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NUI Galway’s sailing campaign has been named the Irish Cruiser Racing Association's (ICRA) ‘Boat of the Year’.

The young sailors of NUI Galway have won this year’s prestigious Boat of the Year award.

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“The Ten Cross Painters” is the title of an inaugural exhibition of paintings in Cong Art Gallery. The exhibition which runs from Saturday June 16 until Saturday June 30, and the official opening will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday June 16 in the gallery. The Ten Cross Painters is the name of a group that meets in John Dinan’s studio in Cross once a month. “To learn and continue learning, and each fulfil a lifetime dream of becoming skilled, imaginative artists, enjoying every moment while striving to work at their full potential,” according to Dinan. Two of the artists are Mayo residents, Noelle Angley from Westport and Louise Conroy form Cong. Cong Art Gallery opens from 11am to 5pm every day during the exhibition including Sundays.

The Kilkenny Garda has stepped up its presence in the Kieran Street area of the city, in light of the serious concerns expressed by business owners over the area’s safety.

Kilkenny’s Smithwicks Brewery is to cease all operations and close completely by Christmas of 2013 – with the loss of 44 local jobs, drinks giant Diageo confirmed yesterday (Thursday).

A provisional timeline and cost for Kilkenny’s Central Access Scheme, including the new River Nore bridge crossing, was announced at this week’s meeting of the borough council.

Kilkenny City Hall was a divided house on Monday night, as four local councillors walked out of a borough council meeting to protest against a split between the executive and some of the elected members.

The Eucharistic Congress Bell, a symbol of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, arrives into Kilkenny city this morning (Friday), as part of an 11-day tour of the Diocese of Ossory.

A record number of people in Kilkenny applied for assistance from the Mayor’s Coal Fund over the Christmas period.