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Major new plans to upgrade and develop Kilkenny Castle

By Kilkenny Now 30th June 2021 0

Major new plans to develop and upgrade access to Kilkenny Castle, making it easier for everyone to visit, explore the castle and grounds, and display new discoveries, have been unveiled. The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, the body that manages Kilkenny Castle has made a comprehensive application which would see alterations to the building […]

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Kilkenny Hollywood hopes dashed as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to ‘shoot’ in Meath

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2020 0

Kilkenny’s hopes of Hollywood exposure have been dashed after it emerged that scenes for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s new blockbuster will be shot in Meath. Hopes were high in Kilkenny that the Good Will Hunting and Dogma stars and Hollywood’s best buddies would land in Kilkenny to film scenes for legendary director Ridley Scott’s […]

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Kilkenny Castle to build €1.7 million elevator to make it accessible to all

By Kilkenny Now 8th January 2020 0

Kilkenny Castle will become accessible to everyone after it recieved €1.7 million in funding to build an internal lift and a disabled toilet. Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan welcomed the funding and confirmed work will get underway before the end of the year. He said: “I am delighted to confirm a government investment […]

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Unique winter solstice experience to illuminate Kilkenny passage tomb

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2019 0

A globally unique experience that happens in Kilkenny just once a year is set to cause wonder and amazement through its celestial magic tomorrow. Hundreds of people will gather at the millennia-old passage tomb of Caiseal in the townsland of Knockroe to see not one, but two burial passages illuminated by the sun. Knockroe’s Passage […]

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50,000 foodies to descend on city this weekend to Savour Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY UP to 50,000 people will get a taste of what Kilkenny has to offer as they flock to the Marble City this weekend for one of Ireland’s biggest and most popular food festivals. Now in its 13th year, Savour Kilkenny’s jam-packed programme will bring an aroma to the air and a buzz […]

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Vandals force closure of historic Kilkenny tourist attraction

By Kilkenny Now 21st July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A NATIONAL historic site in Kilkenny has been forced to shut its gates to the public following serious and ongoing vandalism. St Mary’s Abbey and graveyard in Callan was the target of serious vandalism in recent weeks, with numerous headstones damaged beyond repair and graves vandalised. The site had only recently been […]

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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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Kilkenny Castle grounds to host Great Pink Run

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2019 0

BREAST Cancer Ireland’s Great Pink Run returns to Kilkenny’s Castle Park on Sunday, 19 October. Registration for the popular family event is now open. Last year over 8,000 women, children and indeed men took part in the run, sponsored by Kilkenny’s own Avonmore Slimline Milk. Held both in Dublin and in the grounds of Kilkenny […]

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Minister promises wheelchair swing as Kilkenny Castle playground finally re-opens

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) today announced they are looking to install more special needs equipment at the Kilkenny Castle playground before the end of the year. The news comes on the day the castle’s playground finally re-opened to the public after being closed for almost four months. The €100,000 refurbishment, […]

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No disabled swing for Kilkenny Castle Playground despite €100,000 revamp

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE will be no swing suitable for children with physical disabilities in the revamped Kilkenny Castle Playground, simply because there is not enough space. This was the response a Kilkenny resident received after contacting the Minister with responsibility for the Office of Works (OPW), Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran. The €100,000 project will see […]