Vandals caused damage to the gates of a yard in a Kilkenny village but were caught in the act by the owner. The incident occurred shortly before 2am on Saturday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí in Mooncoin received a report of damage to gates at a yard in Corloughan, Piltown in the early […]
Kilkenny’s Glanbia and O’Shea Farms have been awarded Origin Green Gold Membership. It follows extensive auditing across a range of sustainability initiatives at a ceremony held by Bord Bia and Origin Green. Origin Green introduced Gold Membership in 2020, recognising members who are performing at a high level or excelling in their sustainability performance. The
A male was attacked from behind in a shocking unprovoked assault in a county Kilkenny village before the attacker made off with his smartphone. The assault occurred at Belline Close, Piltown, on Tuesday evening. Gardai confirmed the victim was attacked from behind, “sustaining injuries to his face”. The suspected has black hair and was wearing […]
All Together Now, the hugely popular summer music festival in neighbouring county Waterford that was due to take place on the August Bank Holiday, has cancelled this year’s event. The three-day festival at Curraghmore Estate in Portlaw overlooking the River Suir at Fiddown Bridge succumbed to the ongoing fall out from Covid-19. The organisers said […]
Discussions about the prospect of a new motorway running through county Kilkenny were cancelled at the last minute when Tánaiste Leo Varadkar removed it from a meeting’s agenda. There was much frustration among TDs and Senators yesterday after a high-profile meeting of a Tipperary delegation with the Tánaiste realised a number of topics had been […]
Kilkenny County Council has a new Cathaoirleach. Meanwhile, Kilkenny’s municipal district mayors have also been announced. Councillor Fidelis Doherty (FG) was elected as Cathaoirleach at the recent council AGM. The newly elected Cathaoirleach expressed her pride at taking over the role of Kilkenny’s first citizen and comes from a political background. She follows in
Works aimed at removing a notorious stretch of road in county Kilkenny, known locally as the ‘Road of Death’, will begin this year as planned. Last August Kilkenny County Council confirmed that works on the N24 Tower Road Junction Improvement Scheme at Piltown would begin this year. This week the local authority announced the upgrade […]
Moves to develop a major road running through county Kilkenny took another leap forward today as the public consultation process began in earnest. The N24 Waterford – Cahir road is a 60km in length section which runs from Junction 10 on the M8 Cahir North Roundabout in county Tipperary to the M9 Dublin to Waterford […]
Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of a remarkable War of Independence battle which took place in county Kilkenny. The Bessborough Escape happened on April 23, 1921 when members of the West Kilkenny Flying Column were discovered by the Black and Tans near Piltown. To mark the occasion, Kilkenny historian Eoin Swithin Walsh, author of ‘Kilkenny: […]
Ireland’s oldest agricultural show has confirmed it has been forced to cancel this year’s event due to the pandemic. Piltown’s Iverk Show was due to be held on August 28 this year. But Covid has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular event for the second year in a row. The organising committee said in […]