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 […]
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, […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A CRITICALLY-acclaimed county Kilkenny guesthouse has made it into the top 10 of a prestigious new survey on Ireland best B&Bs. Lawcus Farm Guest House in Stoneyford came fourth in Tripadviser’s Top 10 Irish B&Bs for 2019. The guesthouse, owned and run by Mark and Ann-Marie Fisher, is a beautifully renovated stone farm house which […]