By Sinéad Connolly A NEWLY opened county Kilkenny restaurant is serving up a little local history and a menu inspired by locally sourced produce in their critically-acclaimed fine diner. Michelin-accredited chef Keith Boyle and his wife Carmel say they delighted at the response so far to their new venture, Restaurant Lady Anne, in Castlecomer. “We’ve […]
THE family of a brave little boy whose brave fight for life has captured the hearts of everyone who has met him are rejoicing after a fundraising campaign raised €100,000 to enable him to travel to the USE for life-changing surgery. Noah O’Sullivan made the headlines last week after was made an honorary Garda as […]
THERE are currently 7,854 family carers in Kilkenny – and their work is saving the State millions every year, a public meeting in the city heard this week. The event, hosted by Family Carers Ireland at Hotel Kilkenny on Monday, highlighted the many challenges facing carers in Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. The […]
REGIONAL radio station Beat 102-103 is teaming up with Cork Airport to get your summer off to a flyer. The regional radio station will be in City Square Shopping Centre in Waterford this Friday, May 17 from 12:30pm for their massive ‘Spin the Wheel’ giveaway where free flights to destinations such as Lisbon, London, Zurich, […]
RENTS are continuing to soar in Kilkenny as the housing crisis deepens. The average rent in the city and county now stands at €939, the highest in the South East, according to the latest property report by Daft.ie. The survey shows rents in Kilkenny rose by a further 6.7% in the first three months of […]
LITTLE Noah O’Sullivan’s biggest wish is to some day be able to walk unaided. But in the meantime the brave four-year-old had another wish come true after he was made a honorary Garda. Noah was born at just 29 weeks old and was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy 18 months later. He has […]
AN elderly priest was assaulted after he confronted a man and a woman who broke into the parish house in Ferrybank over the Bank Holiday weekend. Retired parish priest Fr Jim Crotty was left shaken after he foiled the attempted robbery at the Presbytery House on the Ross Road at around 6.50pm on Friday. A […]
By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor who is fighting to win a seat on Waterford County Council has defended her decision to contest separate elections in different counties. Ferrybank-based Melissa O’Neill is an Independent representative in the Piltown Municipal District and is looking to retain her seat on Kilkenny County Council in next month’s local […]
LAST weekend’s glorious Easter Bank Holiday weekend will be sadly long forgotten by tomorrow night when Storm Hannah hits Kilkenny. Met Éireann today issued separate orange and yellow wind warnings covering most parts of the country, and a small craft warning for the Irish Sea. Kilkenny is among the counties included in the Status Yellow […]
A MAN was arrested by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Burglary Response Unit division after €230,000 worth of drugs were found in the boot of his car. The huge drugs stash was discovered by gardai at a checkpoint in Ballon on Wednesday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed the stopped and searched the vehicle under the Misuse of […]