This year is the 100th anniversary of the apparition of our Lady of Fatima. For 25 years a pilgrimage from Kilkenny has been going to the well-known shrine. The Kilkenny Pilgrimage to Fatima first went 25 years ago and has made its way to the Portuguese shrine every year since then. This year is a...

Lisa O’ Shea from Piltown has been announced as the CarePlus Pharmacy Kilkenny Carer of the Year 2017. A special event was held in Lisa’s honour in KCLR studios recently where she was presented with a gift from CarePlus Pharmacy and Family Carers Ireland. Lisa was nominated by her sister Caroline...

The Kilkenny Samaritans will hold its annual Bangers & Mash Lunch in The Pembroke Kilkenny Hotel, Patrick Street, Kilkenny on Thursday from 12.30 to 2.30pm. Donation €10. The Samaritans provide support to anyone experiencing emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. Demand for...

Two suspects have appeared in court in connection with a burglary at a John Street premises in the early hours of Halloween morning. The pair were observed forcing the door open and entering the premises on Garda CCTV. Gardaí immediately went to the scene and the two men were arrested. Both men...

St Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny has the most overcrowded Emergency Department in the country today, according to the latest figures from the INMO's Trolleywatch. The daily figures for the local hospital show 36 patients are waiting on trolleys, up from 27 just before the weekend (Friday)....

Preparations are well under way as Castlecomer launches its first ever Festival of Light, a month-long celebration of community, creativity and Christmas. Taking place over the month of December, Castlecomer will shine brightly as its windows are lit up with festive silhouettes, and the town comes...

A campaign has been launched to use old telephone boxes to store defibs in the hope of saving lives in Kilkenny and it’s being run by a Callan man. Derek Devoy is the founder of Heart of Kilkenny and says he set up the defibs initiative for one simple reason and that is to “save as many lives as we...

A Kilkenny man who lost his wedding ring last Thursday is hoping to track it down through social media. The ring was lost in the city centre on Thursday - the owner frequented a number of licensed premises in the John Street area of the city on Thursday evening and was also shopping in the city...

Last month, just as Hurricane Ophelia was making landfall in Ireland, the winds of a unique cultural experiment were gathering pace between two girl schools from different sides of the globe in Callan. Transition Year students from St Brigid’s College had the pleasure of hosting 58 students of...

Seanie Maguire’s hopes of playing in the World Cup playoffs are over. The Preston North End striker has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's two-legged clash with Denmark after picking up a hamstring injury. Maguire, who made his international debut in the 2-0 win over Moldova, had been...

A new season will begin with a new look after the Kilkenny hurlers unveiled their 2018 jersey. The Cats were back in Nowlan Park on Friday to show off the shirt they will wear next year. The jersey, which features an all-black right shoulder, was revealed by manager Brian Cody together with players...

Kilkenny County Council hosted an event in the Parade Tower to congratulate the winners of the Kilkenny County Council Tidy Estates awards. Congratulating the winners Colette Byrne, CEO Kilkenny Co Council, gave a presentation on projects around the city and county. Council Cathaoirleach David...

Slick All-Ireland champions, Cuala (Dublin) simply had too much power and experience and they dismissed Dicksboro (Kilkenny) from the Leinster club senior hurling championship with relative ease in Parnell Park today. The winners were trap to line winners. They led all the way after free taker,...

Two mothers who work tirelessly to raise awareness around a medical condition, Scoliosis, and who campaign for reduced waiting lists were announced as the overall winners of the Kilkenny People of the Year awards yesterday evening. Caothaoirleach David Fitzgerald congratulated Claire Cahill and...

Kilkenny champions, St Patrick's (Ballyragget) got back to the serious business of hurling in the Leinster club intermediate championship today, and although they turned in a far from vintage performance they were still too good for Ardclough (Kildare) in Newbridge. The Cats booked a semi-final...

Kieran Crotty, wily old campaigner that he is, called the county hurling final correctly. Okay, as a former Dicksboro man he can be accused of partiality, but that’s beside the point. “They’ve been lucky along the way,” the full-back on the club’s championship-winning team of 1950 declared last...

The Irish Wheelchair Association has just launched their new fully accessible bus that was purchased with the support of the people and businesses of Kilkenny through the Kilkenny Valentines Ball. The Kilkenny Valentines Ball Committee who raised this money for IWA consisted of Mary Harrington who...

The late Anne Heffernan The death has occurred of Anne Heffernan (née Duffy) Michael Street, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny on 2nd November 2017, peacefully, in the loving care of the staff at St. Columba's Hospital, Thomastown, beloved wife of the late Andy and loving mother of Deirdre, Andrew and...

Almost 1,900 children in the south-east have been waiting for more than a year for orthodontic care, a local senator has said. Fianna Fáil Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor has said that while the reintroduction of certain free dental procedures under the PRSI scheme is welcome, the Government...

Local councillors have given their full support to a campaign organised by a Ferrybank mother to make CPR and First Aid training mandatory for school teachers. Maria Condon’s daughter Isabelle (6) has a medical condition which can affect her breathing. She would not be here today if not for...

Leading auctioneer Pat Gannon recently celebrated the opening of his new premises on John Street. The opening followed another successful week at the office, having sale agreed a property on Parliament Street, a residential seven-day licenced premises at Ballyragget and forestry lands. Pat Gannon...

Several local councillors have called for certain treacherous routes to be included in road salting/gritting schedule when the hard frost comes this winter. At last week’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council, director of services Tim Butler updated the members on the council’s winter maintenance...

Loreto Kilkenny once again received an Ambassador award for the work carried out in the fight against suicide during the academic year 2016-2017. At the reception held in Dublin the girls who accepted the award on behalf of the school were Emma Murphy (sixth year), Alisha Shannon and Lucy Hickey...

A new public lighting scheme which sees Kilkenny’s old, orange streelights replaced with brighter and more efficient LED lights is already proving a success around the county. The market introduction of LED technology for street lighting offers high savings with comparatively short pay-back times....

An information night will take place in the community hall in Ballyhale later this month outlining the ongoing progress of the community shop and cafe that will open in the village in the New Year. Ballyhale has suffered a number of closures in recent years and the community are determined to...

The fabric of Kilkenny city centre is being downgraded by gaudy, plastic signs which are taking away from the medieval character of the city. That's the opinion of Cllr Malcolm Noonan after the latest non-traditional shopfront was unveiled yesterday at Sports Direct new shop on High Street. "We’re...

The Kilkenny under-12/13 Team of Six finished the 60x30 season in style when they added the All-Ireland title by defeating Cork in the final at Kilfane. Earlier in the year these teams clashed in the 40x20 final with the honours going to Kilkenny 73-72. On Saturday Kilkenny came through 80-53 to...

A barren year became even emptier after the Kilkenny senior hurlers missed out on the 2017 PwC All-Star awards. The Cats, who bowed out of the championship after losing to Waterford in the second round of the Qualifers, were absent from this year's All-Stars team, which was announced this morning....

The late Gerry Gaule The death has occurred of Gerry Gaule, Tennypark, Callan Road, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny on 1st November 2017, peacefully, in the loving care of Anna and the staff at Archersrath Nursing Home, Gerry, beloved husband of Maura and much loved father of Linda, Gerard and Emily, sadly...

The number of unpaid carers in Kilkenny increased by 6.6% over five years - and the amount of hours care they provide has risen also, according to new data from Census 2016. New data published today shows 4,321 people who stated that they provided regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family...

A remarkable collection of artefacts from the Yeats family, many of which have never been seen before, are to go to auction in Castlecomer later this month. Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers have assembled the collection, including paintings, letters and personal memorabilia, for what will be the last...

A number of significant changes are being proposed to the 'brewhouse' building on the St Francis’ Abbey site in Kilkenny City to prepare it for an as-yet unidentified potential tenant. The proposals include substantial internal alterations to the building, including changes to the floor height, a...

Gardaí in Kilkenny are appealing for information on a black Volkswagen Passat following an incident on the College Road yesterday evening. A young girl was out walking when she was approached by a man in a Black Volkswagen Passat. The incident happened close to the garage on the College Road and...

A leading Kilkenny firm, shower enclosures company Merlyn Industries, has been purchased by Norcros for €68.3m. Staff were informed this morning, Thursday of the sale to the UK company which also owns such brands as Triton showers and Johnson titles. Merlyn empoys 58 staff in Kilkenny, and has...

Two full time gardaí have been deployed to rural stations, that had previously been unmanned for a number of years. In recent weeks Garda Tina Walsh has been assigned to Stoneyford Garda Station and Garda Janet Gough is now working out of Ballyhale Garda Station. Previously both stations had been...

The new levy on vacant urban sites will come into force in Kilkenny next year, payable in arrears beginning in 2019. The levy will be applied to sites of more than .05ha identified by the council, which have not been coming forward for development. At the October meeting of Kilkenny County Council,...

Expect a season of change as Kilkenny return to training for the new season this week. Manager Brian Cody and selectors, Michael Dempsey, James McGarry and Derek Lyng have cast the net far and wide and nearly 50 players have been called to pre-season training. However, All-Ireland winners, Kieran...

Glanbia, the world leading, Kilkenny based global nutrition group is one course for an annual profit of between 7% and 10%. "Glanbia Performance Nutrition was the main driver of revenue growth with Glanbia Nutritionals continuing to perform well," Siobhán Talbot, Group Managing Director said. "Our...

A file is being prepared for the DPP into an incident which took place in Ballyragget last week. Lewd images appeared online of an event, described by the GAA as a private function. In some of the images, the trophy for the Intermediate Hurling Championship is visible. Gardaí have confirmed that an...

A file is being prepared for the DPP into an incident which took place in Ballyragget last week. Lewd images appeared online of an event, described by the GAA as a private function. In some of the images, the trophy for the Intermediate Hurling Championship is visible. Gardaí have confirmed that an...

The late Bernard (Barney) young The death has occurred of Bernard (Barney) Young, 41 Hillside View, Castlecomer, Kilkenny and formerly of Ballylifford, Ballinderry Bridge, Co. Derry. Pre-deceased by his wife Sally and daughter Catherine. Sadly missed by his loving family: sons Brian, Art, Liam,...

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with begging in Kilkenny City. The male was arrested at The Butterslip and brought before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court yesterday (Tuesday). The defendant was charged with an offence of obstructing the passage of persons and was...

Cezy Fosca is a vivacious 11-year-old who lives with a challenging medical condition and is facing losing the only treatment that is available to her. At two she was diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome - a rare genetic condition results in abnormal development of the bones including the spine, along...

Kilkenny parents made almost 1,400 applications for concessionary seating on buses to take their children to school with only 49 seats available in the county, new figures have revealed. The Kilkenny People previously reported that parents in Mullinavat are paying a taxi every morning to send their...

A vigil was held in Kilkenny to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar. Savita died in on October 28, 2012 at Galway University Hospital, a week after she was admitted with back pain and was found to be miscarrying, 17 weeks into a pregnancy. She requested to have her...

The current draft of Kilkenny County Council's Budget for 2018 has a deficit of €1.4 million, the local authority's head of finance, Martin Prendiville, confirmed today. He was speaking at the draft budget plan meeting for Piltown Municipal District and told members that there was a "bit to go yet"...

The heart-breaking human stories of 975 Irish Famine Victims are to be explored with a unique new tour experience in Kilkenny, this November. The Kilkenny Famine Experience will be open to the public from November 8 and, for the first time ever, visitors to the City will have the opportunity to...

Childcare costs in Kilkenny have risen to an average full-time fee of €159.40 per week – which is almost €15 below the national average - with 3,389 children enrolled in early years facilities here. However, Kilkenny's full day weekly childcare fees have increased on average by just over €3.30 when...

Pennywise the clown is likely to be one of the most popular Halloween costumes this year after the success of the hit film 'It' which was based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. But can you guess who this clown is? *For the answer, pick up this week's Kilkenny People. ADTECH....

Kilkenny man Paddy McGinty nearly fell off his seat laughing when his name was pulled out of the drum to appear on the popular National Lottery RTE Winning Streak Game Show this weekend. The Castlecomer man had a good chuckle when Winning Streak host Marty Whelan made reference to the famous song...

The evenings have now started to draw in and its sad to see that its dark by 5pm which means that work on the farm is restricted. The better weather conditions of the past few days have improved ground conditions which is to be welcomed and should help to carry out work that was left due to the...

The following are the Kilkenny soccer fixtures for the coming week: FRIDAY LFA O'Neills Junior Cup Ardmore Rovers v Freebooters AFC (7.45pm) Under 11 Schoolboys League Amber Evergreen FC x 2 v Deen Celtic x 2 at Kells Road Astro Pitch (6.30pm). Under-11 Schoolboys League Black Evergreen FC Green v...

Kilkenny County Council’s insurers paid out over €1.6 million in settled claim cases since 2014 with one of the the main causes relating to “slipping or tripping” and settlements have been steadily increasing each year. The information was obtained following a Freedom of Information request by the...

Diversions are in place following a serious traffic accident on the outskirts of Kilkenny city at Foulkstown, Waterford Road this evening. A number of ambulances are at the scene and motorists are advised to avoid the area. ADTECH.enqueueAd(5914125); incrementAdvImpression(503);...

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) and The Nore Vision are visiting communities along the River Nore this November to hear what people want for the river, its land and people. The Nore Vision is a partnership of residents, nature lovers, farmers and agencies seeking to imagine a brighter future for...

A Kilkenny couple who serenade each other every morning, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at the weekend. It marked the first time in living memory that anyone from Graignamanagh celebrated their ‘platinum’ anniversary. Tom Holden is 91 years young and his wife Bridie is 89. And it proved...

The Kilkenny equality campaigner and former owner of The Motte restaurant in inistioge has passed away. The late Tom Reade Duncan of Newhouse, Thomastown and formerly of The Motte Restaurant, Inistioge and Kilmoganny died on Friday at University Hospital Waterford. He campaigned for the same-sex...

The late Betty Stack The death has occurred of Elizabeth (Betty) Stack (née Butterfield), Wandesforde House, Moneenroe, Castlecomer, Kilkenny abd Castledermot, Kildare peacefully in the loving care of Michael and Anna Mc Donald at Wandesforde House, Moneenroe. Betty, dearly beloved wife of the late...

Kilkenny author and gardening expert, Shirley Lanigan will feature on Nationwide tonight at 7pm on RTE 1 television. The Nationwide team and herself will visit some of the magnificent gardens contained in her new, best selling book, The Open Gardens of Ireland. Shirley spent two years,...

The heart-breaking human stories of 975 Irish Famine Victims are to be explored with a unique new tour experience in Kilkenny, this November. The Kilkenny Famine Experience will be open to the public from November 8th and, for the first time ever, visitors to the City will have the opportunity to...

An important 18th Century Irish mahogany Grandfather Clock with strong links to the Hellfire Club will go to Auction on Tuesday, November 14th in Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers, Castlecomer, Kilkenny. Its provenance is linked by tradition to the Hellfire Club, having been in the possession of the...

An extraordinary Kilkenny resident has just secured a world-wide book deal for her writings about an orphaned cat. Suzanna Crampton lives in the idyllic setting of Maidenhall, just outside Bennettsbridge where she farms with the help of a ‘shepherd cat’ named, Bodacious. She has been writing about...

It is almost Halloween and Shankill Castle have a splendid line up of events for you, from the charming to the outright ghoulish, over the next ten days with their annual ScareFest. Children's events start each day at 11am with the Wand Making Workshop followed by a spooky daylight ghost tour. At...

Writing in the Callan Notes in this week's Kilkenny People, John Stapleton said: The work and duties of the members of An Garda Síochana can very often go unnoticed and most of those women and men in the force would prefer if that was the case. But situations do arise when members face very...

Kilkenny champions, John Lockes (Callan) took a very assured first step in the Leinster club junior hurling championship when they breezed past Navan O'Mahony's. Brilliant goals from Robert Kerwick and Dan McCormack in the 11th and 13th minutes respectively took the sting out of the home side in...

O'Loughlin Gaels hit the ground running in the second half when playing into the wind, and a serious blast of 1-3 early on turned the tide when they beat James Stephens in a high class minor hurling Roinn A final at Nowlan Park today. The winners looked to have grabbed the initiative in the tenth...

Unbeaten Dicksboro ran up their tenth successive win of the season in thrilling fashion when roaring to victory in a high scoring Kilkenny senior hurling championship final at Nowlan Park today. After a goal scoring feast in the first half when the teams shared equally in six goals and both...

This midterm break get out and about with the Moody Monster Trail at the Castlecomer Discovery Park. Take a beautiful walk in nature and enjoy the Halloween themed mystery trail. Purchase your trail pack at reception and follow clues through the woodland. Once you solve the trail you get a little...

A freak wind - which lasted about two minutes - did over £2,000 worth of damage in the Coon East area of Kilkenny at the weekend. The galvanised roof and timber fittings on a three-span haybarn were ripped off at the Somers’ farm in Bilboa. Butler House was restored to its mid-18th century...

A new Irish tourism organisation - the National Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions – held its inaugural forum in Kilkenny last Tuesday. The forum – a meeting of 60 of Ireland’s leading visitor attractions – took place at Kilkenny Castle and in the Medieval Mile Museum. Launched in...

The centre of Kilkenny city has been turned into 'Foodie Heaven' for the weekend as part of the 13th Savour Kilkenny food festival. Thousands of people walked up and down the Parade enjoying the food stalls while many attended the free, seated cookery demonstrations in two giant marquees. With free...

Gardaí in Kilkenny have confirmed that an investigation is under way into an incident in Ballyragget on Tuesday night. Lewd images appeared online of an event, described by the GAA as a private function but in some of the images, the trophy for the Intermediate Hurling Championship is visible. St...

Midnight at Bretts’ corner in John Street on the night of last year’s county senior hurling semi-finals. A Kilkenny star of a decade ago is wandering down the street, complete with wife and bag of chips, finishing up after a long day in Nowlan Park and the hostelries of St John’s parish. We stop...

The Irish Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists’ (IACP) Strategic Plan 2017 – 2020 was launched last weekend at the organisation’s Annual Conference in Kilkenny. The IACP aims to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy and to...

The late Ross Costigan The death has occurred of Ross (John) Costigan, Aylesbury, Freshford Road, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny on Wednesday the 25th of October 2017. Beloved son of John and Jean and loving brother of Jacqueline, Mark and Jessica. He will be deeply missed by his father, mother, brother...

Since it was first staged three years ago, the Watergate Theatre’s variety concert has proven to be a great success. And it is back. The third annual variety concert will be held on Thursday, November 2 and will feature a host of singers, dancers and poets. Kicking off proceedings will be Kilkenny...

Fresh from their recent success at the national AIMS awards, Kilkenny Musical Society are gearing up for a night of fantastic entertainment at Langton’s Ballroom on Wednesday, November 15. Celebrating the often memorable marriage of movies and music, this group of talented performers will showcase...

The Clinical Director of St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny Garry Courtney met the Minister for Health Simon Harris recently at the Alcohol Health Alliance event in Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, in support of the Public Health Alcohol Bill. Prof Courtney is part of a group of public health...

Almost 11,000 penalty points were issued across Kilkenny over the past 12 months, it has been revealed. In Kilkenny, the offence which garnered the highest number of penalty points was motorists exceeding the 50km/h speed limit with 3,324 points issued. Independent TD, Noel Grealish, asked the...

Kilkenny stars, Kieran Joyce and Shane Prendergast have announced that they have called time on their senior inter-county careers. The 30-year-old Joyce won five senior All-Irelands between 2011 and 2015, plus two National Leagues. The announcement was made on his Twitter account today when the...

The figures and so on all shout points of interest. The first all-city final since 1950. The first senior county final clash between James Stephens and Dicksboro in 80 years. Both teams in Sunday’s Credit Union senior hurling championship final in Nowlan Park also shared each others company in...

Check out our picture gallery from the Reign of Terror in Kells - all pictures taken by Harry Reid. ADTECH.enqueueAd(5914125); incrementAdvImpression(503);...

Kilkenny needs “residents only parking right across the City” according to the chairperson of the County Council. Councillor David Fitzgerald says parking needs to be looked at in terms of long-term fixes in the Castle Park area of the city and that it gets particularly busy during days of events....

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Farming and Skills Bobby Aylward has raised the review of the Regional Veterinary Lab in Kilkenny city with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil. He warned that if it closed, it would be mean that local farmers would be forced to travel to the labs in Cork, Athlone or...

It has emerged that Kilkenny Civic Trust, which owns and operates Butler House on Patrick Street, has made an offer for the drinks licence of the Bróg Maker pub, recently purchased by Kilkenny County Council. On Monday, it was confirmed the Castlecomer Road property was bought by the local...

What makes a resilient, deeply sustainable region – and what role does food play in this? How can people make stronger connections with producers in their locale who share their environmental values? And how much fun can we have finding out? Pop along to Kilkenny’s first speakEATsy to investigate!...

With Hurricane Ophelia somewhere in the Arctic and Storm Brian expelled from our shores, Kilkenny athletes broke free from the weather shackles as they performed with excellence in the Athletics Ireland Autumn open cross-country in Abbotstown last Sunday. Abbottstown, the national cross-country...

O'Loughlin Gaels scored a facile win against Graigue-Ballycallan in the second semi-final of the Roinn A minor hurling championship in Dunmore under lights last night. They will now face James Stephens in the county final in Nowlan Park on Sunday. There was a huge crowd in Dunmore for the match....

The Kilkenny GAA County Board has confirmed that it is investigating an incident that took place on Tuesday night at a non-GAA event in Ballyragget. County Officers met with representatives of St Patrick’s Ballyragget, on Wednesday night and will review its findings in the coming days. The...

A councillor has expressed concern about the condition of a footpath in Ossory Park which has led to several people tripping. Cllr Breda Gardner told Kilkenny County Council that the “last thing” they wanted was to be sued. Speaking at a meeting of Kilkenny City Municipal District, she asked if it...

A local councillor says the Golf Links Road on the outskirts of Kilkenny City is in a “shocking state”. The matter was raised at the October meeting of Kilkenny City Municipal District by Fine Gael Councillor, David Fitzgerald. “The cul-de-sac is in a shocking state,” said Cllr Fitzgerald. “It’s a...

A new season has brought a new management team and, with it, new hope for the Kilkenny & District League’s Oscar Traynor Trophy squad. After the drama of last season, when the inter-league team was pulled and then replaced with a Freebooters squad for the remaining fixtures, the Cats are back and...

A jury has returned a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity in the trial of a Kilkenny man with paranoid schizophrenia who stabbed a stranger in the head in a local shopping centre on a busy afternoon. Gerard Dowling (40) of The Sycamores, Freshford Road, Kilkenny was charged with the...

The relaunch of Forde’s Eurospar in Castlecomer takes place this Friday at 2pm after the store underwent a €1.5 million refurbishment. Local Labour Councillor, Maurice Shortall, said: “It’s a further indication of the economic confidence in the area as a total of €1.5m has been invested in the...

The late Claire Prendergast The death has occurred of Claire Prendergast (née Hannigan) Kilmacshane, Inistioge, Kilkenny. Claire loving wife of the late John, sadly missed by her loving family, son Dermot, daughters, Cora and Orla, Deeply regretted by her sisters and brothers including Fr James...

Tributes are being paid to the late Ross Costigan, from Kilkenny, who died suddenly yesterday (Wednesday). Ross was a well known and popular personality around Kilkenny. He was heavily involved in local music, film and theatre, and was highly regarded as a photographer. The Kilkenny Arts Office has...

Kilkenny GAA officials and St Patrick's Ballyragget club officers met last night (Wednesday) as the investigation began in to an incident which took place in Ballyragget. Lewd images appeared on line of an event held last Tuesday night, described by the GAA as a private function but in some of the...

Last year, to celebrate 25 years of making theatre, Barnstorm Theatre Company developed a number of partnerships to bring new theatre experiences to Kilkenny. One was with the Kilkenny Arts Festival to produce a family season of theatre during their festival in August. It proved a huge hit. Another...