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Four-goal blitz sends Rower Inistioge into final
Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final. Rower Inistioge 4-20 (32) Lisdowney 0-23 (23) John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park Lyng and Leahy strike twice each as South Kilkenny side produce stunning second-half display. Four outstanding second-half goals, two apiece from Eoghan Lyng and Richie Leahy, propelled Rower Inistioge into the MLM Kilkenny Intermediate …
Budget more generous to some than to most people
It’s what’s left in the bank account on Friday, says John Ellis BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The Government said Budget 2027 was for working people. But when the speeches are over and the bills land, it will be more generous to some Kilkenny households than others. I read the Budget the way most people …
Kilkenny applications for Texaco funding invited
Sports clubs from Co. Kilkenny and beyond are invited to apply for the sixth Texaco Support for Sport initiative in which a fund of €130,000 will be divided equally in €5,000 amounts and distributed to successful applicants in each of the twenty-six counties. To date more than €600,000 has been distributed to over 125 sports …
James Stephens ease into Intermediate Final
Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi-Final. James Stephens 1-18; Tullogher Rosbercon 1-7. John Power at UPMC Nowlan Park. James Stephens booked their place in the MLM Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship final with a comfortable victory over Tullogher Rosbercon in Sunday’s second semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park. The Village produced a controlled and increasingly …
Many Cultures, One Community
St. John’s Parish Centre was alive with colour, music and flavour last week as parishioners and friends from around the world gathered for a vibrant Intercultural evening. The event, organised by Seán O’Neill and his team of Fr. Dan Carroll, Svitlana Saseyi, Jane Dineen, Kathleen Meagher, Joseph Mark Lubula and Paul Kasu, brought together members …
Dicksboro book another Senior final appearance
Dicksboro 0-13; Thomastown 0-8. John Power at John Lockes Park, Callan. Dicksboro qualified for a sixth Kilkenny Senior camogie championship final in seven seasons following a hard-fought victory over Thomastown at John Lockes Park, Callan, on a gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon. There was little between the sides for long periods of an absorbing contest, with …
Live Work Visit Invest Kilkenny’ a must for business and the public on November 7th
Free registration is now open for companies or members of the public who want to be part of the ‘Live Work, Visit, Invest Kilkenny’ showcase at St Canice’s Cathedral early next month. The wealth of attractive career and lifestyle opportunities Kilkenny has to offer will be showcased to locals and visitors alike as businesses of all …
Jerpoint Glass wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Irish Made Awards 2026
Nearly 50 Years of Handblown Glass: Jerpoint Glass Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award For 47 years, the furnaces at Jerpoint Glass in Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny have been lit for one purpose: making beautiful, functional glass by hand. That dedication was recognised nationally when the family-run studio received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Country …
Aiséirí receives Vhi Funding to Support Youth Mental Health
Photo Vicky Comerford Funding will support a therapeutic nature-based programme that will benefit more than 100 young people across the county Total investment nationwide through the Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund to date now exceeds €529,000, directly benefiting almost 39,000 young people since 2020 Kilkenny, 7th October 2026 – Vhi and the Irish Youth Foundation …
National Women’s Enterprise Day 2026
Twenty Years of Women Making It Happen For twenty years, National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) has brought together the women shaping Ireland’s business landscape. In 2026 we mark two decades of that movement, and we want you in the room. This is the day when female founders and senior leaders across Carlow and Kilkenny step …
