€460m sport, leisure complex plannedA PLANNING application for what Michael Lowry TD has described as “the most sophisticated and ambitious project that Ireland …Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
€300m Kilkenny complex plan rejectedAN BORD Pleanála has refused permission for a €300 million shopping, business and residential development in the centre of Kilkenny…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
€300m Kilkenny centre blockedAn Bord Pleanála has refused permission for a €300 million shopping, business and residential complex in the centre of Kilkenny…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Meningitis warning after death of boyTHE HSE has advised the public “to be continually vigilant” of meningitis following the death of a teenage boy in Co Tipperary…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
€500m Waterford city bypass opensTHE €500 million Waterford city bypass which has opened is expected to take thousands of cars off the streets of the city.Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
Waterford invests €20m in crystal comebackGLASS TOURISM: THE AUTHORITIES IN Waterford have announced ambitious plans to preserve and revive the city’s tradition of fine…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Days of wine and roses in the south of FranceBUYING IN LANGUEDOC: Apartments and villas planned in the grounds of a 17th century château in the Languedoc come with…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Mount Juliet ditches Hilton managementLUXURY HOTEL: MOUNT JULIET, the luxury country-house hotel and golf resort, is terminating its relationship with Hilton Worldwide…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Hundreds attend New Ross ceremony for Ted KennedyHUNDREDS OF townspeople joined dignitaries at a memorial Mass for US senator Ted Kennedy in New Ross, Co Wexford, yesterday.Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Minister says investing in arts not an optional extra“GOBSMACKED” WAS how Martin Cullen described his reaction on seeing the new arts centre in Carlow at the weekend.Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Mourners at Barry funeral told death raises questions of 'respect for elderly'THE DEATH of pensioner Paddy Barry has raised important questions for Irish society about “how we respect our older people”, …Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Sadness tinged with anger greets news of death of 'gentleman'THE NEWS of the death of Paddy Barry was greeted by sadness tinged with anger on the streets of Waterford yesterday.Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny to honour hurlers with major public artworkA NATIONWIDE competition is to be launched to create a major public work of art to honour Kilkenny’s hurlers.Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Thousands to welcome Kilkenny heroes homeTENS OF thousands of hurling fans are expected to welcome the victorious Kilkenny team home this evening following their victory…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
GAA faithful await titanic clash of the ashAs Tipperary and Kilkenny prepare for tomorrow’s All-Ireland Hurling Final supporters of both counties are talking up their chances…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Girl returns to London for life-saving spinal surgeryA CHILD at the centre of a national controversy during the summer over waiting lists at Crumlin hospital has returned to England…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Hurling could join castles in the air on Unesco listAS KILKENNY and Tipperary prepare for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final, a Fine Gael Senator has called on the United Nations…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
15 houses for €1m - one's a mansion: An 18th century mansion on 47 acres, in the heart of Co Kilkenny’s bloodstock belt, is for sale for €1 million to include …Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Art mystery solved as Keating portrait goes on display at Hugh Lane GalleryTHE LINE-OUT for the Premier County’s hurling team to face Kilkenny in next month’s all-Ireland final is still a closely guarded…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Armstrong the centre of attention at Tour of IrelandONLY A fool, or the most hardcore eco-warrior, would normally attempt to negotiate Waterford’s notorious Friday traffic on a …Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Departing British envoy 'hopeful' of visit by Queen ElizabethTHE OUTGOING British ambassador to Ireland has said he is “very hopeful” that Queen Elizabeth will visit the State “before too…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Buy this painting - and get a house freeA KILKENNY artist is harnessing his creativity in an effort to sell his houseThu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Island spirit of CuraçaoHIDDEN GEMS: A BOTTLE of the distinctive blue liqueur known as curacao is a familiar sight in cocktail bars around the world…Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryA LUXURY holiday island in the Caribbean is not quite where you’d expect to find a colony of Irish priestsFri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Chasing hoop dreams down a Dublin rabbit holeThe Croquet Championship of Ireland is a competitive affair, but there’s always room for a pint between hoops, writes MICHAEL…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Councillors defend role and function vehementlyThe McCarthy report has recommended the abolition of town councilsMon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Suspended term for illegal knackeryA TIPPERARY businessman who is “on disability” has been given a suspended 12-month prison sentence and fined €17,000 after pleading…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Thurles gears up for massive influx as rivals shape up for hurling showdownSOME 50,000 fans will flock to the home of the GAA tomorrow to watch Tipperary play arch-rivals Waterford in the Munster Hurling…Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Firm hires migrant workers to 'keep manners on Paddies'A COMPANY involved in a bitter industrial relations dispute in Co Tipperary is hiring migrant workers because the owner claims…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Kilkenny mayor criticises bridge planTHE NEW Green Party mayor of Kilkenny has described as “absolutely disgraceful” the provisional support of An Bord Pleanála for…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Over 1,500 porn DVDs seized in raids on adult storeGARDAÍ IN Carlow have seized a huge consignment of illegal pornographic films in a series of raids on an adult shop in the town…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Councillor bound to peace for insulting fellow FG activistA NEWLY ELECTED Fine Gael councillor has been bound to the peace for 12 months for calling a fellow party member “a f****** scab…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Girl to have 'six-hour operation' at Great Ormond Street hospitalTHE YOUNG girl at the centre of last month’s controversy over waiting lists at Crumlin children’s hospital has flown to London…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Historic Annamult house destroyedHISTORIC ANNAMULT House on the banks of the River Nore in Co Kilkenny was destroyed by fire yesterdayTue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
100 jobs at new Marks & Spencer store in ClonmelMORE THAN 100 new jobs have been created in Co Tipperary by Marks & Spencer with the opening of a store in Clonmel this morning…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Anonymous benefactor to pay for Jamie's surgeryAN ANONYMOUS benefactor has agreed to pay for private surgery in London for Jamie Murphy, whose family claim was unable to access…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Alleged cancellation of child's surgery 'shameful', says WhiteTHE ALLEGED cancellation of life-saving surgery for an 11-year-old girl at Crumlin children’s hospital has been described as “…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
ATM ripped out of bank wall“AUDACIOUS”, WAS how gardaí in Co Kilkenny described a spectacular early morning bank raid in the town of Graiguenamanagh yesterday…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
160 jobs lost as Braun closes Carlow plantGERMAN PERSONAL-CARE products company Braun has announced the end of manufacturing in Carlow with the loss of 160 jobsFri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Crowds gather in tribute to Air France victimA MEMORIAL Mass for Aisling Butler, the Tipperary doctor who died in the Air France disaster, took place last night in her home…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Cricket revival bowls over KilkennyTHE CLASSIC summer sound of leather on willow, long consigned to folk memory, is again echoing through Kilkenny.Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Some new blood guaranteed following decision of well-known councillors to retireCOUNTY COUNCIL PROFILE/SOUTH TIPPERARY: TIPPERARY IS a psephologist’s dreamThu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil in Kilkenny a hotbed of dissidentsCOUNTY COUNCIL PROFILE: KILKENNY: LIKE THE old Soviet Union’s Communist Party on the eve of a Stalinist purge, Fianna Fáil in…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Lowry Independent ticket has cloutCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: TIPPERARY NORTH: IT IS hard to over-emphasise the popularity of Michael Lowry in Tipperary NorthMon May 18 2009 - 01:00
'Billionaire investor' is sweet-shop ownerA “BILLIONAIRE” businessman linked with a string of high-profile potential investments has been identified as a sweet-shop owner…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
FG and Labour set to increase share of voteCOUNCIL PROFILE: CARLOW CARLOW PROVIDED Fianna Fáil with some of its best results in the 2004 local elections, but a repeat …Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Report 'a whitewash' - Dunne solicitorA solicitor representing the Dunne family has described the Monageer report as “a whitewash” and “a huge waste of public money…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Funeral of Michael Dwyer heldThe funeral of Michael Dwyer (24), who was shot dead by police in Bolivia earlier this month has taken place in Co Tipperary.Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Funeral takes place this morning in TerryglassTHE FUNERAL of Michael Dwyer (24) will take place this morning in Co Tipperary.Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Ahearne wary of bank nationalisationA LEADING economist who predicted the property market crash and the end of the Celtic Tiger boom is now “deeply optimistic about…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
