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The farming community has roundly welcomed the news of Glanbia Co-op’s proposed purchase of Glanbia plc’s Irish interests.

The 2010 girls’ football primary schools championships gets under way next week with 22 schools entered in what has proved to be a huge success in recent years.

The following people were fined for driving without a valid tax disc at the last sitting of Kilkenny District Court:

Failing to fasten a seatbelt proved a costly oversight for one man at Castlecomer District Court this week.

The following people were convicted for non-display of a tax disc at Castlecomer District Court this week:

Councillor Catherine Connery has called on Kilkenny County Council, Bus Eireann and bus operators, to put in place proper bus shelters in Ballyragget, Freshford, Muckalee, and in other villages and rural areas around the county to facilitate students and other public-transport users.

The Ballyragget Vintage Tractor Run, in aid of local charities, goes ahead on Sunday November 2.

It’s that time again and for the fifth consecutive year, Ballyragget Vintage Road Run takes to the highways and byways of north-east Kilkenny clocking up the miles in aid of local charities. To date, the event has raised over €70,000 and every euro collected goes directly to the chosen beneficiaries. Benefiting this year are the Carlow –Kilkenny Home Care Team, O’Gorman Home, Ballyragget, Kilkenny Alzheimers Society, the Susie Long Hospice Foundation and the Ballyragget Day Care Centre.

It’s beginning to get really exciting now as election fever takes over.

Fine Gael headquarters has added sitting councillor Pat O’Neill to the party’s list of candidates to contest the forthcoming local elections in the Thomastown electoral area.