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A higher love: James Vincent McMorrow sells out Kilkenny venue

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2024 0

Singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow is bringing his new tour to Kilkenny. The Higher Love hitmaker – who has just released his seventh studio album, Wide Open – will play the Set Theatre on December 8. Tickets for the concert have already sold out. The singer says of his latest work: “To me, the album is […]

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Over €800,000 in funding to set the stage for summer concerts in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2021 0

Kilkenny festivals, producers and promoters have received more than €800,000 in funding to plan live performances across the county over the summer months. The local funding is part of the Government’s Live Performance Support Scheme (LPSS) 2021. A total of €810,379 has been allocated for Kilkenny venues and festivals. The funding will support performances where […]

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Europe’s top film producers descend on Kilkenny for international film festival

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

An international film festival, with over 25 films and will see over 100 film producers descend on Kilkenny, begins this evening. The eighth edition of the Subtitle Film Festival,  Ireland’s only film festival of popular subtitled European films, begins with the Finnish film, “One Last Deal,” being shown in Cleere’s this evening. The festival then […]

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Kilkenny councillor dusts off the guitar to join talented line-up for free fundraiser tonight

By Kilkenny Now 20th June 2019 0

THE Set Theatre in Langton’s House Hotel will play host to a special free fundraising gig tonight to raise much-needed funds for local man John Holmes (pictured above). So far more than €50,000 has been raised locally as part of the John Needs Pembro campaign, which has enabled Mr Holmes to have 10 life-changing injections […]

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Major revamp as Kilkenny community radio station awarded more air time

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2019 0

COMMUNITY Radio Kilkenny City (CRKC) will extend its broadcasting hours next month and unveil an exciting line-up of new shows after it was given the green light to significantly increase its time on air. From May 6, CRKC will broadcast for 97 hours every week. It comes as the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) granted […]

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REVEALED: Stellar line-up for 25th Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 Post a comment

SOME of the biggest names in Irish and international comedy have been confirmed for this year’s Kilkenny’s Cat Laughs comedy festival. Cats Laughs have confirmed that homegrown heroes Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Dara Ó Briain will take to the stage over the June bank-holiday weekend. They will be joined by their fellow Irish comics […]