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A 27-year-old male appeared before Kilkenny District Court this week in relation to the robbery of Gowran Post Office last week.

Retailers across Kilkenny city have asked that the St Patrick’s Day Parade which is planned for Saturday March 17, be held on Sunday March 18, in a bid to prevent a negative effect on retail sales in the city on the busiest retail day of the week.

Defending Leinster and All-Ireland champions St Kieran’s College have been drawn against second favourites Dublin North in the Leinster Colleges senior hurling A championship quarter-finals.

Kilkenny hurling lost another star of the golden era on Wednesday night, as goalkeeper PJ Ryan announced his retirement from the game at inter-county level.

News of the closure of St Francis Abbey Brewery in December 2013 has spread quickly, leaving many people sad at the prospect of the closure of the landmark facility in the city.

Local Green Councillor Malcolm Noonan has called for a new tourism initiative linking the Watershed at Scanlon Park with a wider Kilkenny-led scheme.

Kilkenny County Council is to receive a high level delegation from China in Kilkenny within the next two months in a move that will see Kilkenny twinned with the city of Suzhou in China.

Kilkenny’s Smithwicks Brewery is to cease all operations and close completely by Christmas of 2013 – with the loss of 44 local jobs, drinks giant Diageo confirmed yesterday (Thursday).

Two boys from Kilkenny began the New Year in style, as they swept to victory in the Leinster Juvenile close boys’ doubles badminton tournament.

A provisional timeline and cost for Kilkenny’s Central Access Scheme, including the new River Nore bridge crossing, was announced at this week’s meeting of the borough council.