run facilities in the region will be balloted for industrial action – up to and including strike […]

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Kilkenny legends dominate ‘greatest hurling team of all time’

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2024 0

Kilkenny hurling legends account for almost half of the starting 15 ‘dream team’ compiled in a new book about the GAA and its greatest figures. In an extract from ‘Pulse of the Nation: GAA 140 Years Rankings, Ratings, Tales & Drama,’ top GAA journalists Martin Breheny (Irish Independent) and Donal Keenan (Irish Mail on Sunday) […]