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The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI), which is headquartered in Kilkenny,  has announced the establishment of a new fund to assist the development of high-quality, independent exhibitions run by curators, individuals, and groups, including CCoI Guilds, Associations, Networks & Societies (GANS).

A Kilkenny woman was last week’s winner of the ‘Innocent Big Knit’ campaign in aid of Age Action Ireland.

Age Action is urging Mayo people to cast on their county colours for a great cause. The Big Knit campaign aims to get 80,000 little woolly hats knitted by the public between now and early September.

Age Action needs 80,000 little hats knitted between now and September and is calling on the people of Mayo to “Cast on in their county colours”. According to a spokesperson for the charity it only takes 20 minutes to knit a little hat (less if you can already knit!) and Age Action is keen to see which county is passionate enough to knit the most hats in its county colours.

A man who tried to push past a garda to get involved in a brawl outside a nightclub was before Castlebar District Court this week.

Drop along to a knitting circle on Friday April 16 from 11am to 1pm in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough.

They have been the backbone of local communities, behind the scenes working together to combat isolation and foster advances in education, electricity supply, infrastructure, and health, and now this year the Irish Countrywomen’s Association has yet another achievement to celebrate, its centenary.

A case of casual trading without a permit was dismissed and charges dropped against two non-national women after arresting gardai could not produce balls of wool and knitting needles in court as evidence.

‘Singers’ occupied our shop premises for 42 years - John Morrissey, ran this business successfully for all these years and then retired. People were then travelling all the way to Carlow and Waterford to source wool, zips, and all their craft needs. Catherine and Helena realised there was a need to reopen this type of business in the central Kilkenny area, but under their new name of 'Deevy's Sewing Essentials'.