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ELECTION 2020: Two new candidates for Carlow-Kilkenny added to ballot paper

By Kilkenny Now 23rd January 2020 0

Two new names have beaten the deadline and have had their names added to the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency ballot paper as the competition for next month’s General Election heats up. Alan Hayes and Angela Ray (pictured above) have confirmed they will run as Independent candidates in the constituency, bringing to 14 the number of people putting […]

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Kilkenny musicians roll up to ‘Rock for Teac’

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is about to witness a weekend-long music experience, supported by a plethora of local musicians and bands, all promising to Rock for Teac. The fundraiser is in aid of Kilkenny’s Teac Tom, a local charity that provides counselling and support to those who have been affected by suicide or who are […]

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Craic’d Festival: Kilkenny comes together for World Mental Health Day

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A festival promoting positive mental health being held to coincide with World Mental Health Awareness Day is being held in Kilkenny this weekend. Craic’d – letting the Light In, Lifelinkk‘s festival is a collaborative project and is a celebration of positive mental health. The festival and awareness programme takes place in Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny mental health charity boss wins Businesswoman of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 2

NETWORK Ireland Kilkenny is celebrating after one of its members was announced as National Businesswoman of the Year. Angela Hayes of Teac Tom, picked up the Local Enterprise Award at the Network Ireland National Awards held in Rosscarbery, Cork over the weekend. Network Ireland Kilkenny had three other members shortlisted for the national awards – […]

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Four well-known Kilkenny businesswomen up for prestigious national awards

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOUR Kilkenny woman are in West Cork today, waiting to hear if they have been named Business Woman of the Year. Angela Hayes, Dominika Stoppa, Anne Marie Hallihan and Michelle Treacy join around 250 women from all over the country, hoping to pick up the ultimate accolade at the Network Ireland Businesswoman […]

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‘Giving light and hope’ – volunteers urged to join charity walk in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

VOLUNTEERS are being urged to take part in a special charity walk to raise awareness of suicide and mental health issues which gets underway in Kilkenny tomorrow. The ‘Giving Light & Hope Walk’ is being organised by the local Teac Tom charity, which is part of the Thomas Hayes Trust CLG. The walk will take […]

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Our Number 1! Kilkenny athlete Aoibhe wins VHI Women’s Mini-Marathon

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2019 0

A TALENTED young Kilkenny athlete is celebrating today after she won the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin, the largest all-female event of its kind in the world. Aoibhe Richardson was among the 30,000 who woman of all ages who took over the streets of the capital yesterday, clocking the fastest time of all at […]

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Army lends some firepower to Teac Tom’s 24-hour charity cycle in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

TEAC Tom has drafted in an army of volunteers – including some actual members of the Defence Forces! – as part of a major fundraising drive this weekend. The Kilkenny suicide and bereavement charity will stage its annual ‘Around the Clock’ charity cycle, which will get take place from 4pm on Friday, May 31 until […]

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TJ Reid Health & Fitness raise almost €3,000 for Teac Tom charity

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2019 0

TJ REID Health & Fitness has raised just under €3,000 for Teac Tom, the local suicide and bereavement charity. The Kilkenny hurling captain and his dedicated team have confirmed their recent ‘Lift 4 Life’ event, which saw members of the public lift a hefty 880,878kgs in aid of the charity in a single day, raised […]

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Kilkenny public show some muscle as they lift 880,078kg for local charity

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

THE people of Kilkenny flexed their muscles in an impressive show of strength to lift 880,078kg in a novel fundraising drive that clearly captured the imagination of the public. The innovative Lift 4 Life charity drive was run with military precision by the Kilkenny hurling captain and his dedicated team at TJ Reid Health and […]