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This novel fundraising event has been planned by Fit 4 Life Kilkenny and Kilkenny City Harriers. The event with be held on the June bank holiday weekend, from June 4 - 6, 2011 with all proceeds going to the Susie Long Hospice Fund.

“It is entirely up to the people of Carlow Kilkenny as to what they do with their votes but unless there are two seats in this constituency there may not be a senior minister position.” That’s the warning from incoming Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, in last week’s Kilkenny Advertiser. So what happened to picking the best person for the job? Surely that’s what we’re electing this government for, not to return favours to vote getters, regardless of their ability? We’ve seen enough gobshites topping the poll over the years, Bertie Ahern, Padraig Flynn, Jackie Healy-Rae immediately spring to mind, and dragging in a second or even a third candidate on their coat tails. We want the best man or woman for the job, Mr Kenny, the days of returning favours are over. If you don’t believe me ask the IMF or the ECB.

Green Party TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, Mary White, has said that although the Green’s are polling drastically in recent political opinion polls, she hopes that she will do well on election day and remain on as a TD for Carlow Kilkenny.

The vocal star of the Oscar-nominated movie, The Secret of Kells, Christen Mooney (13) has agreed to be the Grand Marshall for this year’s St Partick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny.

The unique tea house building located at Bateman Quay in Kilkenny city is set become an amenity that will be used by visitors and tourists to Kilkenny city.

The innovative park and ride initiative headed up by Kilkenny Borough Council in December attracted just 66 people over the month in which it was in operation.

A bicycle scheme similar to that which is in place in Dublin city would be ideally suited to Kilkenny according to Labour Party councillor Sean O’ hArgain.

Kilkenny’s new civic spaces including the Parade and the Canal Bank Square must not be used for just the sake of using the space but should be kept for quality events.

Local Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has called on the council to implement Christmas park and ride facilities in the city to complement plans for a ‘winter wonderland’.

The historical Noreville House, a mid 19th century example of classical vernacular architecture on the Dublin Road, Kilkenny, has been added to the county’s Record of Protected Structures (RPS).