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Cill Chainnigh
|Nickname(s): The Marble City
|Coordinates: 52°38′52″N 7°15′22″W / 52.6477°N 7.2561°WCoordinates: 52°38′52″N 7°15′22″W / 52.6477°N 7.2561°W
|County Kilkenny
|Dáil Éireann
|EU Parliament
|South constituency
|• Total
|3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
|60 m (200 ft)
|Population (2011)[1]
|• Total
|• Rank
|• Borough
|• Environs
|Irish Grid Reference
|Dialing code
Cill Chainnigh
|Nickname(s): The Marble City
|Coordinates: 52°38′52″N 7°15′22″W / 52.6477°N 7.2561°WCoordinates: 52°38′52″N 7°15′22″W / 52.6477°N 7.2561°W
|County Kilkenny
|Dáil Éireann
|EU Parliament
|South constituency
|• Total
|3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
|60 m (200 ft)
|Population (2011)[1]
|• Total
|• Rank
|• Borough
|• Environs
|Irish Grid Reference
|Dialing code
Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh, meaning "church of Cainnech")[2] is a city located in south-east part of Ireland and the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny.[3] It is built on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster. The city is administered by a Borough Council and a Mayor which is a level below that of city council in the Local government of the state although the Local Government Act 2001 allows for "the continued use of the description city". The borough has a population of 8,711, however the majority of the population live outside the borough boundary, the 2011 Irish Census gives the total population of the Borough & Environs as 24,423.
Kilkenny is a popular tourist destination. In 2009 the City of Kilkenny celebrated its 400th year since the granting of city status in 1609.[4] Kilkenny's heritage is evident in the city and environs including the historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Priory. Kilkenny is regarded for its culture with craft and design workshops, the Watergate Theatre, public gardens and museums. Annual events include Kilkenny Art Festival, the Cat Laughs comedy festival and music at the Rhythm and Roots festival and the Source concert. It is a popular base to explore the surrounding towns, villages and countryside. Controversy exists at the moment around the Kilkenny Central Access Scheme which is a road proposed to be built through the city centre.
Kilkenny began with an early sixth century ecclesiastical foundation within the kingdom of Ossory. Following Norman invasion of Ireland, Kilkenny Castle and a series of walls were built to protect the burghers of what became a Norman merchant town. William Marshall, Lord of Leinster, gave Kilkenny a charter as a town in 1207. By the late thirteenth century Kilkenny was under Norman-Irish control. The Statutes of Kilkenny passed at Kilkenny in 1367, aimed to curb the decline of the Hiberno-Norman Lordship of Ireland. In 1609 King James I of England granted Kilkenny a Royal Charter giving it the status of a city. Following the Rebellion of 1641, the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny", was based in Kilkenny and lasted until the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. Kilkenny was a famous brewing centre from the late seventeenth century. In the late twentieth century Kilkenny is a tourist and creative centre.
The Heritage Council offices are located at Church Lane. The seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ossory is at St. Mary's Cathedral and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is at St. Canice's Cathedral. Nearby larger cities include Waterford 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-southeast, Limerick 93 kilometres (58 mi) west and Dublin 101 kilometres (63 mi) northeast.[5]
Kilkenny is the anglicised version of the Irish Cill Chainnigh, meaning Cell/Church of Cainneach or Canice.[2] This relates to a church built in honour of St. Canice on the hill now containing St. Canice's Cathedral and the round tower. This seems to be the first major settlement. The early Christian origin of the round tower suggests an early ecclesiastical foundation at Kilkenny.[6]
Ceall-Cainnigh was for the most part burned.
—- Four Masters, Annals of the Four Masters, 1085.[7]
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded Kilkenny in 1085.[8] Prior to this time the early 6th century territory was known as Osraighe, referring to the whole district or the capital. The Four Masters entry was the first instance where the capital was called Ceall-Cainnigh (modernized Kilkenny).[9] Cill Chainnigh was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century. There is no mention of Cill Chainnigh in the lives of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Ciarán of Saighir or any of the early annals of Ireland suggesting that Cill Chainnigh was not of ancient civil importance.[8]
Kilkenny is described as a city in the Local Government Act 2001-
|"the continued use of the description city in relation to Kilkenny, to the extent that that description was used before the establishment day".
The history of Kilkenny (from Irish Cill Chainnigh, meaning "Cell or church of Cainnech/Canice") began with an early sixth century ecclesiastical foundation, with a church built in honour of St. Canice which is now St. Canice's Cathedral, and was a major monastic centre from at least the eighth century. The Annals of the Four Masters recorded the first reference Cill Chainnigh in 1085. Prehistoric activity has been recorded suggesting intermittent settlement activity in the area in the Mesolithic and Bronze Age. Information on the history of Kilkenny can be found from newspapers, photographs, letters, drawings, manuscripts and archaeology. Kilkenny is documented in manuscripts from the 13th century onwards and one of the most important of these is Liber Primus Kilkenniensis.
The Kings of Ossory had residence around Cill Chainnigh. The seat of diocese of Kingdom of Osraige was moved from Aghaboe to Cill Chainnigh. Following Norman invasion of Ireland, Richard Strongbow, as Lord of Lenister, established a castle near modern day Kilkenny Castle. William Marshall began the development of the town of Kilkenny and a series of walls to protect the burghers. By the late thirteenth century Kilkenny was under Norman-Irish control. The original ecclesiastical centre at St. Canice's Cathedral became known as Irishtown and the Anglo-Norman borough inside the wall came to be known as Hightown.
The Hiberno-Norman presence in Kilkenny was deeply shaken by the Black Death, which arrived in 1348. The Statutes of Kilkenny passed at Kilkenny in 1367, aimed to curb the decline of the Hiberno-Norman Lordship of Ireland. In 1609 King James I of England granted Kilkenny a Royal Charter giving it the status of a city. Following the Rebellion of 1641, the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny", was based in Kilkenny and lasted until the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. James II of England spent most of the winter months from November 1689 until January 1690 at Kilkenny, residing in the castle.[11]
The Kilkenny Design Workshops were opened in 1965 and in 1967 the Marquess of Ormonde presented Kilkenny Castle to the people of Kilkenny. Today, the city has a lively cultural scene, with annual events including the Kilkenny Arts Week Festival in the last two weeks of August, and the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival at the beginning of June. The City has been referred to as the Marble City. People from Kilkenny are often referred to as Cats. The seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ossory is at St. Mary's Cathedral and the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel and Ossory is at St. Canice's Cathedral.
|Historical population
Kilkenny is situated in the Nore Valley on both banks of the River Nore, at the centre of County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map for Kilkenny was in 1837 and is held by the County Library.
The elevation is 60 metres (200 ft) above mean sea level. The area of Kilkenny borough is 3.74 square kilometres (1.44 sq mi). Kilkenny is the smallest city in Ireland and although all cities in Ireland are by the coast or along a river Kilkenny is the only city that is not tidal.
It is 117 kilometres (73 mi) away the capital Dublin and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north from the nearest city Waterford. Wexford is 80 kilometres (50 mi) to the south-east and Limerick is 122 kilometres (76 mi) to the west.
Kilkenny borough has a population of 8,591, however the majority of the population of Kilkenny live outside the borough boundary. Kilkenny City borough and its environs had a population of 22,179 in 2006.[17]
Changes as of the 2006 census, by the Central Statistics Office, Kilkenny Town Borough had a population of 8,661 which was an increase of 70 persons over the 2002 figure of 8,591 or 0.8%. The Town Environs had a population of 13,518 which was an increase of 1347 persons over the 2002 figure of 12,144 or 11.3%.[18] Overall both the Borough & Environs had a population of 22,179 in 2006 which was an increase of 1444 persons over the 2002 figure of 20,735 or 6.96%. People from Kilkenny are often referred to as 'Cats'.
Disposable household income per person as of 2005 was 18,032 euro and the index of disposable household was 89.4.[19]
It is multilingual but predominantly English-speaking, with Irish being the second most commonly spoken language.[20] In recent decades, with the increase of immigration on an all-Ireland basis, many more languages have been introduced into Kilkenny.
The main religion is Catholic, however there are Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, Jewish and other religious traditions living in Kilkenny.[21]
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The climate of Kilkenny, like the climate of Ireland, is a changeable oceanic climate with few extremes. It is defined as a temperate oceanic climate, or Cfb on the Köppen climate classification system. Kilkenny lies in plant Hardiness zone 9.
Weatherwise, Kilkenny is generally representative of wide river valleys in the region with low temperatures on cloudless nights,[23] and is significant in that it records some of the highest summer and lowest winter temperatures in Ireland. The highest air temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F), at Kilkenny Castle on 26 June 1887.[24]
The Met Éireann Kilkenny Weather Observing Station, 2 km north-west of Kilkenny City centre, on the Duningstown Road, opened in May 1957,[23] and observations ceased in April 2008.[25] A climatological station is currently in operation within 1 km of the old site, and as of March 2010, was providing live weather data to the general public and climate data to Met Éireann.[25]
Extremes recorded at the station include the highest air temperature of 31.5 °C (88.7 °F) on 29 June 1976, the lowest air temperature of −14.1 °C (6.6 °F) on 2 January 1979 and the lowest ground temperature of −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F) on 12 January 1982.[23] The maximum daily sunshine was 16.3 hours on 18 June 1978.[23]
The warmest and sunniest month on record in Kilkenny was August 1995 with a total of 274.9 hours sunshine and very high temperatures throughout.[23] The maximum daily sunshine was 16.3 hours on 18 June 1978.[23] The overall trend in temperatures has been on the rise with a marked increase from 1988 onwards.[26] Annual temperatures are running over 0.5 degrees or 0.9°F above 20th century levels.[26]
The maximum daily rainfall recorded at Kilkenny station was 66.4 millimetres (2.61 in) on 17 July 1983.[23] The late 1950s and early 1960s were wet but rainfall had been steady throughout the century.[26] 2002 was a very wet year and since 2005 annual rainfall has been increased steadily, with 2009 being the wettest year since records commenced in 1958.[26]
At the centre of the county, Kilkenny is in a sheltered location, 66 kilometres (41 mi) inland and is surrounded by hills over 200 metres (660 ft), which ensures that it is not a windy location.[25] The highest wind gust of 77 knots, from a south-west direction, was recorded on 12 January 1974.[23]
|Climate data for Kilkenny Weather Observing Station 1978–2007 (Extremes June 1957 to April 2008)
|Record high °C (°F)
|Average high °C (°F)
|Daily mean °C (°F)
|Average low °C (°F)
|Record low °C (°F)
|Rainfall mm (inches)
|Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0mm)
|Avg. snowy days
|% humidity
|Mean monthly sunshine hours
|Source: [22]
Kilkennys first Council was elected in 1231 and since then Kilkenny has had a continuous record of municipal government. From the 13th century to the end of the 16th the chief magistrate was known as the Sovereign, and since then Mayor.
Kilkenny is a Local Electoral Area of County Kilkenny and includes the electoral divisions of Dunmore, Kilkenny Rural and St. Canice.[27] Local government bodies in Kilkenny have responsibility for such matters as planning, roads, sanitation and libraries. It is governed by the Local Government Acts, the most significant of which was in 2001, which established a two-tier structure of local government. The top tier of the structure consists of the Kilkenny County Council which has 26 elected councillors of which Kilkenny elects seven. The second tier of local government is the Kilkenny Borough Council, which is a "Town Council" but uses the title of "Borough Council" instead, but has no additional responsibilities. As of the 2009 local elections the composition of the town council is: Fine Gael 4, Fianna Fáil 4, Labour Party 2, Sinn Féin 1, Green Party 1.
Kilkenny's city status is derived from a Royal Charter in 1609 by King James I of England. This was recently given a legislative basis by Section 10(7) of the Local Government Act 2001, which allows for "the continued use of the description city", although it does not have a "city" council like the other Irish cities, but rather a borough council instead. Kilkenny Borough Council, formerly Kilkenny Corporation, used to have a "Sovereign" and "Council of Twelve", but these have since been replaced by a Mayor and Councillors respectively.[28]
County Kilkenny is in the South-East regional authority of Ireland and is part of the Carlow–Kilkenny Dáil Éireann constituency. Kilkenny has been represented through several parliamentary constituencies in the past. From 1918–1921, Kilkenny was part of the North Kilkenny United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. In 1921 the Carlow–Kilkenny Dáil Éireann constituency was created and has stayed apart from between 1937 and 1948 when there was just a Kilkenny constituency.
Kilkenny is in the East constituency of the European Parliament and elects 3 MEPs.
The Landmarks of Kilkenny show Kilkenny's heritage through the historical buildings. Kilkenny is a well preserved medieval town and is dominated by both Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower.
Kilkenny Castle and some important historical architecture of the medieval city survive, like parts of the Kilkenny City Walls. They define the extent, layout and status of the medieval town. The town grew from a monastic settlement to a thriving Norman merchant town in the Middle Ages. Saint Canice's Cathedral and round tower are an example of the monastic settlement and Rothe House is an example of an Elizabethan merchant townhouse.
The black stone with decorative white fossils that forms the backbone of many of Kilkenny's fine buildings was quarried locally, particularly from the Black Quarry located 1.6 km south of the city on the R700.[29]
Visitor Attractions in Kilkenny and its environs include Kilkenny Castle and Gardens including the Butler Gallery, St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House and Garden, Shee Arms House, Grace's Courthouse, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny City Hall, the Dominican Black Abbey, St. John's Church, Butler House, Kilkenny 'Slips' and St. Francis Abbey Brewery. Castle Park. Gardens include the Castle Rose Garden, Rothe House Garden, the Famine Memorial Garden and the garden of Butler House.
In the county other attractions include Kells Priory, Jerpoint Abbey, Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Warrington Top Flight Equestrian Centre, Dunmore Caves, Hoban Memorial, Kilfane Glen and waterfall, the watergarden in at camphill, Woodstock Estate and Jenkinstown Park.
Kilkenny Marble or Black Marble was exported to all corners of the British Empire[citation needed]. The city has been referred to as the "Marble City" for centuries[citation needed].
Kilkenny Castle in Kilkenny city was the seat of the Butler family. Formerly the family name was FitzWalter. The castle was sold to the local Castle Restoration Committee in the middle of the 20th century for £50. Shortly afterwards it was handed over to the State, and has since been refurbished and is open to visitors. Part of the National Art Gallery is on display in the castle. There are ornamental gardens on the city side of the castle, and extensive land and gardens to the front. It has become one of the most visited tourist sites in Ireland.
The first stone castle was begun in 1204 by William Marshall the site was completed in 1213; it was a symbol of Norman occupation and in its original thirteenth-century condition it would have formed an important element of the defences of the town. There were four large circular corner towers and a massive ditch, part of which can still be seen today on the Parade. This was a square-shaped castle with towers at each corner; three of these original four towers survive to this day.
Kilkenny Walls protected the medieval town of Kilkenny.[30] The town was surrounded by walls with regular towers and gates. Remnants of the Town Walls survive such as Talbot Tower (1207), which is also known as Talbot's Bastion or Castle. It is the larger of the two surviving towers of the defences of the medieval High town of Kilkenny. There are walls on Abbey Street and the adjoining Black Freren Gate is the only surviving gate/access remaining on the High town Circuit into the old city.[31] A wall also runs through the brewery's grounds beside St. Francis Abbey.
The Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan is a plan by the inhabitants of Kilkenny, Kilkenny Borough Council, the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, An Taisce, The Kilkenny Archaeological Society and The Heritage Council to ensure the long-term survival of their city's unique walls.[32]
St Canice's Cathedral, also known as Kilkenny Cathedral, present building dates from the 13th century and is the second longest cathedral in Ireland. The Cathedral is named after Saint Canice, who also gave his name to the city.[33]
Cruciform, the cathedral was built in the Early English, or English Gothic, style of architecture, of limestone, with a low central tower supported on black marble columns. The exterior walls, apart from the gables, are embattled, and there are two small spires at the west end. The cathedral is seventy-five yards long, and its width along the transepts is forty-one yards.
Beside the cathedral stands a 100 ft 9th century round tower. St. Canice's tower an excellent example of a well-preserved early Christian (9th century) Round Tower. Accessible only by a steep set of internal ladders, it may once have been both a watchtower and a refuge, and the summit gives a good view of Kilkenny and the countryside around. The hill on which the cathedral stands is believed to be the centre of the first major settlement at Kilkenny, and the round tower suggests an early ecclesiastical foundation.[6]
Dominican Black Abbey was founded in 1225, and lying just off Parliament Street.
The two main bridges in Kilkenny which span the River Nore have been called Green's Bridge and John's Bridge since the Middle Ages. These have been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of 1487 and 1763. Green's Bridge was built in 1766. John's Bridge was completed in 1910 and the Ossory Bridge, linking the ring-road around the city, was completed in 1984. Ossory Bridge features an inlaid sculpture.
Green's Bridge, also known as the 'Great Bridge of Kilkenny', is one of two main bridges in Kilkenny and is an important element of the architectural, civil engineering and transport heritage of Kilkenny City.[34] It was first built before 1200 and been called Green's Bridge since the Middle Ages. The bridge has been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of 1487 and 1763. The current bridge was built in 1766 after the Great Flood of 1763. Green's Bridge crosses the River Nore in St. Canices Parish in the townland of Gardens.
The present-day Green's Bridge was built by William Colles (c.1710-70) in 1766 to designs prepared by George Smith (1763-7), a pupil of George Semple (c.1700-82). The Classical-style detailing indicating the lasting influence of the Roman Bridge at Rimini as described by Andrea Palladio's (1508–80) in The Four Books of Architecture (1570) (I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura). Carved limestone of high quality stone masonry enhance the architectural design value of the bridge while the series of five elliptical arches identifies the civil engineering heritage significance of the bridge. The bridge was renovated in 1835 where parapets were added but alteration works carried out in 1969 removed one parapet and a steel railing was added.
John's Bridge is one of two main bridges in Kilkenny spanning the River Nore it connects John Street to Rose Inn Street in Kilkenny city. It was first built after 1200 and has been rebuilt many times since the twelfth century due to constant floods including the great floods of 1487 and 1763. It has been called John's Bridge since the Middle Ages.
The present-day John's Bridge was completed in 1910 and spans 140 ft (43 m) across the River Nore. It was reputedly, at the time it was completed, the longest single-span reinforced bridge in Ireland or Britain. The Design was by Mouchel & Partners using the Hennebique system of reinforcement. The arch consists of three ribs, tapering from 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) to 2 ft (0.61 m) deep. The traverse deck beams are each 2 ft (0.61 m) deep.
During the flood of 1763, people gathered on John's Bridge after Green's Bridge collapsed, John's Bridge whole structure collapsed and sixteen people died.
Lady Desart Bridge is a Pedestrian and Cycle bridge opened on Thursday, 30 January 2014. It links John's Quay and Bateman Quay between John's Bridge and Green's Bridge. Lady Desart Bridge cost an estimated 600,000 euro to construct.
The Old Woollen Mills was built in the 1800s and is located on the north side of the city, on the Bleach Road. It was one of the largest employers in the area; the site covers 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) and has more than a mile of river frontage onto the Nore. Among its many features is the original 75 ft (23 m) chimney consisting of over 40,000 bricks.[citation needed] An architectural salvage and antique yard, Kilkenny Architectural Salvage, is currently located on the site.
Kilkenny is a popular tourist destination in Ireland. Well regarded for its cultural life, it has always tended to attract culturally aware visitors. Art galleries, historic buildings, craft and design workshops, theatre, comedy, public gardens and museums are some of main reasons Kilkenny has become one of Ireland's most visited towns and a popular base to explore the surrounding countryside.
Points of interest within the city and its environs include Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kells Priory, Kilkenny Town Hall, Black Abbey and Jerpoint Abbey.
Kilkenny is encouraged as festival location throughout the year and especially during the summer months.
The Kilkenny Arts Festival established in the 1970s takes place in late August. During this time Kilkenny plays host to contemporary art with Theatre, Dance, Visual Art, Literature, Film, Paintings, Sculptures and live performances. Musical events including traditional, Classical, World, Jazz Music take place during the festival.
Kilkenny holds the annual Cat Laughs Comedy festival every June bank holiday week.
The Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival is held on the first weekend in May every year and features the Americana/Bluegrass/Folk/Rockabilly/AltCountry artists in various venues throughout the city.
Venues such as the Watergate Theatre host a range of home-produced and touring performances in dance, music and theatre year-round.
Music in Kilkenny is a rich and vibrant music scene with traditional Irish Music and artists such as Kerbdog, Engine Alley, R.S.A.G. and groups like Kilkenny Music. Many pubs have Irish traditional music sessions. Kerbdog was an Alternative rock band from Kilkenny who began writing in 1991. Engine Alley is a power pop band, who would go on to tour North America and Europe, having been signed to U2's Mother Records. R.S.A.G.'s double album Organic Sampler received a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of the Year 2008 in 2009. In 2005 Kilkenny Music a non-profit music-based group in Kilkenny was formed to work with a vast array of bands and acts within Kilkenny and the South East of Ireland.
Rhythm & Roots music festival is on each May.[35] The Kilkenny Arts Festival held every August embraces musical acts of all ages and styles. The annual concert 'Source' which is held in Nowlan Park attracts mainstream musical performers such as Rod Stewart, Shania Twain, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli. Dolly Parton headlined at the 2008 event. Bruce Springsteen played 2 consecutive nights in July 2013 to finish the European leg of his World tour.
Classical tastes are catered for in St Canice's Cathedral, where classical musicians and choirs often perform. The Kilkenny Choir and a Gospel Choir frequently perform in churches throughout the city. Groups like Ex Cathedra have played during the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Cleere's pub and theatre on Parliament Street is well known for touring Irish and international bands including indie, jazz and blues. They also have a traditional music session every Monday night, as does Ryan's on Friary Street on Thursdays.
Kilkenny had a tradition of dramatic performance going back to 1366 when the Dublin company set up in Kilkenny. Henry Burkhead, printed a play in Kilkenny Cola's Fury, or Lirenda's Misery (1645), dealing with events of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 from an English standpoint. It was a blatantly political work with the Lirenda of the title being an anagram of Ireland. In 1642, as a result of the English Civil War, Dublin Royalists were forced to flee the city. Many of them went to Kilkenny to join a confederacy of Old English and Irish that formed in that city. The Court in Kilkenny.
In 1802 Sir Richard and Sir John Power of Kilfane established the Kilkenny Private Theatre.[36]
The Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny is a centre for the performing and visual arts.[37] It provides a varied programme of professional and amateur dramatics, classical and contemporary music, opera and dance, together with regular exhibitions of paintings and photographs. The theatre plays an important role in the cultural, artistic and literary life of Kilkenny along with its festivals, professional and amateur theatre companies.
The Set Theatre is also a smaller theatre located on John Street in Kilkenny.
Award-winning animated studio Cartoon Saloon is based in Kilkenny, in addition to the Young Irish Film Makers and Mycrofilms.
KCLR is a radio station which serves both Carlow and Kilkenny.[38] It is based at both the Broadcast Centre on the Carlow Road, Kilkenny and Exchequer House, Potato Market, Carlow. KCLR is available on 96FM and is an independent local radio station. As of 2009, KCLR had 60% weekly reach and 33% weekday share.[39] KCLR 96FM began broadcasting in May 2004 replacing Radio Kilkenny.
Radio Kilkenny, which began as a pirate station Kilkenny Community Radio,[40] received a licensed to broadcast to Kilkenny city and county on 96.0 MHz,96.6 MHz and 106.3 MHz in 1988. Radio Kilkenny had 63% of the radio listeners in County Kilkenny and 16% in County Carlow but failed to secure a franchise in 2003 when the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland changed the station's franchise area to include Carlow. The station ceased broadcasting at 2:10 a.m. on January 1, 2004.[41]
Beat 102-103 is a regional youth radio station broadcasting across the South East of Ireland. It serves a population of about 450,000, and in August 2006 it had a 49% share of the south east market.
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Newspapers have been produced in Kilkenny for centuries. Kilkenny produced some of the eighteenth and nineteenth century's most important papers. The papers cover more than 220 years, and includes the Finns Leinster Journal (later the Kilkenny Journal) from 1767 to 1965, the Kilkenny People from 1916 to 1992, and the Kilkenny Moderator from 1814 to 1916.[42] Also the Leinster Independent from 1872; the Kilkenny Chronicle from 1813. Other importatant papers included, the Kilkenny Courier; Tipperary Examiner from 1858; the Kilkenny Express and the Wexford Express from 1875; The Post (a sister paper to Kilkenny People) from 1926; the Kilkenny Standard from 1979, the Kilkenny People in 1895, the Kilkenny Voice 2005 and also the Kilkenny Advertiser.
Finn's Leinster Journal (1767–1801) was founded by Edmund Finn in 1767 and published on Wednesdays and Saturdays and was brought to such places as Carlow and Castledermot. The paper brought prosperity to the Finn family but Edmund Finn died in 1777. Edmund's wife Catherine Finn took on the task of running the paper while raising seven children. Catherine became famous by the death of her husband and the fact that during the 18th and 19th century no other woman played such a role. It was published in Kilkenny but some content was relevant to Carlow. It was continued as Leinster Journal (1801–1830) and the Kilkenny Journal from 1832.
The Moderator (1814–1822) changed its name to Kilkenny Moderator 1822-1919 and reverted to Moderator from 1920-1925.
The modern Kilkenny People was first published in 1895. It is a weekly paper. The paper has the highest readership in the southeast. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the Kilkenny People had an average weekly circulation of 17,578 for the first six months of 2006[43] One of the senior journalists, Sean Keane is a son of John B.Keane the novelist and playwright. It is printed by the Kilkenny People Group at Purcellsinch and the group also publishes a number of other regional papers.
The Kilkenny Voice, first published in September 2005, ceased publicatation on December 18, 2008. A free magazine Kilkenny Now was launched January 2011.
Photographic Collections of Kilkenny include the Lawrence Collection c.1900, the Crawford Collection c. 1940, the Valentine Collection c. 1950, the Bolton Street Students' Survey c. 1970, the Industrial Archaeologica Survey c. 1989, the Carrigan Collection and the St. John's Parish Collection, as well as many historical postcards.[44]
Kilkenny was named as the Academy of Urbanism European Great Town for 2008.[45] The Academy Chairman, John Thompson, said "it is great to have an Irish town coming through in this year's awards, especially Kilkenny which is coming to terms with economic growth without losing its wonderful character and humour". Kilkenny won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1985 and is the only city to have won the competition.[46]
There is a limerick (with optional added couplet) about the two cats from Kilkenny:
Education in Kilkenny only goes as far as secondary school, although the National University of Ireland, Maynooth maintains an outreach centre at St. Kieran's College. Kilkenny is the home of many noted secondary schools. One is the Church of Ireland Kilkenny College, founded in 1538, which is one of the oldest schools in the country. This school has had several notable students, including Jonathan Swift and George Berkeley.
A quote from an article "The Berkeley Pavilion" by Patsy Dempsey – Bishop George Berkeley (1685–1753) was one of the great philosophers of his time. He was born near Kilkenny and lived in Dysart Castle, Thomastown. Berkeley studied at Kilkenny College (now County Hall) from 1696–1700, where Jonathan Swift was a predecessor.
St. Kieran's College was founded in 1782 and was the first Roman Catholic secondary school in Ireland. It was created after Grattan's Parliament which caused some relaxation of the Penal Laws in the country. The city also has a number of other second level schools, including Loreto Secondary School, CBS Kilkenny, Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Presentation College and the Kilkenny City Vocational School. Other schools located in the rural areas of the county are Castlecomer Community School, Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown, Scoil Airigeal Ballyhale, St. Brigid's Callan, Grennan College Thomastown & Callan CBS. These also are noted for their focus on the games of hurling and camogie.
As many children from Catholic families were sent to Europe to be educated as priests, in Louvain, Salamanca & Rome etc. these returned with the new liberal ideas emerging on the mainland at this time[citation needed]. To prevent further spread of European liberalism, the establishment in Ireland decided to allow the Catholics to be educated in Ireland, where they could be monitored[citation needed]. Thus the emergence of such colleges as St. Kierans and Maynooth.Also, Gaelscoil Osrai an Irish school in Kilkenny, is the 2nd largest Irish-only scoil in Ireland with around 450 from Junior Infants to 6th Class.
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Kilkenny railway station opened on 12 May 1848.[47] Kilkenny acquired railway links to Dublin in 1850, Waterford in 1854, Portlaoise in 1876 and Castlecomer in 1919. Córas Iompair Éireann closed the Castlecomer and Kilkenny Junction lines in 1962. Kilkenny railway station was renamed McDonagh Station in 1966 after Irish nationalist, poet and playwright Thomas MacDonagh. Kilkenny remains an important stop on Iarnród Éireann's Intercity route between Dublin and Waterford.
Unlike other countries, the location of railway stations in Ireland was closely related to military matters rather than trade or public transport[citation needed]. Kilkenny railway station is a fine example of this peculiarity, with the military barracks being closely positioned to the railway station.
From Kilkenny station trains run on the Dublin-Waterford line and provide onward connections in Waterford to Clonmel and stations to Limerick Junction. At Kildare connecting trains provide links to Ballina, Westport, Galway, Ennis, Ballybrophy, Nenagh, Limerick, Killarney, Tralee and Cork.
Kilkenny Airport is only used for private flying. The nearest airport with scheduled services is Waterford Airport, which is 60 km away. A more substantial range of destinations is available from Dublin Airport and Cork Airport, which are both in the region of 150 km away.
The town has a history of brewing and is home to St. Francis Abbey Brewery which was founded in the early 18th century by Messrs Cole and Smithwick. The Guinness Ireland Group had owned this brewery since the 1960s. At the beginning of the 21st century, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan plc to form Diageo, the world's largest alcoholic beverage business, and the brewery is now a part of Diageo Global Supply. Smithwick's Ale now forms only a small percentage of production there. Another product is Kilkenny ale, a close relation of Smithwicks ale. Some 80% of beer produced at the brewery is Budweiser, a brand not owned by Diageo, but produced under licence. Diageo announced in May 2008 that it will close the St Francis Abbey Brewery in 2013 and move production to St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin.[48]
Kilkenny is also home to the head offices of Glanbia foods, one of the world's top dairy companies. Glanbia was formed by the merger of two dairy businesses: Avonmore and Waterford foods, it employs a total of around 4,000 people and has interests in Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States.
Recent developments in Kilkenny have attracted further investment from local businesses as well as attracting new industry. Leggetsrath Business Park was opened in 2003. There are two retail warehouse parks in Kilkenny; Kilkenny Retail Park and Ormonde Retail Park. Hebron Business Park was constructed in 2002 and is a privately owned extension to the Hebron Industrial Estate, the main centre for industry in Kilkenny.
Hospitals in Kilkenny include three public hospitals and one private hospital.[49] St. Luke's is a general medical and surgical hospital built in 1942.[50] It is based on Freshford Road and provides a range of local and regional services. Local services include medical, general surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatrics. St. Canice's is a psychiatric hospital, opened in 1852 and located on the Dublin road.[51] It provides a range of mental health services including acute and long stay care, out-patient services throughout the county, addiction counselling services, respite care community hostel facilities and day care facilities. It also provides paediatric physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. Lourdes is the regional orthopaedic hospital outside the town in Kilcreene. Aut Even is a private hospital based outside Kilkenny City.[52]
The Kilkenny City Harriers Club is an athletics club formed in 1953.[53] In 1989 Kilkenny was designated as a local sports centre and an all-weather running track and facilities designed to meet International Association of Athletics Federations standards was begun.[53] In 1992 the new track was officially opened and renamed Scanlon Park after Patrick 'Rusty' Scanlon, who had been associated with the old complex both as an athlete and as a soccer player.[53]
The Kilkenny County Board of Kilkenny GAA (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh) has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park in the city. The Kilkenny branch of the GAA was founded in 1887. Hurling is the dominant sport in the county. Secondary schools noted for their contribution to the game include St. Kieran's College and Christian Brothers School (CBS). Former students who have played for St. Kieran's include Eddie Keher, Brian Cody, Eoin Kelly, DJ Carey and Henry Shefflin. There are 3 GAA clubs based in the city: O'Loughlin Gaels GAA, Dicksboro GAA and James Stephens (GAA Club). St John's Parish is the catchment area for O'Loughlin Gaels. The parishes of St Mary's and St Canice's are associated with Dicksboro. St Patrick's parish is the catchment area for the James Stephens club.
Gaelic football is also played in Kilkenny, although it is not as popular as it is in most Irish counties. The Kilkenny footballers are the only County not to participate in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. They have previously taken gap years away from League football, and won't participate in 2013 after poor runs in 2012 and 2011.
Kilkenny City AFC played in the League of Ireland until January 2008. It entered the league as EMFA in 1986, but resigned their position in the league after 22 years citing "lack of finance, poor results and paltry attendances". The club had spent all but two seasons in the League of Ireland's second tier. Kilkenny and District Soccer League run leagues at schoolboy, youths and junior level throughout the county. It is affiliated to Leinster Football Association, Football Association of Ireland and the Schoolboy's Football Association of Ireland.
Kilkenny RFC founded in 1885,[54] is a very strong and successful Rugby Union club based at Foulkstown on the Waterford Road.[55] The club has provided many players for the Ireland team including Ernie Ridgeway, Bill Tector, Jack Notley, Willie Duggan, Ned Byrne, Ronan Kearney and Gary Halpin.[55] Ian Dowling plays for the Munster Rugby team and is a two time winner of the European Rugby Cup in 2006 and 2008.[55]
Rugby is played at schools level by Kilkenny College and Kilkenny Christian Brothers School (CBS).
Kilkenny Golf Club is an 18 hole championship parkland course within the city to the North West, close to city centre. It hosted several Professional Championship events. In 1984 and 1996, it was the venue for the All Ireland Mixed Foursome Finals and in 1985 hosted the All Ireland Cups and Shields Finals. It is playable all year round due to sand based greens. The course is mostly flat terrain with an abundance of trees.
Around Kilkenny City there is also a Driving Range in Newpark and an 18 hole all weather Par 3 golf course in Pocoke.
Mount Juliet Golf Course is a golf resort situated near Kilkenny in Thomastown. Jack Nicklaus designed the course and it is considered to be one of Ireland's best courses.
Kilkenny City Storm is a mixed ice hockey team formed in 2007.[56] that plays in the Irish Ice Hockey Association Recreational Division League.[57] "The Storm" was one of the top two teams[citation needed] in the league in 2007, its inaugural year. The team also enjoys moderate success as an inline hockey team, playing in the Northern Inline Hockey League and the Irish inline hockey (roller hockey) league. The team consists of both local and foreign players who train and play their matches in Dundalk Ice Dome which was the only permanent ice rink in Ireland (The Ice Dome was closed in early May 2010).
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While my fiance & I enjoyed the sweet smell of this solid shower gel, we both were annoyed with its jiggly consistency. It's difficult to break off a piece to use on a loofah or even to hold the whole thing in your hand. I feel like half of the container went down the drain, so it wasn't very economical for us. I wouldn't buy any of the jellies again.
I bought this product because I love the smell but it doesn't seem to linger at all. I'm also sick and tired of most of this slippery jelly ending up on the floor of my shower. I'm really not sure what they intended with this product. How are you supposed to use it? Breaking a little off at a time is really difficult and the chances of managing to lathers it up before it slips through your fingers is slim.
I received this product in a swap, and I'm glad I did--I think I'd be irritated if I'd paid for it. It's like rubber soap--or really tough chunks of Jell-O--in a tub, which makes it very difficult to use. First you have to break off a chunk (I usually need to dig my nails into it to break a bit off), then squish it into a Buf-Puf body sponge or, even better, a Salux washcloth. Even then, chunks break off and end up in the bottom of the shower. That having been said, though, I do love the berry-currant scent and how soft it leaves my skin. But despite that, I won't purchase.
Love the scent of this, but I have yet to master not losing chunks of this when I break it off and try to make lather on my washcloth. I do not use shower poofs because it is hard to track how long you have used one for. I will keep trying. I did drop this in the tub, yuk...now I want to use this up simply so it does not harbor bacteria. I should store it in the fridge.
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First off, this smells very sweet.I liked it at first, but it's not fruity or "yummy" smelling in any way. It's so overpowering.
There is no way to hold on to this. It's so slippery, it just kept falling out of my hands over and over and over again. SO annoying.
It doesn't lathe up nicely, and it DEFINITELY doesn't get me clean.
It was nearly $7 for such a small tub. I gave it to my 7 year old sister. She had fun with it.
Yes it seems interesting and fun. It is in no way practical. I will not buy this again.
Am not feeling this much. Although the smell is nice and it's very refreshing to use a piece of it from the fridge (where I store it), and it's nice to use with a cold shower in hot weather, the nature of it makes the jelly slip all over the place. Even mushing it onto my sponge which has a deep indentation in the middle to hold gels, it will still slip off. That leads to alot of waste. Won't be getting it again. I got this one in one of the gift sets anyway.
I LOVE THIS PRODUCT! It is the second shower jelly that I have used (The Joy Of Jelly was my first). I love the scent, it smells like sour blackcurrants and sour cherries though Lush say that it also contains coconut and bergamont. It is really fruity and lovely. It kind of smells like a sour version of The Comforter. I think it is my favourite shower jelly. The scent lingered on my skin and I was also really suprised at how soft it left my skin. I was amazed, I didn't even want to moisturise because my skin was so soft (but I did! Haha). I use this by breaking off a little bit of the jelly by scooping it up with a plastic spoon and then breaking it up on my sponge and in my hands and it creates a LOT of lather which I love!! It is an amazing product and I would reccommend it to anyone! :D
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As others have stated, this product is very gimmicky. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but a little difficult to use, as it takes work to break up the chunks and build a good lather. Sometimes small chunks of it will slip away from you and land on the shower floor, which is rather annoying and wasteful.
Like the You Snap The Whip Body Butter, this smells of root beer with a splash of cherry soda, in my opinion, but doesn't have the mineral overtone that the body butter has. The scent is much more pure. Unfortunately, the scent isn't very strong (I have found this to be the case with every LUSH shower gel that I've tried). I realize that highly fragrant shower products are not ideal for my skin, but when I'm in the mood for something fragrant, I really want to be able to smell it, otherwise, what's the point?? I'm currently living in a dorm and there are shower stalls right next to each other. I was taking a shower this evening and could smell this product as I was using it. But as soon as another girl began taking a shower, I couldn't smell this AT ALL! The fragrance was completely overtaken by whatever coconutty body wash she was using, which, as it happens, smelled good, and I will bet cost her less money. Not surprisingly, the scent doesn't linger on your skin. So yeah, I can't say I'm impressed. I'm glad I only purchased a small container of this.
I haven't tried putting it in the freezer yet, which sounds like a nice idea for the summer. I might repurchase this or another shower jelly at that time and give it a try, since the price of the shower jellies is slightly more reasonable than the shower gels.
Overall, I don't recommend this product too highly.
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This is my 2nd favorite product from LUSH. Whoosh is my #1! :)
Not so sure what the glitter is for, but I still like it!
I cut this into cubes so I'm not fumbling around in the shower, trying to squeeze off a piece to smash into my loofa!
Too difficult to use as an everyday body wash and the smell is kind of useless if it only lasts for the minute you are using it to wash youreself... i dont ask for much with the smell other than i like to smell nice after initially getting out of the shower just so i feel "clean". But no. It might as well be unscented. It is the coolest looking thing i have seen in lush though, i love how it has glitter through it even though i usually cringe at having glitter on anything (it just seems tacky to me 90% of the time). I eventually gave up trying to wash myself with this as it didnt seem to lather very well with my loofah (i blame my loofah though, not the jelly as it lathered in my hair just fine) and i just used it to wash my hair. My hair does smell faintly of sweetie pie which is a plus, my hair wasnt dried out by it either it actually feels pretty softer than usual which is another plus buttt its also too hard to wash my hair with it because i found the chunks of jelly i was putting in my hair kept falling out >:(. so its basicly very difficult to use, and if youre using it as a body wash the smell doesnt last very long at all.


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Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael has said that the UK Government's priority in the event of a No vote would be to strengthen its presence in Scotland.
Speaking to the Herald newspaper, the Lib Dem MP said that Scots would need to be reminded that they were governed by Westminster and not just Holyrood.
In a statement which included a reference to the London Olympics, he said: "Part of the reason we are where we are today is we have allowed the Nationalists to hollow out the role of the United Kingdom Government in Scotland for the last seven years and in the same way the Olympics were about reminding people they had a British identity, the Scotland Office or the UK Government has to be there, reminding people they have two governments."
Mr Carmichael said a No vote on September 18, should not be seen as "job done" and that Westminster could not afford ever again turn its attention away from Scotland.
"Once the vote is over we have to learn the lessons of how we came to be here," said the Secretary of State.
"Part of that process has involved the UK Government not being sufficiently visible in Scotland and we can't allow ourselves to go back to that in the future."
The report also quotes a source close to Nick Clegg saying that the UK Government's voice in Scotland needed to be "enhanced rather than diminished" if there was a No.
Carmichael's statement has been seized on by pro-independence group Yes Scotland with the campaign saying it 'undermines' claims that the Scottish Parliament would have its powers strengthened after a No vote.
Yes Scotland Advisory Board member and Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon said:
"Alistair Carmichael has let the cat out of the bag about Westminster's attitude if there was a No vote - and undermines No campaign claims about more powers for Scotland. Rather than enhanced devolution, there would be a reassertion of Westminster's authority.
"It is not possible to have both, and thanks to Mr Carmichael the UK Government's attitude has now been laid bare.
"Alistair Carmichael used to say that the post of Scottish Secretary at Westminster was redundant and 'indefensible", but now the UK Government's role is to be actually strengthened - and there is a real danger that the Tories could be re-elected next year, which is a risk Scotland cannot afford to take.
"That is a big reason why we need a Yes vote in September, so that Scotland will have the certainty of knowing we will get the governments we vote for every time - not Tory governments which we overwhelmingly reject.
"Given that the Tories govern Scotland with just a single MP here, it is the Westminster system which has hollowed out proper representative democracy in Scotland. The latest poll puts Yes support at 46 per cent - within touching distance of a majority - and we intend to win in September."
Yes Scotland Chief Executive Blair Jenkins said Mr Carmichael had actually made a "compelling case" for a Yes vote.
He added: "The truth is that Westminster isn't working for Scotland and a No vote would not change that. Only with the full powers of independence can we ensure that Scotland's enormous wealth, talent and resources are used to create a more prosperous, fairer country."
Let it be noted that in the end it mattered not which side the Highlanders had actually fought on. Retribution was indiscriminate.
"Once the vote is over we have to learn the lessons of how we came to be here." said the Secretary of State.


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Peach and Quiet Hotel, Bridgetown
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My favourite in the Caribbeanfrom Edinburghexile
I've been visiting the Caribbean for 20 odd years and have stayed on 15 or so islands. This is the best hotel I have stayed at.
If you enjoy a laid back, comfortable, relatively quiet place with excellent service and great food - but with good access to beaches and night life when you need it - then this could be for you. The owners actively run the place and can provide all the extra bits of information that can be so helpful to new visitors to Barbados.
I managed to meet and chat to more people here than I usually manage - it has almost a house party atmosphere.
The public areas are beautifully designed in a Mediterranean whitewashed style with lots of curved walls. There is a nice, small pool overlooking the rocks and surrounded by lush grass. Two gazebos provide shade and there are constant sea breezes. A new bar area was being built when I was there. Otherwise there is an honour bar.
The room I had was large with a separate sitting area and small patio, shower, fan and safe. Nothing special but very acceptable and comfortable.
The dining area is open but covered with the winds being kept away by nearby walls. Very pleasant in the evening so that you can enjoy what are some of the best hotel meals I've had. Fixed price 3 course meals with 2 choices for each course. I still had a problem choosing and was never disappointed.
On Sunday night the chef has his night off so Margaret and Adrian arrange taxis into The Gap which has a good choice of restaurants. And then on Fridays most guests went into Oistins for their Friday night open air fish fry and party - great fun.
The bus stop is a 5 minute walk away - 10/12 seat minivans which normally take about 20 people! The loud music helps to make it a real Caribbean experience though. And they come along literally every 2/3 minutes during the day. You can take the bus all the way into the capital or jump off at any of the beautiful beaches along the way. I simply tried a different beach most days so the lack of a beach at the hotel was not a problem.
This really is a hotel that suited me perfectly. If you want resort style experience or a beach in front of your room try somewhere else. Otherwise it merits 5 stars - and the prices are very reasonable indeed.
The Best Hotel Deal in Barbadosfrom A TripAdvisor Member
Chris, the hotel's wonderful cook, puts out a lovely buffet breakfeast every morning and gourmet-quality meals every night for very reasonable prices (I don't remember how much breakfast cost, but a three-course meal at dinner costs $49 (Barbados) per person. (The exchange rate is generally $2 (Barbados) = $1 (U.S.). I've been working at Fine Cooking Magazine for 12 years so I know what good cooking is. I give Chris 94 points out of 100 for his good cooking.
It's very useful to have a car on Barbados to get to the calmest beaches (on the West side of the island, the Caribbean Sea-side). Peach and Quiet is located on the South coast (Atlantic Ocean-side) which has rougher waters. I found out about this hotel from Islands magazine; apparently, the hotel is a favorite with surfers, windsurfers and kiteboarders. We were quite entertained by the kiteboarders surfing near the hotel every day. What a neat sport!!
If you do decide to drive in Barbados, be forewarned: driving is on the left-hand side and the many roundabouts on the roads make things very confusing (the British love roundabouts, and Barbados was a British colony at one time). If you don't have a good sense of direction, travel with someone who does so you can get around. And even then, it's no picnic. The island is shamefully road-sign deficient and it's very easy to get lost, even with a decent map. We were lost for an entire day on the East coast, and I spoke with several hotel guests who had the same experience.
Our dream vacation at the Peach and Quietfrom A TripAdvisor Member
If you are looking for a relaxing and picturesque vacation, away from the crowds, away from young children or teenagers, away from noisy motor-boats and jet-skis or crowded catamarans; if you prefer feeling like a guest rather than a client; if you love eating great meals under the stars; and if you prefer a cozy guest room to an impersonal room in a larger hotel, Peach and Quiet is the place to go. You can always get a taste of all these other things with a short, cheap, and very interesting ride on the local bus. You can see all the main sights on the island by renting a car for two days. But if you are like us, you'll be glad to come home to the Peach and Quiet every night, and you'll probably just want to stay put and relax for a least a few days.
Wonderfully Relaxing!!!from SeaJohn
There really isn't much else to add to the past reviews. It truly is quite a find and we loved every moment of our visit. We enjoyed the property so much that we kept canceling our day plans so we could just stay and hang out on the resort! As many guests have already commented, the accommodations are very simple, but very nice for those that don't need a Ritz kind of atmosphere. I would suggest one of the oceanfront rooms if you can get it. The rooms have basically nothing in them except books and a few pieces of furniture. We loved the simplicity of the entire property and couldn't believe that we were able to stay in such a wonderful place with such a unique feel and location to it. We really liked the fact that it was mostly a couples resort....this is not a place for families with children or teenagers as there would be nothing of interest for them to do and it is a very quiet atmosphere.
The food at the restaurant is fantastic and being outdoors under the stars for a gourmet meal is spectacular! It was very inexpensive compared to other establishments in the area. We ate at several nice places on the island, but nothing compared to the meals at P&Q. The wine selection is excellent and very reasonably priced. The breakfast is to die for! They also arrange for entertainment a few nights a week.
It is very convenient to get around from P&Q. We returned our rental car after we learned about the bus system from other guests. We actually had a fun time taking the "ZR" after we learned how it worked. It's a little crazy, but fun and a great way to get around.
Margaret and Adrian are 2 of the best hosts you could imagine, some of the nicest people we have ever met and we certainly do plan to return. Book everything through Margaret, she is so helpful and you can truly tell she loves what she is doing. I almost hate to say how wonderful of a place P&Q is because we want to be able to return and if word spreads much more we won't be able to get a room! Every guest we met and talked with felt the same way. Peach & Quiet is on a completely different level in almost every way. Highly recommend P&Q for those that want to get away from it all......heaven on earth.
labor of lovefrom luvtotravelalot
Amazing!from littledoc1
Margaret and adrian are fabulous and bend over backwards to help you plan your stay and make it memorable. Inch marlow is away from the main tourist areas and we were pleased we hired a car - which margaret arranged at a discounted rate (however its easy to get a bus along the coast if you're without a car). We went to barbados to dive and margaret put us in touch with an excellent and professional dive school (The Dive Shop) who picked up and dropped off. Do not miss the fish fry at oistens.
Throughout our stay we had to keep pinching ourselves as we couldn't believe how lucky we'd been to stumble across such an amazing little place that was such great value for money. Would highly recommend it!
The Peach and Quiet is a charming, little hotelfrom angten
We made a return visit and were not disappointedfrom A TripAdvisor Member
We made a return visit three years after our first and the same high standards have been well maintained.
The attached photo by the office says it well...and many of you will also return.
There is a touch of quiet class in even the smallest detail in facilities and service.
What more can we say...we will return.
A Good Dealfrom justkappa
Overall we would recommend the Peach and Quiet. The staff, especially Margaret, was very friendly and the location was great. One more night would have been nice if our travel plans allowed, but staying more than a few days, might have been too much for us without many activities to do in the area. If you are staying on Barbados, we would recommend Peach and Quiet, because we have traveled extensively, and this was one of our favorite places to that we have stayed, and it is good value too.
Perfect Peace at Peachfrom Star
No televisions or piped muzak to assault the senses, but plenty of opportunity for interesting conversation, reading or simply gazing at the ocean or stars.
The food is exceptional - simple and beautifully cooked and presented.
The low-rise hotel is superbly located on the rocky oceanfront between easily reached, uncrowded beaches, but it is the thoughtful, quiet efficiency of the owners and the friendliness of the staff which makes staying there so stressless. It takes a lot of hard work to create a little piece of paradise for others to enjoy.
We stayed here in December 2005 and it was easily one of the best hotel experiences we have had. P & Q will be our first choice of hotel if we return to Barbados. Perfect.
Top Local Tips for Bridgetown
Get a car and go out and about I can't recommend the use of a car highly enough. We got ours from Stoutes, they deliver and collect so it is so easy!! Driving around isn't difficult, the roads are generally quiet and although the roadworks on ABC were a bit annoying, if you avoid peak times the delays are manageable. Signage isn't good as everyone tells you, but as a clue all the bus stops say either To City or Out of City so you can get a general idea whether you are going to/from Bridgetown!! The In and Outs of Barbados map was alos one of the best we saw. I would say you will see so much more and get a much better feel of Barbados if you travel around and there is no better way than by car.
Reduce Stress Take the tan van taxis for .75 cents one way or blue public bus instead of renting a car and driving on the left side of the road on narrow unmarked streets.
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Updated: 09/09/2005 - The Leon County Sheriff's Office is doing its part to help its brothers and sisters in law enforcement in the hurricane disaster zone.
Updated: 09/09/2005 - The Leon County Sheriff's Office is doing its part to help its brothers and sisters in law enforcement in the hurricane disaster zone.
Updated: 09/09/2005 - The Capital Area Red Cross has come to the rescue of hundreds of Hurricane Katrina's displaced families.
Updated: 09/09/2005 - County officials say evacuees in Suwannee County are not being registered in the American Red Cross database.
Updated: 01/16/2006 - Florida helps Katrina refugees by posting information on its Web site.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Local universities are providing some much-needed relief to students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - A company that was set to provide Florida with global satellite technology for tracking sex offenders has now backed out.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Hurricane Katrina continues to throw expensive punches at consumers.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Schools throughout our area are opening their doors to young hurricane evacuees.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Others are joining the caravan of help headed west making sure donated goods and clothing are on their way to storm victims there.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Stories of rescue, and the human tragedy left in the wake of the storm have captivated viewers since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. A husband and are wife reunited after days of separation.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Donations and money continue to pour in to help victims of Hurricane Katrina and it's not just from relief agencies.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Eyewitness News catches up with a student who evacuated New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina. He says attending school in Thomas County is going well.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Public safety officials are putting on a safety expo Saturday to help prevent deadly accidents.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - With so many hurricane victims moving to Florida, school officials are urging teachers to apply soon, and the state is making it easier for those who've been displaced to get back to work.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Utility costumers in Tallahassee may be looking at higher bills soon.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - The Madison County Sheriff's Office is mourning the death of an officer.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - Tallahassee city commissioners and the mayor are putting their heads together to discuss their priorities for the year.
Updated: 09/08/2005 - A decision was made Wednesday night from county officials whether to support a coal-fired power plant in their town.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - It's another setback for oystermen as a toxic algae forces them out of the water.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - A Florida State University student is recovering after being stabbed in the chest, and it all happened right in the middle of campus.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - A City of Tallahassee meter reader makes a gruesome discovery Wednesday afternoon in a mobile home park off West Tennessee Street.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - A second wave of Tallahassee law enforcement officers is headed to storm-ravaged Mississippi.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - Tallahassee city commissioners and the mayor are putting their heads together to discuss their priorities for the year.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - The Red Cross hopes to close its shelter on Thomasville Road by the end of the week and move those evacuees into motel rooms instead.
Updated: 09/07/2005 - With Hurricane Katrina evacuees living in the Thomasville temporarily, several organizations are reaching out and helping these victims.


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Wally Lamb, author of the critically acclaimed She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True and former Director of Creative Writing at University of Connecticut, discusses Scout's universally sympathetic voice and the ways in which To Kill a Mockingbird and all literature can act as an agent of change. Harper Lee: Hey Boo airs Monday April 2nd at 10 p.m. (check local listings).
One of the biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) is the first and only novel by Nelle Harper Lee. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize and became a mystery when she stopped speaking to press in 1964. Harper Lee: Hey, Boo explores the history of the novel and offers an unprecedented look at the life of the novelist. Premieres Monday, April 2 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
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2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups
white sugar
4 tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1/8 teaspoon
1 cup
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 cup
2 cups
semi-sweet chocolate chips
This is the absolute best chocolate cake I have ever tasted! It is so moist and decadent. The only thing I do different is that I add more semi-sweet chocolate and melt it a little before adding it to the batter! Tastes good even without frosting!
was sour and tasteless
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really really good! I made this out of desperation because I needed a cake and had no eggs. everyone loved it. I might try adding some baking powder to lighten it up. It was very gooey and yummy though. thanks!
We absolutely love this recipe for cupcakes. They are the moist cupcakes every. We do add an extra tablespoon of Unsweetened cocoa but otherwise we follow the recipe exactly!
It was tastless and came out hard and cruchy on the sides. And it plopped out in peices! ( And I greased it very well) I dont recommend this cake! But It was an interesting bakeing adventure! :)
It was good, but didn't like it warm.
this was good
This cake was moist, but did not rise very well. I will try it again just to make sure it was not the baker's error.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 222
** Calories from Fat: 105
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Neonode® Launches Major Touch Innovations For An Enhanced Lifestyle At International CES 2013
Neonode Inc., (NASDAQ: NEON), the optical touch technology company, will be publicly introducing and demonstrating its latest proximity and 3-dimensional sensing technologies, for the next generation of touch-enabled consumer devices and car ergonomics, at the International CES 2013, which will be held in Las Vegas from January 8 th to the 11 th.
Neonode will be showcasing at two CES floor venues:
- Neonode's main booth at LVCC's South Hall 4, Upper Level: Booth 37116. For more information see http://www.neonode.com/ces2013 or for a floor map see: http://bit.ly/YtHCyM
- Neonode's technology for the automotive industry featured in Texas Instruments' Automotive Experience Zone: LVCC North Hall: N116 and N117. See http://www.ti.com/ww/en/ces/2013/ces-auto.shtml
Embodying the spirit of the new "Apply Life!" concept ( http://www.neonode.com/ces2013), Neonode has developed a multi-function steering wheel for the automotive industry and is showcasing it in close cooperation with Texas Instruments, in their Automotive Experience Zone. A driver can now interact with this next-generation Neonode-powered steering wheel, using gestures to fully control audio, visual, infotainment, and telematics systems. This allows for a whole new HMI (human machine interface) system, that replaces old, traditional buttons and other mechanical input devices, with unlimited gestures and best-of-breed multi-touch functionality.
Neonode will also demonstrate new ways of using proximity sensing (i.e. touch-less control) to expand the user's gesture-area beyond the physical (i.e. touchable) borders of the device display. These new proximity-sensing features significantly enhance the user experience on mobile phones, tablets, toys, and gaming devices.Neonode's patented optical touch technology is also a top match for devices that must withstand and function in extreme environmental conditions and temperatures. To showcase these features, Neonode will be demonstrating a water-submerged touch-enabled device, which will allow visitors to interact with it in and under water.
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Advancing resilience is a long-term process, but can be coordinated around visible, short-term goals that allow individuals and organizations to measure or mark their progress toward becoming resilient and overcoming these gaps. However, as a necessary first step to strengthen the nation's resilience and provide the leadership to establish a national "culture of resilience," a full and clear commitment to disaster resilience by the federal government is essential.
No single sector or entity has ultimate responsibility for improving national resilience. No specific federal agency has all of the authority or responsibility, all of the appropriate skill sets, or adequate fiscal resources to address this growing challenge. An important responsibility for increasing national resilience lies with residents and their communities. Input, guidance, and commitment from all levels of government and from the private sector, academia, and community-based and nongovernmental organizations are needed throughout the entire process of building more resilient communities. The report frames six recommendations (Box S-1) that can help guide the nation in advancing collective, resilience-enhancing efforts in the coming decades.
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Recommendation 1: Federal government agencies should incorporate national resilience as a guiding principle to inform the mission and actions of the federal government and the programs it supports at all levels.
Recommendation 2: The public and private sectors in a community should work cooperatively to encourage commitment to and investment in a risk management strategy that includes complementary structural and nonstructural risk-reduction and risk-spreading measures or tools. Such tools might include an essential framework (codes, standards, and guidelines) that drives the critical structural functions of resilience and investment in risk-based pricing of insurance.
Recommendation 3: A national resource of disaster-related data should be established that documents injuries, loss of life, property loss, and impacts on economic activity. Such a database will support efforts to develop more quantitative risk models and better understand structural and social vulnerability to disasters.


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Governor Dayton to join Commerce Secretary in launching Small Business Export Initiative
February 14, 2011
Outreach tour makes first stop in Minnesota, helps create jobs by helping local businesses expand to new markets
St. Paul, MN – Governor Mark Dayton will participate in the first New Markets, New Jobs tour as it stops in Minnesota this Thursday, February 17th. The conference is aimed at helping small and medium sized businesses expand by increasing export opportunities, allowing for economic growth and new jobs.
Dayton will speak alongside Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Chairman Fred Hochberg of the Export-Import Bank, and Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak at the luncheon plenary session.
Details of the event for both public and media can be found on the advisory from the National Export Initiative, below.
Monday, February 14, 2011
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Kick Off New Markets, New Jobs Tour to Help Small Businesses Export
Outreach tour will make first stop February 17 in Minneapolis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will travel to Minneapolis, Minn. on Thursday to kick off the first New Markets, New Jobs conference. Locke will be joined by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills, Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will also participate in the day-long conference.
Announced on the one-year anniversary of President Obama's National Export Initiative, New Markets, New Jobs is a year-long, interagency, multi-city outreach campaign designed to help connect small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) with the resources they need to sell more of what they make overseas.
Minneapolis marks the first stop for the conferences, which were called for in September's
Report to the President on the National Export Initiative
, and are intended to reach, over the course of the next 11 months, more than 3,500 small and medium sized companies interested in exporting. The Minnesota stop will be followed by events in Los Angeles, Calif., Louisiana and Wilmington, Del.
The conference will feature:
• A breakfast plenary session with remarks from Ambassador Kirk, Administrator Mills and Deputy Secretary Merrigan;
• A trade resource panel on key export topics, including the spectrum of federal resources that can help businesses begin exporting or expand their exports;
• A lunch plenary session featuring remarks from Locke, Hochberg, Dayton and Rybak;
• Breakout sessions highlighting topics that include exporting to new countries, expanding within existing areas and lessons on export financing in Minnesota;
• Materials and resources to guide companies in the process of selling their products to consumers all over the world, and;
• Lessons learned from area businesses that have succeeded in utilizing federal resources to expand into new markets and expand their businesses.
The NEI aims to double U.S. exports in five years to create several million new jobs. It enhances the U.S. government's trade promotion efforts, increases credit to businesses – especially small and medium sized businesses – looking to export, and continues to improve efforts to remove trade barriers for U.S. companies in foreign markets.
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Knox's first official business district is one step closer to reality as the planning board finalized a map, stretching the length of the hamlet along Route 156.
Curtis Brisson, who broke into the Touch of Country shop will now be serving time for an earlier burglary, too, since he violated the rules of the Drug Court program.
GUILDERLAND — On either side of the familiar town board members seated at the dais for Tuesday's reorganizational meeting — the incumbent supervisor and councilmembers were re-elected in November — were two new faces.
The new clerk, Jean Cataldo, a Democrat like the five board members, had been the receiver of taxes.
GUILDERLAND — A planning-board post that became a political hot seat in last November's town elections was quietly filled Tuesday night with a new appointee.
By unanimous vote at its re-organizational meeting, the town board appointed Bruce Sherwin to fill out the three years left in Paul Caputo's seven-year term.
GUILDERLAND — The beat of a drum sounded in the clear winter air on Tuesday morning, ricocheting off the Helderbergs as a band of five walked the road that wends its way along the base of the escarpment.
Town board members have plans for 2014 that include repairing storm-damaged roads, developing the local economy, making long-term plans for land use, and saving a historic barn.
With few changes from November's elections, New Year's Day in Knox saw the town board reappoint current committee members and officials.
In the wake of a motorcycle plunging through Thompson's Lake in a Friday night drag race, the county sheriff is stressing the importance of wearing a life vest when venturing on ice.
The odor of marijuana led police to search the car, where marijuana, crack cocaine, and scales were found.
While politics were static in 2013 — the incumbents faced no challengers in town elections — the future of Thacher State Park drew regional interest as did the disposition of an unprecedented negligent-homicide case
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When this first came out I was a really big fan. It seemed to work pretty well, left my hair soft and smelled really good.
After a while though I started to get annoyed because of how horrible the packaging is! It comes in a little 8 oz tube, which for a long haired gal like me, it would last me a week before I was running out to buy more.
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I have tried many shampoos and the sulfate-free, a coupon and the need for shampoo helped in the purchase. I read in another reviewer also got an itchy head. I like the way it cleans my hair but its doing something to my scalp. I also have to wash my hair almost everyday with this shampoo. I like to go every other day.
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I do not feel the need for a squeaky clean shampoo with sulfates so I love this shampoo. Even without the suflates it lathers up really well. It's almost as good as Aveda's Rosemary Mint but not quite. It's a good more cost efficient alternative.
The smell takes some getting used to because it reminds me of shaving cream.
My hair feels soft, clean and conditioned. I have normal hair and botticelli type curls and this doesn't weigh them down.
I read a lot of the negative reviews and was apprehensive, but there were enough positive ones to counteract. I went to the store especially in search of a shampoo & conditioner that wouldn't strip the color from my hair. After my first use tonight, I agree that it doesn't lather much -- the feel of the shampoo is less lathery than I'm used to. My hair also seemed weighed down in the shower. It did rinse fairly clean, however, and I'm not in the market for a squeaky-clean shampoo. After drying and styling, I must say that I'm pleased with the results. My hair feels moisturized, and the shampoo didn't strip off my color. I also really love the fresh smell.
So overall -- I give this product line a thumbs-up!
Be very careful with this product. At first I loooved it....and it worked extremely well, I went out and purchased every type and item in the line, told all of my girfriends about it,and used it for about a year. All of a sudden I noticed my normally silky hair becoming very dry, no matter how much I conditioned, etc....eventually it became like straw and very knotty. I finally realized after a painful few weeks that it was this shampoo and conditioner. I went back to Pantene, and in a few days time my hair started to recover. When I discussed this with my beautician, he said this is the reason he does not like sulfate free products because after a while of exclusive use it will strip the hair and make it very coarse and dry. I wish I would have discussed it with him sooner!!!
This is a lovely product. It smells good. I only need to shampoo once as the lather is remarkably ample and luscious (if I don't have a lot of product in my hair). I think that oil or silicone based products reduce the sudsing (maybe a chemist can help me out here). I have thin long hair and this shampoo is better than the standard drug store brands as it doesn't weigh it down and it doesn't dry out my scalp. My scalp gets dry, flaky and irritated when coated with some products. I don't have that problem with this. I typically use Davines NouNou shampoo and conditioner. I don't really care for the Davines shampoo and tried this instead. This is a good basic shampoo and the price is outstanding.
I bought this in "moisturizing" rather than "volumizing" or another type because I dye my hair and thought that that was drying out my hair. Well, this shampoo did a good job at lathering/cleaning and didn't strip my color. BUT since apparently I did not need the extra conditioning properties, my hair would be a massive grease ball 48 hours later. I usually can go 3 or 4 days without washing my hair under normal circumstances. I gave this and the matching conditioner to my mother to use and bought the "volumizing" instead, which works out better for me.
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I'm 51 years old; have used products ranging from Suave to Kerastase. This is the first time I have ever thrown away a Shampoo product. It was OK the first couple of days; then my hair became dry, frizzy and unmanageable. I didn't even want to "use it up" on those days when you're not leaving the house!! Normally, I would give it away, but I couldn't do that to a friend. Absolutely horrible product.
I have used all sorts of color protecting shampoos and conditioners and after getting a sample of this I purchased it and have just bought more, which is rare for me.
I have tried Aveda Color Conserve, Bumble and Bumble, Matrix and Pureology and EverPure is by far the best of the numerous kinds I have tried.
The smell is fresh, similar to an Aveda type scent.
My hair has a tendency to get greasy after just a day, but with the EverPure it doesn't happen.
When the tubes get to the end it is hard to get the last of the product out, I do wish it were in bottles rather than tubes.


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I am in deep trouble. I'm in a state beyond help. I've given up entirely on my life. I cannot take the advice given to me because I do not have the will to try anymore. I've exhausted everything. I've been crying for the last three days and all I've thought about is death and suicide. I desperately need prayers :'(
You are in my prayers! May God help you in your struggles! Do not commit suicide you don't want to be like Judas Iscariot! Always know that God loves you more then anything. Talk to your FOC
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Stay strong sister, God does indeed love you so much - take mabsoota's advice to go and talk to someone right NOW. You're in our prayers.
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I just want to make one thing clear here: one of the devil's biggest lies is that there is rest in suicide. This is so far from the truth! It is not like a state of sleep; it is, however, worse than anything you have experienced up till now because you will be deprived of Him, from Whom all goodness comes, forever. Conversely, the Book of Revelation makes it clear that the person who overcomes (2:26, 3:21, and my favorite, 21:4) will be rewarded with an eternal peace and happiness far greater than anything you can comprehend at this time. But if you do put forth everything inside of you to throw yourself at His feet, remember,
"The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit." (Psalm 34:18)
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The City of Arts and Sciences opened in Valencia in 1998 and is the city's major tourist attraction. A selection of museums that celebrate our planet and mans' contribution to it; there is something for everyone.
L'Hemisfèric is the centrepiece of the City of Arts and Sciences and combines an Imax Cinema, a Planetarium and a Laserium. The complex is shaped like an eye to represent the fact it is designed as an eye to knowledge on our planet.
Your L'Hemisferic voucher will be delivered to your hotel. You could take the bus, train or taxi to reach the venue. The venue is open from 11:00am and with your ticket you can skip the queue and go straight inside the building.
The L'Hemisferic is a must-see building in Valencia. It is a combination of a planetarium and IMAX theatre. There are terrific laser shows throughout the entire day which you can watch. The projectors turn the dome into a brilliant star-filled sky.
Its astronomic projection system is controlled by computers in order to produce a complete representation of the sky and the planets on a surface that is 24 metres in diameter and is at a 30-degree angle.
The wide-angled projectors, laser projectors and superb audio-visual system make for an awe-inspiring and magical experience.
Your ticket is valid for the entire day so you can choose to come and go as you please. The building will close at 07:00pm.
Your are free to spend as much time as you wish at L'Hemisfèric
L'Hemisfèric is open from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Duration: Your are free to spend as much time as you wish at L'Hemisfèric
L'Hemisferic is located at the City of Arts and Sciences.
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Valencia coach station is located on the banks of the former course of the River Túria. To get to the City of Arts and Sciences from here, just cross the river and catch EMT bus nº95. The following EMT buses go the City of Arts and Sciences: 19, 35 and 95.
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The metro lines closest to the City of Arts and Sciences are lines nº 3 and nº 5.
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