THE history of the Norman conquest is threaded through the forthcoming New Ross Piano Festival. The Ros Tapestry shows how the Normans were invited by Dermot MacMurrough, whose daughter Aoife married Strongbow.

Actor Gabriel Byrne has added his voice to a campaign opposing the development of a hard surface on the grassy towpath along the River Barrow which has been used as an amenity for generations.

Trish Dromey on a holiday home that makes a splash.

Nickie Quaid is Limerick’s sole major injury concern ahead of Sunday week’s Munster semi-final against Tipperary.

Kilkenny 3-25 Limerick 0-16 (SH challenge): Kilkenny warmed up for the Leinster championship with an impressive win over Limerick in this inter-county challenge in Inistioge.

A search has resumed for a man who fell into the River Nore in Co Kilkenny overnight.

Athletes come to the Special Olympics Ireland to compete and have fun. And 100 will win places on Team Ireland for the world games in Los Angeles next year.

Cookery schools, river walks and wildlife parks — Kilkenny has a lot to offer, says John Tynan.

The controversial head of Rodolphus Allen Private Family Trust, Charlie Allen, has been released from custody after he gave an undertaking not to interfere with, or trespass on, lands in Co Kildare.

The organiser of a property trust which thousands of borrowers believe will save their properties from repossession orders has refused to say when he will put his theory to the test.

Political activist Ben Gilroy is one of three people facing the prospect of imprisonment for breaching court orders by allegedly trespassing and occupying a Co Kildare stud farm.

CYCLE the Canal du Midi in the south of France for a wonderful, relaxing holiday.

This wonderful atlas has been updated to reflect the madness of the Celtic Tiger decade. William J Smyth is impressed by the results

You’ve heard Sigmund Freud’s line about the Irish being immune to psychoanalysis.

A 21-year-old man has died today after a 4x4 vehicle and a car were in collision in Co Kilkenny.

People are eating, not drinking, their way through the recession, claims the country’s top food and accommodation critic.

HE prelude took place on the first Sunday of October 52 years ago.

With a reduced price River Cottage is an attractive double offering near beautiful Inistioge, writes Tommy Barker.

Dense freezing fog was causing difficulties for motorists this morning, especially in the midlands where a major crash caused a closure of the Dublin-Limerick road, according to AA Roadwatch.

The new leader of the country's largest farming organisation will formally take up his position today.

The new president of the Irish Farmers Association faces a challenging year, according to the editor of the Farmers Journal.

Russell Downing of the CandiTV – Marshall’s Pasta team sprinted to victory in the opening stage of this year’s Tour of Ireland in Waterford today.

CROKE PARK yesterday was a marvellous place to be, two hugely entertaining hurling games and a fine football game between Meath and Mayo.

ANOTHER page in the remarkable history of the Mullins racing dynasty was written at Clonmel last night when Bachelor Affair provided Gerard Mullins with his first training success.

CHILDREN at a 100-year-old Limerick school are looking forward to the end of queuing in the cold and rain just to use the toilet after being given good news about their new building — for the second time in a year.

A LOT done — more to do: a turn of the century property in the pretty village of Inistioge offers endless possibilities for those who like a project — but not too big.

GREEN PARTY candidate Judith Ashton has never before been involved in politics. But the British-born Thomastown woman has had her share of involvement in political life.

UP to 100 badly decomposed cat and dog carcasses have been found in bags dumped in a ditch in Co Kilkenny.

OLD world in style, but thoroughly modern in its creature comforts, is the Kilkenny property Norbridge House.

A KILKENNY county councillor who had his county manager intervene to block construction of a house close to the councillor’s farm has now applied for permission to build a house on the same stretch of road.

THE man behind Ballynore House in Thomastown, Kilkenny didn't cut corners - in fact he doubled up on them.

SUNDAY’S racing at Mondello Park will be dominated by the Fiat Punto Abarth Cup and the famed Leinster Trophy race.

A man has died after a car crash during a motorsport event in Co Kilkenny this afternoon.

A Canadian national resident in Ireland has died following a road traffic accident in Kilkenny.