A number of hurling supporters required hospital treatment after a fence collapsed at a schools final GAA match in Kilkenny. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny city after St Kieran’s boys secondary school played Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster senior schools hurling final. It is understood the fence fell to … Read more
Kilkenny TD, Natasha Newsome Drennan, has said new cancer performance data shows an alarming pattern of delayed care, with too many patients not starting treatment or surgery within target timeframes. New data released to Sinn Féin shows that people in Kilkenny are waiting longer for chemotherapy than the vast majority of hospitals in the country. According to the … Read more
THE Limerick side to face Kilkenny in Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League on Sunday at the TUS Gaelic Grounds has been named. John Kiely’s side, which is backboned by All-Ireland medal winners, will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when facing ‘the Cats’ at 3.45pm, live on TG4. READ NEXT: PICTURES: Mungret … Read more
Mary Immaculate College have booked their place in the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup final after a dramatic 0-31 to 2-16 victory over DCU this evening. This was a thrilling contest throughout, one which DCU looked like winning for long stretches. Westmeath native Peter Clarke had a big influence on the game, scoring a couple of … Read more
Interim flood defence works will be put in place in Enniscorthy immediately, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told householders and business owners on a visit to the town on Monday. Viewing the damage caused along the town’s quays and at Island Road when the river Slaney burst its banks last Tuesday, Martin said portable “aquadams” were already … Read more
Flooding continues to be possible in many areas of the country and the risk is not confined to those areas with yellow rain warnings in place, the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) has warned. The NECG and the Humanitarian Subgroup met again on Friday to prepare for the risk of further flooding over the weekend. … Read more
Tucked away in the Kilkenny countryside is a quaint village that may be seemingly small but plays a huge part on the big screen 08:00, 26 Jan 2026Updated 00:15, 27 Jan 2026 The village sits quietly along the River Nore(Image: ) It may seem like an ordinary village, but this picturesque place in the Irish … Read more
Ireland is bracing for brutal Storm Chandra with Met Eireann issuing two weather warnings ahead of torrential rain, strong winds and possible snow. 06/10/24 – Poor weather conditions on Talbot Street Dublin(Image: Collins) Ireland’s weather is set to go from bad to worse, with torrential rain, gusty winds and even snow forecast to batter parts … Read more
Eoghan Leadbetter, a woodturner and furniture maker based in Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny, talks about his craft. Video: Bryan O’Brien I’m outside Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny, at a small workshop covered in flowering clematis. I can hear birdsong, but there’s also a mechanical sound, a gentle rhythmic humming. Inside, Eoghan Leadbetter is at his lathe, shaping and … Read more
James Kavanagh and William Murray had been renting in Phibsboro, Dublin 7, for years when a TV show they co-presented, The Great Inspo Home Adventure, on Virgin Media, took them to every corner of the country. This exploration of the four corners of Ireland prompted them to broaden their home-hunting horizons. “We had a very … Read more