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By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2020 Post a comment

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New initiative aiming to make Kilkenny Ireland’s top foodie destination

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is bidding to become Ireland’s strongest local food economy and food culture hub. Kilkenny Food Vision 2020- 2025: “Add 3 Ingredients” is a new local initiative aimed at increasing the amount of local food and beverages on menus and retail shelves in the county, growing local food consumption by 30% over the next […]

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Green shoots: innovative Kilkenny project gets €100,000 funding boost

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2019 0

AN innovative local “micro” green project has recieved a €100,000 grant funding boost. Kilkenny TD and junior minister John Paul Phelan welcomed the funding for the Green for Micro project, which is said is “a good result for enterprise and job creation in the city and county”. The Kilkenny initiative was of 16 projects across […]

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Enterprising Kilkenny man represents county in national finals at Google HQ

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2019 0

INNOVATIVE Kilkenny businessman John Duggan will represent his county at the finals of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Competition in Dublin tomorrow. The finals will take place at the Google Headquarters in the capital. John, co-founder of Loanitt Ltd, will be representing Kilkenny in the Best Idea Category in the national final of Ireland’s Best Young […]

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Are you ready for Brexit? Special free workshop for Kilkenny businesses this week

By Kilkenny Now 18th June 2019 0

A SPECIAL workshop to prepare Kilkenny businesses for the impact of Brexit will take place in the city this week. The Customs Training Workshop is designed to help businesses with importing and exporting when the UK leaves the European Union. It is taking place this Friday at the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel. The vent is free […]

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JENS KOPKE: ‘The painful inspiration for my award-winning start-up’

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

LYING in the dirt after a big crash, I thought to myself: ‘There has to be a better way!’ Off road motorcycle racing or ‘Motocross’ is a tough, competitive sport. It’s a sport that captured my imagination at the age of seven when I first swung a leg over a KTM 50 automatic motocross bike. […]

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REVEALED: Full list of ‘Local Enterprise Week’ events to help your business grow

By Kilkenny Now 21st February 2019 0

LOCAL Enterprise Office Kilkenny has unveiled a series of exciting events to support local new start-ups, growing SMEs and anyone thinking of setting up their own business. The events will take place during the fourth nationally co-ordinated ‘Local Enterprise Week’ between March 4 and March 8. They include an afternoon ‘master class’ with Seanie Walsh, […]