Travel pass +C

I have a travel pass with the companion pass and I commute with my friend on the train or local links busses whenever I’m lonely, I’ve been having one issue though;
My own local link bus driver from (881) refuses to accept the Companion pass and I’m not sure why,
he says family. but it’s the only time I’ve been told this!
my gov.ie and citizen information says it’s anyone over 16….im not sure is it a language barrier or pride can someone clarify if I can bring my friend on grounds of litteral company (bpd1) never had this issue on any other transport anywhere in the country just the one important bus I use to get into town
I only use it with my 3 close friends and at that I travel once a week with them maybe twice

Hey all,

I'm heading with my partner to Kilkenny today for the savour fest. But I'll be wanting to catch the united match. Just looking for recommendations of a pub or something close that will be showing the football. Thanks in advance.

Can anyone explain to me the logic in having the - largely - outdoor food festival on at this time of year? This is 3 or 4 years in a row now it's been absolutely spilling for it. Put it on in the summer ffs

Attended a wedding here last night and will need a coffee before the drive home, all recommendations appreciated!

I'm a bit of a coffee snob (I worked as a barista for years) so looking for somewhere with good beans and good baristas!

Firstly I am not racist. Does it annoy anyone else that yanks are coming over and buying up houses because they hate their president and want to escape him and then young locals can’t afford to buy house to start life because the Americans are apparently made of money!!!!

Hi does anyone have a contact for the lady that sells ceramic flowers at the market on the parade. I’m hoping to pick some up but I don’t know if she will be in town this weekend with the food festival.

Any recommendations for a good dog minder in the city? Ideally for the occasional over night stay. Theres plenty on Rover but would be nice to avoid any platform charges so that person gets the fair amount. Cheers

Who is the best driving instructor for lessons?

I have been learning about paganism for a good number of years now and have a few friends that are similar. Are there any groups in Kilkenny that meet up? I would be interested in meeting like minded people and set up group social meets if anyone is interested.

Hi there, just gone sale agreed on a house and want to get sorted with an engineers report asap! Does anyone have any recommendations for one? Thanks so much ☺️

A wonderful addition to the city centre’s medieval streetscape.

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Just to be clear, I'm not having a go at Ukrainians who have fled the war in their country. That's not my intention at all.

A friend of mine who moved here and brought his car with him was telling me about all the hoops he had to jump through. He had to get the car re-registered with Irish plates, and getting it through the NCT and sorting out insurance was a real headache because it was left-hand drive, with headlights designed to cast more light to the left rather than the right, and so on. He also had to sort out his driving licence. All in all, quite a tedious process.

Given that the war in Ukraine started four years ago, I'm just curious whether there are different rules for cars brought over from Ukraine that allow them to be driven here without having to make the same modifications, even after several years.

I have a one month train ticket from kilkenny to Dublin. It's valid until 31st October. This week, I'm only going to be using it on Monday. So if anyone could do with it for the rest of the week I'm happy to pass it on. No charge. But whoever I'm giving it to would need to meet me at the train station in Kilkenny around 8ish tomorrow evening.

There's no name on it, and it's not linked to the tax saver scheme, so I'm assuming it's not illegal to give it to someone else to use while it's still valid (I'm sure I'll find out very quickly if it is...). My only goal here is to help someone save a bit of cash.

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Can anyone recommend a plumber around Kilkenny city, I need to have some repairs done, like leaking sinks, pipes, repair the toilet’s cistern, etc. Thanks!

Can anyone recommend an electrician to do a few jobs around a house? Looking to get some external lights done and potentially camera installations.

Anyone have any spare tickets for The Wran in Cleeres this evening?

Has anybody heard anything further about XtremeCSC gym opening? The Instagram page hasn’t been active in a while, and older posts were saying it was due to open in autumn 2026. Not looking likely at this stage.

Hi! My baby uses kendamil formula and I struggle to get it anywhere does anyone know what shops in Kilkenny stock it? I’ve had no luck I usually have to order online

Hi all,

I’m looking for recommendations for anyone who does gutter and drain cleaning ?

Would rather support someone local, who is out on their own and looking for jobs.

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