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According to Seamus O’Hara in O’Hara’s bar in Thomastown the most unusual drink he’s ever had to pour was a long-iced tea, a favourite of a local bookmaker. Making this perfect tipple by shaking half a shot each of light white rum, Plymouth gin, Ketel One Vodka, Sauza Horitos tequila and Cointreau, along with a shot of freshly squeezed lime juice and a half shot of gomme syrup, and finally putting it into an ice-filled glass and topping it off with Coca Cola, there is probably only two people in Thomastown who could possibly afford such an expensive drink: the bookmaker, or any bookmaker for that matter in this economic climate, and the local man who dreamt a couple of weeks ago that he’d won millions in the National Lottery. It’s not often you hear the one about the man who walked into a bar to tell the one about his millionaire winnings. Such was the amazement from the locals that the bar poets got together and wrote the ballad of The Savage Dream in his honour. As an appetiser it begins:

A 17th century, listed building has suffered irreparable damage following works that were carried out to the premises without planning permission.

This Christmas, the Home Care Remembrance Tree project will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Kilkenny, which hopes to capture the essence of the Christmas spirit and also provide a simple yet poignant way of remembering loved ones amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season. The work done by the Carlow-Kilkenny Home Care team has touched the lives of many people in recent years and this project allows people to express their gratitude for that work.

Peter McCauley is Rams Pocket Radio, a drummer, pianist, and diverse songwriter from Lisburn. He brings his musical talents to Kilkenny on Wednesday December 21 for a very special show at Billy Byrnes.

JJ Kavanagh and Sons North under-21 AHC final

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Soccer scholarship for Duggan

A large contingent of Kilkenny athletes made the long journey to Sligo at the weekend to compete in the National inter-county and juvenile cross-country championships.

Following a National Transport Authority Assessment, Kilkenny is to receive a bus stop upgrade programme to begin over coming months.

The owner of a newly discovered heritage sight at Newtown, Jerpoint, in Thomastown has come before the members of Kilkenny County Council in a bid to garner support from the local authority to develop the site into a tourist attraction.