Kilkenny is home of “Song of the Sea” which has been nominated in this years Oscars as best animated film. Cartoon Saloon has already had a previous Oscar nomination in 2010 for ” The Secret of Kells”.
Kilkenny a great place to Live, Work and Play!
Category Archives: Kilkenny City
City hall at night
View of the planets Venus and Mars directly over our Kilkenny city hall and the new moon adjacent!
River Nore walk featured in Irish Times
The wonderful River Nore walk between Kilkenny and Bennettsbridge was featured in the Irish Times. The trail stretches for 11 km and starts at Canal square under Kilkenny Castle. There is also a very attractive loop and board walk starting at Canal square. this extends as far as the new pedestrian bridge at Ossory Bridge and back on the opposite river side. This loop which meanders through a wooded area along the river Nore is c.5km in length. The City Loop was only completed in 2014 and it is already very popular with visitors.
A start can be made at Kilkenny castle. The walk is directly under the imposing castle.
Under is a view of the extensively wooded valley between Kilkenny castle and Ossory bridge which forms the attractive walking loop close to the City.
Winter snows in Kilkenny
Design Centre
Winter planting
17c statue in the Castle Rose garden.
Wildlife sign covered in snow
Dukesmeadow in winter freeze
Castle Park and Mount Leinster
Happy Christmas from Kilkenny City
Kilkenny city have installed new energy friendly LED Christmas lights through out our beautiful City… Come visit and enjoy the atmosphere!
Kilkenny City is finalist in Tourism towns competition 2014
Following an overall win in the competition in 2013, Kilkenny City is again a finalist in the 2014 competition, the presentations take place shortly in Dublin. Congratulations to all the hard work by our Tourism sector!
Welcome to the South East Regional Awards 2014
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful welcome all Tidy towns south East Regional award winners to Kilkenny on Thursday 27th November. The awards event is to take place this year at the Newpark Hotel which is located on the Castlecomer road.
If you arrive early why not drop in to Kilkenny city centre.
The award winning Newpark marsh wild life area is also very close by to Newpark hotel with an attractive private nature walk link direct from the Hotel .
Kilkenny castle in Autumn mood!
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful is 2014 Environmental award finalist
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful has received an Environmental finalist award 2014 from Kilkenny Chamber. This is in recognition of the work undertaken in Kilkenny City to achieve ” National award as Ireland’s Tidiest town 2014″. Ireland premier Environmental competition had over 800 entries in 2014.
Picture John Hurley (Chamber CEO) David Fitzgerald (KKB Chairman) & Peter Bluett (KKB vice Chairman) receiving the Environmental finalist award 2014 certificate on behalf of the KKB.
Awards Night 2014
Kilkenny City celebrated at Hotel Kilkenny to recognise and acknowledge all of the hard work undertaken throughout Kilkenny during the last year. The Annual Awards 2014 under many categories were presented. Our Chairman David Fitzgerald thanked all in our City who worked together as a Community to achieve for Kilkenny City the overall National Tidy Towns Award 2014 as Ireland’s Tidiest Town.
