More than half of the shops in the Celtic Bookmakers chain have been saved from closure, it was revealed tonight.

Gardaí in Kilkenny are investigating after a man in his 50s was discovered with a serious head injury on the Kilkenny to Castlecomer Road at the junction with the Ballyfoyle Road.

HEAVY rain caused traffic chaos around the country last night with flooding making many roads impassable.

IN your report (‘Judges fork out €80k on wigs and gowns’, February 20), you detailed some of the expenses paid last year to members of the judiciary at all levels, some of which seem generous in the extreme.

IT’S a result that’s still resonating around Leinster Schools rugby — Kilkenny College’s shock 14-13 victory over 65 times champions Blackrock College in their quarter-final replay at Donnybrook on Monday.

MOST people would break out the bubbly and paint the town red, but the lucky Kilkenny couple who scooped Ireland’s second-biggest Lotto win held a more modest celebration.

A young married Kilkenny couple collected their Lotto winnings of over €8.5m today.

THE National Lottery has refused to say what time on Tuesday afternoon the winning ticket in the record, mid-week Lotto jackpot of €8.6 million was purchased in Kilkenny city because the winner could be identified on CCTV.

Transport Minister Seamus Brennan has reportedly approved plans to divert the Dublin to Kilkenny rail line to facilitate construction of the new Kilkenny bypass.

EXECUTIVE home in an exclusive area - and number 45, The Weir, on Kilkenny’s Castlecomer road, lives up to the description.