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Kilkenny County Council is asking all schools and businesses in Kilkenny city to encourage students and staff to cycle to school or work.

Kilkenny must grasp the opportunity to develop a vibrant city centre and a sustainable local economy without replicating the mistakes of other similar sized towns, the mayor has urged.

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and to mark the special occasion, Kilkenny local authorities have organised events to celebrate the important year and Kilkenny’s biodiversity.

A conference on strengthening local economic activity is to take place in the Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle on May 27 and 28.

Mayor Malcolm Noonan this week offered his sympathies on behalf of Kilkenny Borough Council to Nessa Childers Labour Party MEP on the death of her mother Rita Childers this week.

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Ireland was in Kilkenny this week for a series of meetings with Kilkenny Mayor Malcolm Noonan in order to explore the possibilities of twinning opportunities between Kilkenny and Bulgaria.

Kilkenny, which is often called the city of culture, is suffering from a severe lack of funding for arts programmes according to Kilkenny County Council arts officer Mary Butler.

To commemorate 300 years of brewing an official unveiling of the ‘300 years of Smithwick’s’ exhibition took place at Kilkenny’s historical St Francis Abbey Brewery, and the glitterati of Kilkenny were invited to join in the celebrations.

A new exhibition recently launched at MacDonagh Junction shopping centre last week will hopefully add to the tourist attractions already in situ in Kilkenny city, according to centre manager Donie Butler.

The Carers Association 6th Mini Marathon was a resounding success this year with more participants than ever before.