Injury to Village’s Cian Kenny mars Walsh Cup win BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR REVIEW Dioralyte Walsh Cup 2024 Carlow 0-9 Kilkenny 5-22 Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Eamonn Furlong At the second time of asking Carlow and Kilkenny got their inter-county seasons underway at Netwatch Cullen Park in the 1st round of the 2024 Dioralyte …

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We are three Transition Year students, Hazel Maher, Danica Tervit- Kruger and Niamh Brett in Presentation Kilkenny. We took part in the Mini Company Entrepreneur programme in our school.  We brainstormed a few ideas and came to the conclusion that the most innovative idea was to write a children’s book not just for entertainment purposes …

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“Keep Kilkenny Beautiful committee and volunteers are delighted with Kilkenny’s placing in the 2023 IBAL Awards. The huge efforts of volunteers who have worked very hard on a weekly basis on a targeted litter picking programme, to ensure that previous blackspots have been particularly addressed and targeted for special attention. Chairman of KKB, Cllr Maria Dollard …

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Phots: Harry Reid There was a mix of new and returning exhibitors at the annual Christmas Fair that took place on Wednesday 13th December at the VTOS Centre Waterford Road, Kilkenny from 10am to 1pm.  It was home to over 20 exhibitors who displayed a wide range of products to include Christmas decorations, woodcarving pieces, …

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The annual Winter Book Fair will be held again this year at the usual venue of the Club House Hotel on Patrick Street Kilkenny from 10.30am until 4pm. The collection of books on display for sale will cover a wide range of material and should satisfy every taste for the literary enthusiast with prices that are more than reasonable, …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Next month in a bid to meet ambitious recycling targets set by the European Union’s ‘Single Use Plastic Directive’, Ireland will gear up for the launch of the Deposit Return Scheme. This groundbreaking initiative aims to revolutionise the way we handle plastic drinks’ bottles and aluminium cans, thereby promoting a …

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By John Fitzgerald A mountainside in County Tipperary was the only part of Munster to witness an uprising in 1798. The action occurred on Carrickmoclear hill, an outcrop of Slievenamon. A rebel army numbering many thousands planned an uprising in the county. Recruits came from areas like Windgap, Grangemockler and Mullinahone. Volunteers from County Kilkenny, …

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Carlow first up for Kilkenny in Walsh Cup BY NIALL SHERRY, SPORTS EDITOR PREVIEW Carlow Vs Kilkenny Netwatch Cullen Park, Sunday 1:30pm Referee: Eamonn Furlong (Wexford) The first weekend of January 2024 sees our senior hurlers make the trip to Netwatch Cullen Park to take on Carlow as the inter-county season gets underway for Derek …

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AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Some of us have an unfortunate habit of thinking backwards rather than forwards, where ideas remain rooted in the past rather than looking forward to the future, especially when it comes to certain subjects. Top of the list of those tricky topics is immigration. We need better communication about …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS So Christmas has come and gone as we knew it would, and I trust you all had a good and peaceful one. From my window the avenue is strewn with windows and doors lit up like landing strips, and only God knows the cost to the national …

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