KILKENNY’S location – just over an hour’s drive from the capital – and more flexible working arrangements have helped to significantly increase the sales of local homes in the first half of the year. Property sales in Kilkenny rose by over 20% in the first six months of the year, according to a new survey […]
VOLUNTEERS are being urged to take part in a special charity walk to raise awareness of suicide and mental health issues which gets underway in Kilkenny tomorrow. The ‘Giving Light & Hope Walk’ is being organised by the local Teac Tom charity, which is part of the Thomas Hayes Trust CLG. The walk will take […]
By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S premier women’s cycling event, which attracts the cream of world cycling, kicks off in Kilkenny this afternoon. Rás na mBan is a five-day event held over six stages in which competitors race over 400km. The race sets off from the Springhill Court Hotel at 4.30pm and will finish in Gowran this […]
By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY will be the headquarters of the newly formed Eastern Garda Region, KilkennyNow.ie has learned. Waterford will maintain its position as the HQ and central station of the newly formed and larger Garda division of Kilkenny, Carlow and Waterford. But in an unusual move, Kilkenny – and not Waterford – will be […]
By COLIN BARTLEY The man who managed a Kilkenny minor All-Ireland winning team, many of whom went on to star for the Cats over the next decade, passed away overnight following a long battle with cancer. Tributes have been pouring in for Brother Damien Brennan (59), the principal of Coláiste Éamann Rís, Callan, who passed […]
MICHAEL Fennelly is the latest graduate of Brian Cody’s All-Ireland winning academy to go into hurling management. The Ballyhale Shamrocks man has followed the examples of clubmate Henry Shefflin and inter-county colleagues DJ Carey and Eddie Brennan after it was confirmed last night that he is set to become Offaly’s new manager. The eight-time All-Ireland […]
By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY festival-goers intending to bring drugs into the Electric Picnic can “expect to be caught and dealt with”, gardai have warned. Gardai are making people aware well in advance of Ireland’s largest music festival that there will be a high-visibility garda operation at the event, targeting the use and supply of illegal […]
THREE out of four GP surgeries in Kilkenny city and country are full to capacity and cannot take on any new patients, according to a report published this morning. The country’s deepening GP crisis is highlighted in a new survey carried out by The Sunday Independent. As part of its investigation, the newspaper contacted a […]
By COLIN BARTLEY A €3.3 million social housing scheme in county Kilkenny is set to start construction shortly. The 22-unit social housing project at Station Avenue, Ballyragget is one step closer to realisation, as the construction contract was signed off. The Ballyragget project is due to be completed in late 2020 and will comprise of: […]
By COLIN BARTLEY IN A break with tradition, the GAA are to hold the first of this year’s All Ireland hurling semi-finals on a Saturday evening, and Kilkenny could be playing. Today the GAA confirmed the times and dates of the remaining fixtures in this year’s hurling championship. The first semi-final will feature All Ireland […]