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Plans to triple the size of Kilkenny city-centre hotel are given green light

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2020 0

A Kilkenny hotel’s plan to almost triple the amount of its bedrooms have been approved by the local council. The Kilkenny Inn on Vicar Street can now proceed with its plans to build an extra 75 rooms to its existing 30 rooms. Developers Auburn Ventures initially lodged an application for the significant hotel extension beside […]

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It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas! Kilkenny’s top restaurants unveil festive cookbook

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s leading restaurants and food producers and have launched a second ‘festive’ cookbook just in time for Christmas. ‘Kilkenny Christmas Traditions’ celebrates the very best of Christmas culinary fare and traditions in the county. The 52-page book contains 27 easy-to-create recipes, from festive starters, mains, sides to deserts all

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Happy Click-mas! Kilkenny’s first ever online Christmas Market goes live

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2020 0

Kilkenny’s first ever online Christmas Market will go live shortly. Kilenny Tourism, which is behind the initiative, said the local shopping platform will provide a “one stop-shop” for all types of seasonal gifts this Christmas. The virtual market is championing Kilkenny’s retailers, craft makers, restaurants, hotels and food and drink producers by

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Award-winning Kilkenny restaurant overcomes objections to secure planning for major expansion

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2020 0

An award-winning and hugely popular Kilkenny restaurant has been given the green light for exciting new expansion plans following objections to the national planning authority. In April Kilkenny County Council granted permission to Ristorante Rinuccini on Kilkenny’s Parade to transform a former workshop on the ground floor and transform it into a new dining area. […]

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Save Our Shops: Kilkenny people urged to support local businesses during lockdown

By Shane Doran 22nd October 2020 0

Local tourism chiefs are urging people to support businesses throughout Kilkenny city and county as the nation prepares for life under lockdown for the second time this year. From this morning, many businesses across Kilkenny have switched to online trading in a bid to keep afloat as the pandemic drives the economy deeper into recession. […]

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‘Breathing space’ – Kilkenny tourism chiefs call for permanent VAT cut to save jobs

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2020 0

Kilkenny Tourism has called on the Government to make the reduction in VAT to 9% permanent to help save thousands of local jobs. The local tourism body broadly welcomed the range of measures and supports announced for the tourism industry by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in Budget 2021. Some of these measures include the Covid-19 […]

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€70,000 earmarked for two vital Kilkenny heritage projects

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2020 0

More than €70,000 has been earmarked for two heritage projects in Kilkenny under the July Jobs Stimulus package.  Kilkenny TD and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan this week confirmed he has approved grants for Kilkenny City Walls and the Medieval Mile Museum. The funding is part of a package that […]

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Off the rails: Kilkenny train commuters face delays and bus diversions

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2020 0

People travelling to and from Kilkenny on Irish Rail services this weekend are being advised to prepare for disruption. Works scheduled this weekend means many scheduled services will be disrupted, which may force commuters to leave their carriages and board buses to get to their destination. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Irish Rail services to and […]

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Fighting back: 64 Kilkenny tourism businesses sign up to Covid Safety Charter

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2020 2

Tourism businesses in Kilkenny have been quick to sign up to a Covid-19 safety programme aimed at instilling confidence in tourists and the public. Sone 64 tourism businesses in Kilkenny have received Fáilte Ireland’s Covid-19 Safety Charter and Fáilte Ireland is encouraging more local businesses from the accommodation sector, restaurants, attractions and activities to

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Kilkenny’s great outdoors: Drive to boost ebb and flow of visitors to city and county

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2020 0

Kilkenny’s wide range of outdoor attractions and activities have been joined together in an innovative new marketing drive to boost tourism numbers throughout the city and county. ‘Outdoor Kilkenny’ is a new initiative involving Kilkenny Tourism, the local authoiity and Trail Kilkenny. It has created a stunning new website