The company that operates the five-star Mount Juliet hotel and golf resort in Co Kilkenny last year narrowed its pre-tax losses by 7% to €2.99m.

The jury assessing damages in a case taken by an Aer Lingus pilot against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) over defamatory emails it sent is expected to go out to consider its decision on Thursday.

In the aftermath of their 2014 All-Ireland final loss to Kilkenny, Eamon O’Shea defiantly declared that “This team (Tipp) will always have hope, they have great character, and the nucleus of this team will go on in the future and win All-Irelands.”

Pat Kavanagh won an All-Ireland title with Kilkenny in 1969, before transferring to Borrisoleigh to work as a vet, and then play with the Borris-Ileigh club, giving him a unique insight into an ancient rivalry

A pedestrian has died following a collision with a truck in Kilkenny.

A man, aged in his 40s, has been killed this morning following a fatal collision in Kilkenny this morning.

His daughter Abby, whose birthday party they were marking, turns 18 tomorrow and as a result, her much-loved father’s funeral will take place after that according to close family members.

Funeral arrangements for a father-of-three who died when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into electricity cables are being finalised.

Latest: A father-of-three who was killed following a light aircraft accident in Kilkenny has been named locally.

The Mount Juliet Estates Residents Group in Kilkenny claims the removal of a putting course modelled as a mini-Augusta in Georgia, USA, should not have taken place without planning permission being obtained first.

Aileen Lee speaks to Karen Cody, co-founder of MAKA Ceramics

Orla O'Byrne is excited about embarking on a new career in art, having always maintained her interest in it while working as a baker and running her three cafés in Cork since founding the Natural Foods Bakery in 2002.

For gardeners, visiting a plant fair is like being a child in a sweetshop, says Peter Dowdall.

John Palmer has been running his musical instrument shop in the heart of Waterford city for 30 years.

The owners of Mount Juliet have run into difficulties with planning authorities over plans to build housing on its par 3 golf course.

Kilkenny captain Shelly Farrell was barely able to speak after her side ground out a three-point victory over Galway in a titanic Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Gardaí have arrested 36 people after a number of planned searches in which quantities of drugs were found.

Like much of last season, there was an element of farce to the FAI’s launch of the women’s league yesterday ahead of the first series of games this weekend, writes John Fallon.

Brian Cody has wielded the axe ahead of the league campaign.

When farmer Joe O’Connell first saw a piece of land in Kilkenny 12 years ago, he knew it was special.

Party season is upon us and today’s recipes are all designed to help you impress any visitors. Sausage rolls and smoked salmon both remind me of Christmases gone by. Both were always in our house at this time of year.

Bernadette Kiely’s proximity to the Nore has had a huge influence on her art, writes Marjorie Brennan.

According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Scotland’s capercaillies are in trouble; their numbers are falling relentlessly and, if effective measures aren’t taken, extinction looms, writes Richard Collins

Gardaí mounted 23 checkpoints and searched 13 premises during the operation.

Gardaí arrested 24 people for crimes ranging from theft to assault in a raid in Co Kilkenny yesterday.

The young revolutionary who killed the only policeman to die violently between 1916 and the War of Independence later became an early member of An Garda Síochána, a police researcher has found.

Two brothers, who attended a creche identified in an RTÉ exposé about the mistreatment of children, have been awarded a total of €48,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Gardaí have seized drugs in Kilkenny city with an estimated value of €41,500.

More than 50 people were arrested yesterday in a day-long swoop by over 140 gardaí aimed at crimes such as drug-dealing, forgery and burglary.

1. JOE WARD (Light heavyweight boxer)

Life should be a colourful experience. My advice is to try not to get trapped in the grey areas.

AS a minor, Mark Sherry became the first Kildare captain to lift the Leinster Cup at that grade since 1991.

The effects of Storm Frank are still being felt following the latest severe weather event to lash the country.