Dear Customer, At GRT Hire Ltd, we are continuing to do what we can to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 Virus. We wish to ensure the safety of both you and our staff while providing a satisfactory service to you. As and from Monday May 18, we will resume normal trading but our …

By Jimmy Rhatigan AN expected family of triplets has become quadruplets in a miracle birth of sorts at the heart of the city parish of St John’s. There was a shock for parents, extended family, neighbours and friends when three became four. Everything pointed to three offspring only for doting and very protective would be …

NEWPARK Hotel is holding a competition to celebrate International Nurses’ Day. Are you working as a nurse or do you know a nurse either working or living in Kilkenny who deserves a treat on Sunday? The hotel has a luxurious takeout Sunday lunch, dessert and a bottle of Prosecco for two people. To enter please …

BARNADOS children’s charity has launched The Big Toddle for Barnardos 2020. Since it began nearly half a million toddlers,  including 1,277 in Kilkenny, have toddled over 300,000 kilometres  to raise funds for vulnerable children their own age. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Barnardos is calling on families to ‘Toddle at Home’ for Barnardos, where parents and toddlers can take part in in the comfort and safety of their …

A COLLECTION of medals won by a GAA star who won hurling and Gaelic Football medals for his county got top price of €28,500 at a Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers timed sale. The Incredible Leonard McGrath Galway Dual; Star GAA Collection attracted huge attention at the sale which realised over €120,000 on the hammer and 85% …

WITH SO much doom and gloom in the air, many people are considering worst-case scenarios and wondering how they would cope if they lost their job, or whether they can afford to fall ill in the current environment. Income protection insurance – which provides a replacement income if you’re unable to work due to sickness …