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: […]
The posters are up, the debates are done and dusted and the canvassers have pounded the pavement which means the only thing left to do is vote. But Kilkenny people are being urged to get out and vote early as Met Éireann are expecting the weather to take a major turn for the worst. The […]