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MEDIA BOOK: 2009 KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL
Your complete guide to covering the Festival, complete with story ideas, background info, images available and much much more!
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PRESS RELEASES

Press Release Sunday 16 August 2009
KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL - “MOST SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL YET"
As the Kilkenny Arts Festival draws to a close today, the number of tickets sold for in 2009 is up +25% versus 2008, with the final day's sales still to go.
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Press Release Thursday 06 August 2009
Kilkenny Arts Festival Takes Over the City from Friday 7 August, as Kilkenny City Celebrates 400 Years
10 Exhilarating Days Of: Art to Change the Way You Think, Music To Get You Up Dancing, Performances to Break Your Heart
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Press Release Wednesday 08 July 2009
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: 2000 KIDS TO GO FREE TO KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL
All children will have free attendance to any children’s events at the 2009 Kilkenny Arts Festival in August thanks to an extraordinary new sponsorship with taxback.com.
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Image Caption: Terry Clune, CEO of taxback.com with local children, announcing a unique new recession-friendly partnership with Kilkenny Arts Festival, that will enable 2000 children to attend children’s events at the Festival absolutely free.

Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
A Classical Feast of Music in Gothic Splendour From French Baroque to the Monteverdi Vespers.
All part of the CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMME AT KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL 7 – 16 August 2009
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
Books, Words, Thoughts, Writers & Ideas. All personally selected by Colm Tóibín. Doesn’t that sound like something you don’t want to miss?
All part of the LITERARY PROGRAMME AT KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL 7-16 August 2009
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
Peter Brook AND Mabou Mines Looks like the theatre this year at KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL will be unmissable!
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
Feel like the contemporary art world could do with SOMETHING ELSE?
That’s exactly what you’ll get with the VISUAL ART PROGRAM AT KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL 7-16 August 2009
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
If you love exploring new music from traditional to jazz and everywhere in between….
then the Music Program at KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL will stop you in your tracks. 7-16 August 2009
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
CRAFT MAKERS ON DISPLAY WITH EXCITING NEW CRAFT PROGRAMME AT KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL
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Press Release Tuesday 07 July 2009
Sterling Irish at Kilkenny Arts Festival August 7 - 16 2009.
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Press Release Monday 22 June 2009
One Beautiful City Ten Exhilarating Days Art to Change the Way You Think Music To Get You Up Dancing Performances to Break Your Heart
At last we can tell you what’s happening at the 2009 Kilkenny Arts Festival.
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Press Release Thursday 28 May 2009
Dream Team takes centre stage at Kilkenny Arts Festival, August 7 – 16, 2009
Kilkenny Arts Festival - Take a Fresh Look
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For more information, please contact the press office:
Christine Monk 01 675 0840 or 087 675 5329