Price of Kilkenny estate cut by over 50%THE MOST expensive country estate for sale in Ireland has had its asking price cut by an astonishing €8.5 millionThu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny celebrates 400 years as cityKILKENNY TODAY celebrates the 400th anniversary of being granted “city” status with civic festivities set to last throughout …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Small town, would like to meet . . .The concept of twinning has long been maligned as an excuse for county-council junkets, but the prospect of economic benefits…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
An Irishman's Diary‘HIS WIFE’s a supermodel 13 years his junior, so how does the French president spend his spare time?” asked Britain’s Daily Mirror…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Cruise line calls for entertainersCARIBBEAN DREAM: THE BOAT MAY be about to come in for entertainers who would like to work aboard luxury cruise shipsSat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Goodbye all over againThe ESRI are estimating that 50,000 people will emigrate from Ireland this yearSat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Making the best of the worst of timesIt has been a pretty bad year all round, but there's no point in wallowing in our collective gloom - let's take a leaf from wartime…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
An Irishman's Diary'WELCOME to Tipperary," proclaims a large roadside sign, "You've Come a Long Way!".Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Is this the best food shop in the world?HIDDEN GEMS: FORTNUM & MASON is probably the world's most beautiful department store, and it's certainly its most elegant…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Noresiders have already worked the oracleKILKENNY'S "MYSTIC Moira" is predicting a Kilkenny victory tomorrow. Well, she would, wouldn't she?Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Waterford gets ready to honour the team, win or loseNOT THAT it will bother Waterford fans tomorrow, but no one under the age of 45 has seen Waterford hurlers play in an All-Ireland…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Final touches: Liam MacCarthy Cup repaired before Croke Park appearanceAS EXCITEMENT mounts in Kilkenny and Waterford ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final, the Liam MacCarthy Cup has been sent…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
So the hurling championship has an official airline - to fly who?Surely the GAA could have found a more suitable sponsor than the state carrier of the United Arab EmiratesMon Aug 18 2008 - 01:00
City folk beware! Puncturing myth of rural bliss with a pitchforkOPINION : Summer is a time to leave the city and explore the unexpected pleasures of the Irish countryside.Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Controversial waste plant denied planning approvalTHE COUNTRY'S leading racehorse trainer Aidan O'Brien said yesterday he was "over the moon" following An Bord Pleanála's decision…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
A nation divided by the those who have and haven't read itIt is Bloomsday. So have you read any good books lately? asks Michael Parsons.Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Hidden GemsSpirit of Woodstock lives on: THERE IS NO lovelier place in Ireland than InistiogeSat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach muted on poll showing bounce for partyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given a muted reaction to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll which shows a boost in support for …Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Waterford adds overseas flightsREGIONAL AIRPORT The flights, with Aer Arann, are to Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Malaga and FaroSat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Rothe House in Kilkenny unveils its new Renaissance gardenTOURIST ATTRACTION: KILKENNY IS celebrating the unveiling by President Mary McAleese of its newest tourist attraction, a magnificent…Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
House and mill away from the city grind near to the Barrow RiverCO CARLOW/€675,000: ARE YOU tired of the rat race? Stretched to the very limit by stress and the M50 and the Red Cow roundabout…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Inconsiderate recliners top list of peeves for fellow passengersAIR TRAVELLER SURVEY: INCONSIDERATE FELLOW passengers reclining their seats is the number one pet hate among air travellers, …Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Appeal for daughter'sbody to be returned to BritainTHE ELDERLY father of an Englishwoman who died in unexplained circumstances in Kilkenny last weekend has appealed for assistance…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Callan stab victim was sexually assaultedTHE ENGLISHWOMAN who died in a Kilkenny hospital on Saturday morning is believed to have been the victim of a serious sexual …Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Stand-off ends in KilkennyA stand-off between gardaí and a man armed with a shotgun in Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, ended safely last night shortly after…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Realigning the starsHOTEL CLASSIFICATION: THE CLASSIFICATION system for Irish hotels and guest houses has been overhauled to provide greater transparency…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
A Youghal man for Four SeasonsNEARLY 40 years after emigrating from Cork to work as a barman at a hotel in Amsterdam, Jim FitzGibbon is one of the most powerful…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Kilkenny lapdancing club cuts backTHE OWNERS of a pole dancing and lapdancing club which opened amid controversy in Kilkenny six weeks ago have announced that …Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Rock of Cashel houses allowed to remainA DEVELOPER who built 52 holiday homes close to the Rock of Cashel has been granted "retention planning permission" for 32 of…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
'Urgent need' for hotels to attract British touristsThere is an urgent need to attract more hotel business from overseas and the challenge lies in winning back British tourists, …Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Kilkenny to reinstate traditional paradeCITIZENS HAVE been urged to "get off their backsides and put something together" if they want to celebrate St Patrick's Day appropriately…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Out of Africa . . . and into TipperaryCOUNTRY LIVING It's not such a long way to Tipperary now that a motorway is comingThu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Coolmore group accused of vindictive campaignA business consortium hoping to build a €100 million waste treatment plant in south Tipperary has accused John Magnier's Coolmore…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Fresh sightings of 'big cat' in TipperaryFears that a wild "big cat" is on the loose in Tipperary have resurfaced following new reports from the north of the county during…Mon Feb 11 2008 - 00:00
Opponents of Cashel hotel project to appeal planning rulingA controversial proposal to build a five-storey, 83-bedroom hotel with an underground car park on land formerly owned by the …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Sighting of panther in south TipperaryForestry workers, farmers and hill-walkers are on the alert following reports that a panther may be on the loose close to the…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Labour seeks laws to curb lap-dancing clubsSenior figures in the Labour Party led by deputy leader Joan Burton and former leader Pat Rabbitte have called on the Government…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Lawyers for stables denounce plans for bioenergy facilityThe legal team for John Magnier's Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Stables has denounced plans for a bioenergy plant in south Tipperary…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Waste plant would be 'disaster', says trainerLeading racehorse trainer Aidan O'Brien has said that a proposed waste-treatment plant in south Tipperary "would be a great disaster…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien expected at waste facility hearing in ClonmelThe country's best-known racehorse trainer, Aidan O'Brien, local TDs and county councillors are among those expected to attend…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Clonmel hearing into plan for 'green' facility for wasteBord Pleanála will begin an oral hearing in Clonmel tomorrow on a project which crystallises the national debate on how to dispose…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Minister urged to intervene over garda murderKilkenny Borough Council is writing to Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan, to request his intervention in the case of a garda…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Councils on alert as further flooding fearedLocal authorities throughout the southeast are on "flood alert" this weekend fearing that fresh rainfall could further swell …Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Lap-dance case adjournedA judge has again deferred the planned opening of a lap-dancing club in Kilkenny.Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Lap-dancing club proposal referred to planning boardAn Bord Pleanála has been asked to rule on whether or not a proposed lap-dancing club constitutes "development".Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Opening of Kilkenny pole-dancing club haltedThe proposed opening of a pole-dancing club in Kilkenny has been temporarily halted by in the District Court.Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Concerns over 'adult' nightclub in KilkennyPlans for a new "adult" nightclub in Kilkenny featuring male and female strippers have alarmed civic leaders who fear it could…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Waterford man on party drug charges remanded on bailA Waterford man who is charged with drugs offences at a house party in the city 10 days ago has again been remanded on bail to…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Family issues drugs plea as son dies after house partyThe family of a young Waterford man who died after taking drugs at a party has issued a plea to people "young and old who may…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Waterford men remain in comaThere has been no improvement in the condition of two young men critically ill in hospital after apparently consuming drugs at…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
