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Kilkenny has a number of thriving athletics clubs, and is considered one of the strongest counties in Leinster at juvenile level.

The ‘Kilkenny Fat Cats’ are a group of amateur cyclists from Ballyfoyle, Muckalee and Conahy who got together after the untimely death of their good friend, Kevin Kealy, on August 5, 2010.

A charity week in aid of hospice home care for children is taking place at Castlecomer and St Canice’s Kilkenny Credit Unions this week.

A dangerous bend on the Castlecomer Road at Damerstown/Julianstown is to be realigned following proposals by Kilkenny County Council this week.

On Saturday June 18 a commemoration was held to remember the 90th anniversary of the Coolbawn Ambush in which Sean Hartley and Nicholas Mullins lost their lives when they were involved in an engagement with Crown Forces on June 18 1921.

Positivity filled the air with some 40 businesses attending the official launch of Castlecomer Business Association at Ballycomey on Friday evening.

Members of Kilkenny County Council have approved the plans to construct a roundabout at Hennebry’s Cross on the Castlecomer Road and Ballyragget Road junction.

The Official Launch of Castlecomer Business Association will be held in The Auction Rooms, Ballycomey on Thursday June 30th at 6.30pm.

The annual Coolbawn Ambush Commemoration took place in Castlecomer on Saturday June 18, exactly 90 years since that fateful day. The event was organised by North Kilkenny Sinn Féin and drew a large, enthusiastic, crowd to the town despite the inclement weather.

There were a number of positive signals arising from the recent County Development Board Seminar on Economic and Employment issues, held last week at the Castlecomer Discovery Park.