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At this month’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council, members were presented with an assessment of needs in relation to the water services capital programme and it was clear that although urgent works are required funding is posing a problem for the local authority.

As well as completing one of the great challenges in mountaineering this year, Thomastown’s Tony Stapleton and Inistioge’s Jim Treacy completed the Liffey Descent 2009 and became All-Ireland champions in the Open Canadian Class of the Irish Canoe Union’s league of marathon races.

Kilkenny athletes had a successful outing to the Leinster cross-country championships in Adamstown, Co Wexford on Sunday when more than 30 Leinster medals were won. The best squad turned out to be the girls’ under 16 where the county team won gold and the Gowran club were second.

Having had almost four weeks break due to match cancellations, Kilkenny under-15s were back in action on Saturday in the South East League tie away to Tullow RFC. With this resounding victory, Kilkenny now top their section with only one game left (Arklow - November 14) to play having beaten all contenders to date.

In the last decade the success of the Kilkenny Cat Laughs has firmly established the city as a world comedy capital, yet Kilkenny hasn’t produced any major stand-up comedians.

Kilkenny Chamber is inviting community groups, businesses, charities, and church leaders to submit information to Kilkenny Chamber about the festive activities that are taking place in their areas over the Christmas period, for inclusion in the Christmas in Kilkenny brochure 2009.

The Rothe House Renaissance Project is to get under way at one of the city’s oldest properties following the launch of the project last week.

Gardai investigating the shocking tiger kidnapping in the city this week have said that although they have interviewed the Ronan family they are no closer to capturing the raiders that were involved in the violent attack.

Saturday

At the 34th Annual Smithwick’s Awards Presentation in Langton House Hotel on Friday night, city club, Kilkenny City Harriers, was the recipient of the Athletics Award.