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A man who had been involved in a “sophisticated” burglary operation and stopped in a car wanted in connection with incidents in numerous counties, was jailed for a total of 14 months at Galway District Court last week.

A new seminar is taking place in Kilkenny this month on how to future proof your business.

The Duiske Concerts in Graiguenamanagh finish up tomorrow night, Friday, with what promises to be a spectacular show from the group Tread.

There were some outstanding performances by some of the young athletes at the juvenile even age groups cross-country at a wind and rain swept Tramore Racecourse on Sunday. However the Kilkenny athletes made light of the tough hilly and winding course and adverse weather conditions.

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THE Kilkenny County Council Arts Office has just announced a new chapter to their cultural programme. An exciting new literary event will be held over six weeks, and will feature a series of readings from a broad range of national and local poets and novelists.

Business people in Kilkenny city were relieved to hear that Kilkenny Borough Council would not be raising its rates this year in light of difficult times being suffered by many businesses in the city.

The new Labour Party candidate for the Kilkenny electoral area, Sean Butler, this week highlighted the difference in government approach to finding money for bailing out the Irish pork industry and the inability to find money to vaccinate young Irish girls against cervical cancer.

One of the most colourful characters in the world of entertainment, Michael Flatley, is to visit the Royal Castlebar Theatre and Event Centre within the next couple of weeks. Unquestionably the most talented dancer of his generation, Michael is coming to Mayo to promote his Lord of the Dance show which starts at the Royal Castlebar on Saturday January 3. “I have heard great things about the venue in Castlebar and I know that I am going to be hugely impressed when I see the world-class new facility with my own eyes,” says Michael. “It’s a huge step forward for the people of Connacht as it means that elite shows and events such as ours can be brought to their doorstep. Prior to the opening of the new Royal Castlebar, it was just not an option for us to travel west of the Shannon.”

Geraldine Butler, Chairperson of the Chernobyl Children’s Project in Westport, welcomed an historic inter-governmental agreement between Ireland and Belarus, announced last week, which will allow children to travel to the Westport area again—with two children arriving here for the Christmas holidays.