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Santa Claus is coming to town… to launch Yulefest Kilkenny!

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2024 0

The Man in Red himself is paying a special pre-Christmas visit to Kilkenny to officially launch this year’s Yulefest. Kilkenny will be transformed into a winter wonderland on Saturday as Santa travels by boat down the River Nore (Rudolph and Co. have been given the weekend off) before taking a trip around the city and […]

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Light, cameras … Christmas! Festive lights to set Kilkenny city aglow this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2020 0

The pandemic may have put a damper on this year, but the spirit of Christmas lives on in Kilkenny. And this weekend the city will bask in festive cheer as the Christmas lights are turned on to mark the countdown to the big day. Although crowds are not permitted due to Covid restrictions, everyone living […]

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On your marks, get set … for the Kilkenny Medieval Mile Run

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2019 0

The sound of thousands of pairs of feet pounding the pavements will reverberate around Kilkenny city this week as the starting gun is fired on Medieval Mile Run. The run – a one mile dash through the historic streets of Kilkenny city – has already established itself has a firm favourite of the Yulefest Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny tenor reflects on difficult decade ahead Yulefest concert

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2019 0

A globally recognised Kilkenny tenor has told how his life became a living hell in the wake of a controversy that happened over a decade ago. Ronan Tynan (59), is coming home to take part in this year’s Yulefest and has recently spoken about the difficulties he found himself in over an anti-semitic remark, the […]

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Dreaming of a green Christmas: Festival to transform city through art and recyling

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY SAY it quietly – Chrismas is coming. And this year a Kilkenny festival is trying to turn the festive season green, rather than red. Yulefest Kilkenny is asking the public to think about sustainability in the run-up to Christmas and aims to brighten up the city with festive shopfront transformations, all made […]

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Shop Kilkenny: Don’t let bad weather bring down your Christmas cheer this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2018 0

SEVERE weather conditions are expected to blow high street retailers off course on one of the biggest traditional consumer weekends of the year. Retail groups in Dublin are predicting a drop of 20pc in footfall in the capital due to the poor weather. However, it is hoped that Kilkenny consumers who may have planned to […]