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The Kilkenny Celtic Festival closed on an exhilarating high on Sunday last, with the first Cot Race on the River Nore.

It has been confirmed that Lili Cardoso, International Celtic harpist and part of the HarpMBass from Brittany, will be performing in this years Kilkenny Celtic Festival taking place from Sept 29 – Oct 3.

Kilkenny has moved a step closer to affirming its claim to be the centre of arts in Ireland with the release of architectural plans for a contemporary new art gallery.

This autumn, the medieval city of Kilkenny will once again play host to the Kilkenny Celtic Festival. The 2010 festival will commence on Wednesday September 29 and run through to Sunday October 3.

The first ever river-based triathlon in Kilkenny took place on Saturday last in Kilkenny city. Early on Saturday morning, over 500 triathletes of all ages and abilities set off on the taxback.com sponsored event which began with a bracing swim in the River Nore.

The Rothwell family are looking forward to the annual Inistioge Vintage Rally with mixed emotions this year, with the memory of the late Leslie Rothwell sure to be overwhelmingly present on the day.

Over 520 participants and their supporters are expected to descend on Kilkenny this weekend for the first ever Kilkenny Triathlon.

Kilkenny’s landmark castle and its stunning grounds are set to be a hub of summer activity this month with a varied range of events due to take place.

The members of Kilkenny City and County Angling Club were devastated last week to find that the river bank, life buoys and picnic tables at Threecastles has been vandalised by thugs and the trout released into the river for angling purposes had been poached.

The heritage of the river Nore was the subject of a new publication and poster launched last week by the heritage officer of Kilkenny County Council.