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Four Kilkenny heritage projects have received grants under the Heritage Council Grant Scheme announced this week.

The owner of a newly discovered heritage sight at Newtown, Jerpoint, in Thomastown has come before the members of Kilkenny County Council in a bid to garner support from the local authority to develop the site into a tourist attraction.

As part of a series called ‘Sunday Nights at the Lectures’ the Hole in the Wall, 17 High St, Kilkenny is organising a set of talks by members of the artistic community in the area. The objective is to learn about the activities of various leaders and innovators and to see what the future holds – especially in these times of economic recession.

Three Kilkenny craft makers are among those hand-picked by the Crafts Council of Ireland, to feature in its recently launched “Celebrating Ireland’s Designer Makers” campaign for the month of September.

An exhibition celebrating Irish women working in the medium of hot glass has opened at the Glass Attic Gallery, Jerpoint Glass Studio in County Kilkenny.

An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign, begins next week and runs throughout the month of April and, already, community groups from all over Kilkenny have signed up to take part.

Local craft makers are preparing for Showcase Ireland and Kilkenny’s most talented craft designers are gearing up to take part in the prestigious event.

Taking inspiration from the beautiful colours of the southeast of Ireland Jerpoint Glass, an award winning glassblowing studio, and the south-east Irish Patchwork Societies will present a unique exhibition celebrating craftsmanship entitled “Reflections of the Southeast”.

A Thomastown man who worked changing locks on safes couldn’t resist temptation and made off with cash and jewellery worth thousands of euro, Kilkenny District Court heard this week.

The body of the ‘old Santa Claus’ or the man who inspired the current Santa Claus can be found buried in County Kilkenny.