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The place to be – six Kilkenny bars nominated for excellence awards

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S been an excellent day for the hospitality trade in Kilkenny as six establishments were nominated across nine categories for national and international awards in excellence. The nominations in two different bar and hospitality trade awards, the Bar of the Year Awards and the Irish Hospitality Global Awards, were announced this morning, […]

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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. […]

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Fenway Park or Nowlan Park? Smithwick’s will reward your RED SOCKS with a pint

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ARE we in Boston or Kilkenny? One of Kilkenny’s most famous brands is asking people to wear RED SOCKS in the city this weekend, and if you do – they will give you a free pint. Smithwick’s is getting into the festivities of the big weekend in Kilkenny. Show your red socks […]

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‘How does it feel’ – Kilkenny ready as 28,000 fans descend on city for Dylan & Young gig

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

KILKENNY is all set for the big gig in Nowlan Park on Sunday afternoon. And the good news is the weather is set to be glorious for the Bob Dylan and Neil Young gig, with temperatures set to hit 26 degrees, so bring the factors 50. Some tickets are still available for the gig, but […]

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Kilkenny is a top destination for Airbnb visitors

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has come fifth in a new list of top destinations for Airbnb guests in Ireland. Rental website Airbnb this week unveiled their list of the most popular destinations for visitors outside Ireland’s main urban hubs in 2018. The high ranking will come as another boost to Kilkenny’s tourism sector. The Marble […]

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Kilkenny landlords no longer able to rent out other properties on Airbnb

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

LOCAL landlords will no longer be able to rent out second properties through Airbnb after a clampdown by Kilkenny County Council. The local authority is taking a hardline stance after the Government unveiled new rent rules earlier this week. Kilkenny owners of buy-to-let properties, which are not their primary residence, will now have to get […]

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Five star success: award elevates Mount Juliet to summit of hospitality excellence

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MOUNT Juliet Estate has been awarded the highest accolade possible by the national body promoting Irish tourism. The five-star rating award by Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism agency, has elevated the luxury hotel and golf club as a prime destination for national and international tourists. And it adds to an impressive list […]

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‘Kilkenny captures the wonders of Ireland’ – leading travel writers lavish praise on city and county

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY tourism received a major boost this week after the city and county received glowing reviews from two highly influential North American publications. The city’s medieval charms cast a spell over Canada’s biggest selling newspaper and one of Boston’s leading dailies. Boston Herald writer Moira McCarthy said of the city: “A friend

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Kilkenny Greenway gets massive €8m funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A NEW 24km-long Kilkenny greenway that is set to transform the south of the county has received a massive €8 million funding boost. The Kilkenny Greenway, which runs along a disused rail-line, will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south […]

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Kilkenny and Miriam look Blooming great at gardening festival!

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2019 0

KILKENNY was in full Bloom at Ireland’s largest gardening festival this week. Kilkenny Tourism had a stand at the festival, which took place in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, where they showcased all that Kilkenny city and county has to offer, from local producers, festivals, farmers markets and trails, restaurants and bars, fantastic hotels, medieval heritage, cultural