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Kilkenny rural water schemes to benefit from €1.8m investment

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY €2 million has been earmarked for upgrading water services in county Kilkenny. The money will be invested over the next three years, with the first €500,000 being spent in the next 12 months. Kilkenny’s Junior Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed the funding as part of a €55 million new capital investment […]

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Kilkenny company producing sustainable new foods to feed the planet

By Kilkenny Now 4th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY company is part of a ground-breaking new project aimed at producing new sustainable foods needed to feed the planet going into the future. Beotanics, based in Stoneyford, is an integral part of the new EU project to develop new alternative proteins that will be launched in January 2020. The new-protein […]

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Hitting the right note – Kilkenny bar named best in region

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HUGELY popular Kilkenny bar which hits all the right notes has been named the best in the region. Matt the Millers on John’s Street has just been announced as the Best Music Pub in the South East by organisers of the Irish Pub Awards. The bar on the River Nore becomes […]

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Enterprising Kilkenny company ‘One to Watch’ after collecting national award at Ploughing Championship

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY company has won a prestigious annual agri-business award at the National Ploughing Championships. Beotanics Ltd, based in Stoneyford was announced as the ‘One-to-Watch’ award winner at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards 2019. The Kilkenny company leads the way in the development of niche food crops such as Sweet Potato, […]

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The best bar none: famous Kilkenny boozer named region’s top tourist pub

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny pub has been named as the best tourist pub in the South East. Malzards Bar in Stoneyford was this morning announced as the winner in the 2019 Irish Pub Awards. The award looked for a bar that has a focused and demonstrated plan to, create an Irish Pub experience […]

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SPONSORED: Back to school or off to college – Thomastown Credit Union can help share the cost burden

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 0

THE exam results are out and the CAO offers are coming in. It is an exciting time for students and their families – a major milestone on the road to adult life. But for many parents this occasion, which should be so happy, is marred by financial stress. Anxiety over how to meet the costs […]

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Burglars break into Kilkenny home through open upstairs window

By Kilkenny Now 25th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN who had been on a short break was shocked to find his home had been broken into while he was away. The burglars broke into the man’s house on Main Street, Stoneyford sometime between early last Sunday morning and Tuesday morning. Once the burglars gained entry, they rummaged through the […]

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Thief steals sign and replaces it with Kilkenny flag

By Kilkenny Now 11th August 2019 0

GARDAI are looking for a Kilkenny supporter but whose efforts to show their love of the Cats resulted in them breaking the law. The thief made off with an old bed and breakfast sign from outside a house in Stoneyford, and then for some reason decided to leave a Kilkenny flag in its place. The […]

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Kilkenny Castle is Ireland’s top-rated attraction outside Dublin: TripAdvisor

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY TOURISTS just can’t get enough of Kilkenny’s medieval charms, according to the latest list of top tourist attractions in Ireland. TripAdvisor has just released the top 10 Highest-Rated Irish Landmark Attractions in 2019 and Kilkenny Castle comes fourth on the list. Kilkenny Castle is also the top-rated attraction outside of Dublin. It […]

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Homes in parts of South Kilkenny without water for three nights

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

HOUSEHOLDERS in parts of South Kilkenny will be without water for three nights due to a burst water main. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed homes and businesses in Knocktopher, Ballyhale and Stoneyford will be without supplies from 9pm to 5am from tonight, tomorrow and Thursday. Irish Water and Kilkenny County Council have apologised for “any […]