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Cartoon crew sketch path to Oscar glory By Kilkenny Today reporter THE talented team at Kilkenny’s world-famous Cartoon Saloon has done it again! The animation studio, which now employs over 200 people in Kilkenny, has received its fourth Oscar nomination. And hopes are growing that Cartoon Saloon’s multiDZDUG ZLQQLQJ VKRUW ¿OP Late Afternoon will go on to bring home the famous golden statuette to the Marble City.

The Cartoon Saloon HQ erupted with joy as it was FRQ¿UPHG WKDW WKH UHQRZQHG animation studio received its latest Oscar nomination. The Academy Awards FRQ¿UPHG /DWH $IWHUQRRQ has been nominated for Best Animated Short at this year’s star-studded event. The Cartoon Saloon crew posted video footage of the team cheering and punching the air in celebration as the studio’s latest Oscar nomination was

FRQÂżUPHG UHFHQWO\ Cartoon Saloon took to social media to share its joy with the people of Kilkenny, saying: “Holy moly - we are over the moon to be nominated, huge thank you to @TheAcademy ! It’s been an amazing journey and we couldn’t of done it without the support from the crew here in Cartoon Saloon, Screen Ireland and RTE. Thank you to the whole team, we are so excited to be heading to the Oscars but tonight we’re going

to celebrate with the crew!� It will be Cartoon Saloon’s fourth night out at the Oscars. The studio’s award-winning ¿OPV ¹ 7KH 6HFUHW RI .HOOV Song of The Sea and The %UHDGZLQQHU ¹ DOVR UHFHLYHG Academy Award nominations. The company’s impressive body of work has seen the Kilkenny studio land several Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Continued on next page

Caitlin O’Keefe and Rebecca Boles at Bingo Loco Presents: The January Comeback, Ormonde Hotel. Image by Rue Photography. Lost more pictures inside

04| news in brief Brave Alice ‘far too young to die’ A LOCAL community has been plunged into mourning following the news that a hugely popular young woman has lost her brave battle with cervical cancer. Alice Taylor (26) from Ballycallan passed away last Friday at St Anne’s Ward in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan led tributes to her fellow Kilkenny woman on social media. She said on Twitter: “Reading DERXW $OLFH¶V GHDWK KDV ÀRRUHG me. I had met her and her mum Wendy at St Vincent’s Hospital where Alice moved for treatment to get on Pembro, which she had started. “She was far too young to die.”

Pensioner killed in road accident AN elderly Kilkenny man died after his car collided with a pole at Coolcullen. The man, who was in his 80s and, was killed in the collision, which occurred sometime between 7pm and 8pm last Sunday. His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford.

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Criminals using M9 to target homes and Cody’s Cats quell Rebel yell businesses Eva Maher, Ciara Tyrrell and Sinead Twomey at Bingo Loco Presents: The January Comeback, Ormonde Hotel. Image by Rue Photography

Kilkenny 2-18

Cork 0-17

GOALS in both halves from Inistioge-Rower man Richie Leahy and Graigue Ballycallan’s Billy Ryan secured a comfortable victory for the Cats against the Rebels. The defending National League champions got their FDPSDLJQ R൵ WR D ÀLHU DW Nowlan Park. Despite making a bright start, Cork’s challenge petered out fairly early in the second half as Kilkenny stepped up a gear and had WKHLU RSSRQHQWV ¿UPO\ LQ

the rear-view mirror for the remainder of the game. Things could have played RXW GL൵HUHQWO\ IRU &RUN E\ KDOI WLPH KDG PLG¿HOGHU &RUPDF 0XUSK\ QRW ¿UHG luridly wide from 70 yards out in the 12th minute with two unmarked forwards on the edge of the Kilkenny ‘square’. Murphy, to be fair, had an outstanding game for Cork, ¿QLVKLQJ WKH GD\ ZLWK D KDXO of 0-4 from play. Kilkenny led by just one point at half time, but Brian Cody won’t have been happy with his side’s conversion rate. Leahy’s 27th

minute goal was only their second score from play and WKH ¿UVW E\ D IRUZDUG /HDK\ had come in for Ger Malone after the Mullinavat man ZDV VWUHWFKHUHG R൵ DIWHU D collision. Kilkenny only edged out in front by the 21st minute but they were always in control by the time the second half got underway. When Ryan ¿UHG KRPH LQ WKH VW PLQXWH the goal was quickly followed by a Conor Delaney point and there was no way back for Cork as the Cats laid down an impressive marker for the rest of the campaign.

Saloon’s path to Oscars glory

ORGANISED crime gangs driving high-speed vehicles are using the M9 to rob Kilkenny homes and businesses before returning to the motorway to make their escape. And despite Government promises to erect CCTV along key sections of the motorway to combat local crime, there is no evidence that anyone is actually monitoring the footage, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward told the Dáil. Deputy Aylward was speaking at a debate on a motion on rural crime tabled by the Rural Independent Group in Dáil Eireann last week. He said criminals are “terrorising” local communities and asked the Junior Justice Minister David Stanton to clarify what sections of the motorway are being monitored via CCTV. Deputy Aylward said: “Two motorways go through my constituency of CarlowKilkenny, the M9 and M7. Organised gangs are targeting businesses, robbing them and using the motorway to aid their escape.”

“Billions of euro of taxpayers’ money have been spent on upgrading our motorways over recent decades, and the advantages of this investment speak for themselves, but we must do more to police our national primary routes H൵HFWLYHO\ ´ Deputy Aylward said one text alert group in his constituency LV VHHNLQJ FODUL¿FDWLRQ IURP the local authority and gardai as to who is responsible for monitoring CCTV footage along the motorway. But he added: “The local authority continues to state that it awaits advice on data protection legislation, and this has been ongoing for some time. “The community is setting it up and getting funding from the Department, yet no one is taking responsibility because of data protection legislation.” Deputy Aylward also hit out at bail laws that have allowed many convicted criminals free to commit more crimes. He told the Dáil: “We all know of terrible cases in which they have 40 or 50 cases against them and they are out on bail.”

Continued from previous page Late Afternoon was written and directed by Louise Bagnall and produced by Nuria González Blanco for Cartoon Saloon. It tells the story of an elderly woman, voiced by actress Fionnula Flanagan, as she drifts back through her memories, existing between two states – the past and the present. 7KH ¿OP KDG LWV 1HZ <RUN premiere at Tribeca earlier this year, where it was awarded Best Animated Short. It also won Best Animated Sequence in a Short Film at the Galway Film Fleadh last year and the Ifta for Best Animated Short. Ms Bagnall is an animation graduate of the National Film School at IADT Dún Laoghaire and is creative director at Cartoon Saloon. She previously worked on the studio’s Oscar-nominated IHDWXUH ¿OPV µ6RQJ RI WKH 6HD¶ and ‘The Breadwinner’.

Restaurants in ‘Top 100’ guide TWO critically-acclaimed Kilkenny restaurants have featured in a new guide to ‘Ireland’s Top 100’ eateries. Rinuccini and Campagne were served up glowing reviews in the guide, published in the Sunday Times. It describes Ristorante Rinuccini, which celebrates its 30th birthday this week, as ³D JUHDW UHVWDXUDQW WKDW R൵HUV authentic Italian cooking” and “simply a delight”. “Riccardo Cavaliere and his family balance curating classic dishes from Italy with the space for their FXOLQDU\ FUHDWLYLW\ WR ÀRXULVK

“The fact they manage this seamlessly, and have done so for years, is the reason why 5LQXFFLQL LV WKH ¿UVW FKRLFH destination in Kilkenny for many food lovers,” the guide says. Stepping into Campagne, according to the guide, is like walking into a time capsule, from Gashouse Lane to provincial France circa 1976. “It’s a world of grande cuisine, the domain of Bocuse, Senderens, Troisgros, Guérard and Chapel — chefs who built the monolith of contemporary French cooking that we have today.”

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Cats have last laugh on â‚Ź126k festival funds

news in brief Hynes to contest Cllr Shortall’s seat DENIS Hynes, the Labour Party’s Carlow-Kilkenny candidate in the next General Election, is putting his name forward to contest this year’s local elections. Mr Hynes has revealed he was asked by his party colleague Cllr Maurice Shortall, who recently announced he was retiring from politics, to put his name forward to contest his vacant seat. It’s a brave move for the Goresbridge man, who admitted some in his party are not in favour of the move in case it damages his chances of winning a Dåil seat in the next General Election.

Cannabis grow house busted

Helen Carroll, Alice Kelly, Lilly-Ann Dunne and Margaret Doheny at The Bee Gees Story, Springhill Court Hotel. Image by Rue Photography

B&B in Tripadviser’sTop 10

A CRITICALLY-acclaimed county Kilkenny guesthouse KILKENNY gardai have has made it into the top 10 of uncovered a “sophisticatedâ€? cannabis grow-house that was a prestigious new survey on operating out of a building in Ireland best B&Bs. Lawcus Farm Guest House the city. Two men were arrested in Stoneyford came fourth amd taken into custody after in Tripadviser’s Top 10 Irish Members of the Kilkenny- B&Bs for 2019. Carlow Divisional Drugs The guesthouse, owned and Unit discovered the cannabis growing operation after run by Mark and Ann-Marie they searched a premises in Fisher, is a renovated stone the city last Saturday night. IDUP KRXVH ZKLFK RŕľľHUV They seized around â‚Ź8,000 worth guests a welcoming mix of of cannabis during the search. luxury and tranquillity. ,W LV WKH IRXUWK VLJQLÂżFDQW GUXJV Lawcus House opened for seizure made by Kilkenny business back in 2003, around gardai so far this month.

Anne Cassin at Billy’s Tearooms

RTÉ crew drop by to Billy’s Tearooms BALLYHALE was a hive of excitement and activity last week when a TV crew from RTÉ popular Nationwide programme descends on the village. Presenter Anne Cassin ZDV LQ WRZQ WR ¿OP D VHULHV of interviews for a special programme on the success of D VSHFLDO QRQ SUR¿W YHQWXUH that has been a lifeline for the local community – Billy’s Tearooms and Shop. Since it opened its doors, Billy’s Tearooms and Shop has been a massive hit with

the people of Ballyhale and surrounding areas. Aside from the quality of the food, the initiative has proved to be a vital social focal point for the village. In a message to customers and everyone who has supported the venture, Billy’s Tearooms and Shop said the Nationwide programme, broadcast this week, was “a huge boost� for the whole community. It added: “It is a recognition that working together everything is possible.�

THREE iconic Kilkenny festiYDOV KDYH UHFHLYHG D VLJQLÂżFDQW funding boost. FĂĄilte Ireland has allocated a total of â‚Ź126,000 to Cat Laughs, the Arts Festival and Kilkenny Animated as part of its 2019 Regional Festivals & Participative Events Programme. &RQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH IXQGLQJ will come as welcome news for the three landmark festivals, which combine to attract record crowds into Kilkenny city and county each year. Cat Laughs will receive â‚Ź21,000, the Arts Festival will get â‚Ź75,000, while Kilkenny Animated will receive a â‚Ź30,000 boost. Welcoming the funding, Minister and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said: “This grant aid will boost tourist numbers and should increase the footfall to our local businesses here in Kilkenny for yet another year. This funding will be provided by FĂĄilte Ireland to local festivals which apply to its Regional Festivals and Participative Events Programme.

“The programme is reviewed every year with a view to generating incremental visitor growth and revenue. Festivals and events are critical for tourLVP JURZWK DV WKH\ VSHFLÂżFDOO\ attract more than 200,000 overseas visitors to Ireland and contribute more than â‚Ź108 million to the economy every year. “These festivals really add to the character of the area and are great for generating community spirit. The allocation of funding will be used to enhance existing festivals, develop new festival ideas and support St. Patrick’s Day celebrations here in Kilkenny,â€? Minister Phelan said. Minister of State for Tourism DQG 6SRUW %UHQGDQ *ULŕľśQ said: “Not only do festivals and events play an important role in delivering brilliant visitor experiences, they often encourage people to visit areas outside of traditional tourism hotspots and outside of peak times, helping WR VSUHDG WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WRXUism to communities throughout Ireland.â€?

the same time Tripadviser was established, and Mark said the online travel bible has been a “saviour� for their family-run business. He said: “We don’t advertise, all of our bookings come from recommendations and word of mouth, so Tripadviser has been the making of us. The reviews started coming in and since then they’ve grown and grown. The reviews are our testimonials, and they’ve helped to bring a lot of people back to Kilkenny.�

Mark met Ann-Marie 12 years ago and the husbandand-wife team, who have three children, married last year. “It was an eight-year engagement,� laughed Mark, before adding: “If you can work and share your passion with the people you love, you can’t go wrong.� Creevagh Heights in Ballina, Co Mayo, was named Ireland’s best B&B in the nationwide survey, followed by Larkinley Lodge in Killarney and Desmond House in Kinsale, Co Cork.

Cocaine ‘bagged and ready for sale’

Glanbia’s 80 new jobs is very gouda news for county

KILKENNY gardai seized a haul of suspected cocaine, MDMA and cannabis after they stopped and searched a car at a checkpoint. A 24-year-old man was arrested after the drugs, which were contained in individually wrapped bags, were found in the car he was travelling in after the vehicle was stopped in Turkstown, Piltown, on Tuesday, January 22. . According to a local Garda source said: “The drugs were bagged and ready for sale.â€? Two young men were in the vehicle at the time it was stopped by members of the Garda Burglary Response Unit at 11.54am. The suspect was sitting in the front passenger seat. He was taken to Thomastown Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The drugs have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for testing. $ ÂżOH RQ WKH PDWWHU LV FXUUHQWO\ being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

KILKENNY has received a major employment boost after food giant Glanbia announced plans to create up to 80 jobs at a new chess manufacturing facility at its Belview plant. The news has come as a huge boost to the region amid growing fears over the potential impact Brexit may have on food producing companies in the South East. The 80 full time jobs will be created as part of a new deal to build a new continental cheese manufacturing facility at Belview. Continental cheese includes types of Gouda and Edam cheeses. The new â‚Ź140m plant will be commissioned by 2022 and will have a production capacity of 450 million litres of milk a year. A further 100 temporary jobs will be created during the construction phase. Glanbia Ireland said milk used

in the production process on site will be sourced from local suppliers and the cheese will be marketed and sold to global customers. Glanbia Ireland chief executive Jim Bergin said the new partnership deal will create a new route to market for Glanbia Ireland suppliers’ milk. “This proposed new investment is now required to diversify our product mix and to ensure that our suppliers have the RSSRUWXQLW\ WR IXOÂżO WKHLU JURZWK ambitions,â€? Mr Bergin said. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed said the agri-food sector is the country’s largest indigenous industry supporting over 174,000 jobs across rural Ireland, from farms to food processing. “Investments like this cheese manufacturing facility in Belview are a critical response to the challenges posed by

Brexit, in terms of developing new products and new markets,â€? the minister said. In July 2018, Glanbia plc said it plans to open a new â‚Ź130 million mozzarella cheese-manufacturing plant in Co Laois in a bid to bolster its position as Europe’s leading mozzarella manufacturer. Meanwhile, Glanbia’s Managing Director SiobhĂĄn Talbot has admitted the company is stockpiling products in the UK as a contingency measure in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In an interview with The Irish Times, Ms Talbot said the company was not immune to the impact of Brexit. “For products like cheese or powders we have been making plans for some time to have that supply chain as seamless as possible,â€? she said. “We have stocks in the UK more than we would normally have.â€?

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08| news in brief Garda rescues baby lamb trapped in pit THERE was nothing sheepish about a Kilkenny Garda who FDPH WR WKH UHVFXH RI D QHZ born lamb and its mother. 7KH GUDPD XQIROGHG ODVW ZHHN ZKHQ JDUGDL DQG RྜFLDOV IURP WKH 'HSDUWPHQW RI $JULFXOWXUH YLVLWHG D IDUP LQ WKH 7KRPDVWRZQ DUHD DIWHU LW UHFHLYHG UHSRUWV RI VXVSHFWHG animal neglect. :KHQ WKH\ DUULYHG DW WKH IDUP they came across a ewe that had just given birth to a lamb and both animals were trapped in a pit. Quick-thinking Sergeant *ULྜQ WKHQ FOLPEHG GRZQ LQWR the pit and retrieved the animals. Kilkenny gardai reported: ³%RWK DQLPDOV DUH QRZ VDIH DQG well!�

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‘Ali is in our hearts, our angel in heaven’

A BRAIN-damaged baby JLUO ZKR VXŕľľHUHG IDLOLQJV LQ care when she was born at St Luke’s General Hospital died in her heartbroken mother’s arms two weeks later. The Health Services Executive (HSE) has unreservedly apoloJLVHG WR WKH SDUHQWV RI $OL Dowling Crowe, who received Âź DV SDUW RI D VHWWOHPHQW RI D +LJK &RXUW DFWLRQ In a letter to Ali’s devastated Busineses ‘crippled’ parents, Sharon Dowling and %ULDQ &URZH IURP *OHQYDOH by 400% rate hikes Ballyragget, the HSE and the SMALL businesses in Kilkenny hospital expressed “an unreare being “crippledâ€? by served apology to you and your FRPPHUFLDO UDWH KLNHV RI XS WR IDPLO\ IRU WKH IDLOLQJV LQ WKH FDUH 400%. DŕľľRUGHG WR \RXU FKLOG EDE\ $OL And many local business LQ WKH FRXUVH RI KHU ELUWK DW WKLV owners have indicated they ZLOO EH IRUFHG WR FORVH LI hospital on January 17th 2015â€?. “We extend our deepest symthe rates keep on climbing, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward SDWK\ WR \RX DQG \RXU IDPtold the DĂĄil last week. LO\ DULVLQJ IURP KHU VXEVHTXHQW Deputy Aylward said: “I have death on February 1st 2015.â€? FRUUHVSRQGHQFH IURP QXPHURXV In their action against the small businesses in Carlow HSE, the couple claimed and Kilkenny which are being crippled by 300% and 400% EDE\ $OL VXŕľľHUHG EUDLQ GDPage allegedly caused by an increases in rates.â€?

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take necessary remedial action. In their action, Ali’s parHQWV VDLG WKH\ VX྾HUHG VKRFN distress and emotional upVHW $OL ZDV WKHLU ¿UVW FKLOG The court earlier heard there was a partial admission in the case in relation to the CTG trace. In a statement outside the

High Court last week, the .LONHQQ\ FRXSOH VDLG IRXU years ago they could never image that, as they were looking IRUZDUG WR WKH ELUWK RI WKHLU ÂżUVW FKLOG WKDW WKH\ ZRXOG LQVWHDG EH DUUDQJLQJ KHU IXQHUDO Âł,QVWHDG RI FDOOLQJ ORYHG RQHV telling them our much antici-

SDWHG DQG ORQJHG IRU ÂżUVW ERUQ had arrived, we had to impart the devastating news that our baby was dead. On that day RXU OLYHV FKDQJHG IRUHYHU DQG will never be the same again.â€? The statement added: “We are broken but we choose to live in hope and we will try to get on with our lives, knowing that Ali is in our hearts, our angel in heaven guiding and protecting her parents and two sisters.â€? (DUOLHU FRXQVHO IRU WKH IDPily, Patrick Treacy SC, told the FRXUW EDE\ $OL VXŕľľHUHG EUDLQ GDPDJH IURP ZKDW KH GHVFULEHG DV D ÂłQHDU WRWDO GHSULYDWLRQ RI R[\JHQ´ DW WKH WLPH RI KHU ELUWK Approving the settlement, Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon said she was glad there has been an apology. The judge said she knew no ZRUGV IURP KHU RU FRPSHQVDtion could console the devastatHG SDUHQWV RYHU WKH ORVV RI WKHLU ÂżUVW FKLOG 6KH ZLVKHG WKH IDPLO\ DOO WKH EHVW IRU WKH IXWXUH

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Paschal Murphy (Agriheadz), Mairead O’Sullivan (CRC Waterford) and Tia Cleery presenting a cheque for €1250 to Central Remedial Clinic at JB Burkes Bar, one of the chosen charities from last month’s Agriheadz Christmas Tractors run. In all just over €5000 was raised for the chosen three charities. Image by Rue Photography

Breda Holden, Marian Massey and Siobhán Phelan at The Bee Gees Story, Springhill Court Hotel. Image by Rue Photography

Eamonn and Lourda Everard at The Bee Gees Story, Springhill Court Hotel. Image by Rue Photography

Samantha Regan and Amy Furlong at The Thomas Hayes Trust Gala Ball, Hotel Kilkenny. Image by Rue Photography

Aly Gleeson, Aoife Whelan and Olivia Nolan at The Thomas Hayes Trust Gala Ball, Hotel Kilkenny. Image by Rue Photography

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WILDLIFE with Justin Ivory

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I KNOW the title at the top of the column each says ‘Wildlife’ but really you should read that to include wider environmental issues not just wildlife. The biggest issue of our generation (in fact probably the biggest issue in human history) is that of climate change. By the time you read this column, depending which paper you read (the column appears in 7 papers in 6 counties), Climate Case Ireland will either be about to start, under way or just finished. So what is Climate Case Ireland? It is the name given to the case that FIE (Friends of the Irish Environment) are taking against the Irish government on behalf of every citizen in this country. This legal action is the first case in Ireland in which citizens are seeking to hold their government accountable for its role in knowingly contributing to dangerous levels of climate change. FIE argue that the government’s approval of the National Mitigation Plan in 2017 was in violation of Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (the Climate Act 2015), the Constitution and human rights obligations. We also claim that the Plan falls far short of the steps required by the Paris Agreement on climate change. The case was inspired by similar actions in other countries, in particular the highly successful case in the Netherlands where the group Urgenda won their case and the follow-up appeal against the Dutch government. The Dutch court held that the State is acting unlawfully (in contravention of the duty of care under the European Convention on Human Rights) by failing to pursue a more ambitious reduction in carbon emissions. The Irish case is asking the High Court to quash Ireland’s National Mitigation Plan and request the government to remake it in accordance with the law. This will involve making an ambitious emissions reduction plan which will help avert dangerous climate change. The case starts on 22nd January and is scheduled to last 4 days. To find out more and sign up your support to the case please visit www. climatecaseireland.ie

MIND, BODY, SOUL JOURNAL by Andrea Hayes

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Have you ever been in the position where you want to make changes in your life? Do you feel you are missing your calling? When you try to start to make positive changes in your life, do you find yourself too exhausted to even think about it? Or maybe you just don’t know what to focus on first? Well, Andrea Hayes’ new book Mind Body Soul journal is exactly what you need as we start reading this year. The Mind Body Soul Journal is a timeless book, beautifully illustrated with pages for journaling - an indispensable companion if you want to live a more focused, positive life. Available now in all good book stores.

Documentary series presented by physicist Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox travels around Australia to explore how the size of a creature is connected to the forces acting on its environment. From the safety of a steel cage, he faces a great white shark and explains how the streamlined contours of this massive predator have been shaped by the physics of water. In Queensland’s rainforests, he explains how insects and other smaller creatures can appear to defy gravity, using electrostatic force to scale vertical windows.

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THE LONESOME ACE STRING BAND Watergate Theatre. Wednesday, 6th February T : 056 776 1674 E : info@watergatetheatre.com

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The Lonesome Ace Stringband brings grit, skill and abandon to old-time, Appalachian folk songs and fiddle/banjo tunes. These are songs and tunes for life and all of its occasions: festivals, dances, wars, parties and funerals. The music comes from a tradition that has inspired and brought together generations of people. Its themes are love, loss, hard work and hardship, faith, and everyday life. They bring a deep respect for the roots of the music, a keen sense of innovation to the performance and material and a passion for the sound that transcends both.

A trip to Jerpoint Glass Studio offers a truly unique experience. Watching glass blown by hand is a most exciting spectacle! You will see the skilled glassblowers perform their magic as they turn flowing red-hot molten glass into the beautiful shapes. In the adjacent building you will find our shop and gallery where the full Jerpoint collection is available including one-off glass blown pieces and seconds available at reduced prices. Nearby are walking trails for those interested in beautiful scenery. Artisan cafes and restaurants also available.

Fishamble are delighted to bring together Niall Buggy and David Ganly once again, in this production which critics called ‘superb’ (Irish Times), ‘phenomenal’ (Sunday Independent), and ‘outstanding’ (RTÉ Arena). In Sebastian Barry’s unique style, On Blueberry Hill features best of friends and worst of enemies Christy and PJ, played by Niall Buggy and David Ganly. This new play is bursting with humanity, as it explores murder, forgiveness, survival and ultimately, love in the prison of the human heart. Truly gripping.

TOUR of the week

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KILKENNY ROAD TRAIN T : 087 677 8832 Email: info@kilkennyroadtraintours.com

BLACK ABBEY OF KILKENNY Abbey Street, Kilkenny. T : 056 775 1500

SPITTING IMAGE: EVA O’LEARY Butler Gallery, The Castle. T : 056 7761106 12 January - 3 March 2019

Join us on a fun filled tour of Kilkenny’s finest sights. Sit back, relax in comfort and let us bring you to many spectacular buildings and places that Kilkenny has to offer. Hear all about the sights on our fully narrated tour and sing along to many favourite traditional songs and music played onboard. Meander along streets and lanes on a nostalgic journey reminiscent of long gone steam trains.

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It was founded in 1225 by William Marshal the younger, Earl of Pembroke. The name derives from the use of the term “Black Friars” to describe members of the Dominican Order. Steeped in history, in 1558, Ireland was under the rule of Elizabeth, a Protestant queen and the property of the priory was confiscated by the crown.

Eva O’Leary is an artist with a distinctive vision of contemporary society, which results in work that is reflective, challenging and always compelling. The Butler Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition by New York based photographer, her first in Ireland. This exhibition includes previously unseen work from her award-winning series ‘Spitting Image’, portraits of American girls, photographed through a two-way mirror as they respond to their own reflection. Open Daily/Free Admission.

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