KILKENNY Rose Helena Hughes has been enjoying the high life in New York. Helena and her fellow Roses, along with their escorts, were in the Big Apple over the bank holiday weekend to take part in the St Patrick’s celebrations in the city. The Kilkenny Rose of Tralee Facebook page simply said: “Having the time […]
THEY’RE known as the ‘Marching Braves’ – and this US High School band certainly lived up to their name as they got a taste of some miserable Irish weather in Kilkenny today. The Mandan Marching Braves from North Dakota donned rain macs as they marched up High Street earlier today, where they entertained shoppers before […]
KILKENNY will be buzzing in more ways than one on St Patrick’s Day as the humble bee is adopted as the county emblem for this year’s bank holiday festivities. The chosen theme, ‘Bring Back the Bees’, aims to highlight how important bees are to our everyday life. The black and amber bee will be honoured […]