Posted on 02/10 at 09:21 AM
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We've been busy over the last few days and weeks and our fantastic Valentines offers has appeared in both the RTE guide February edition and the Irish Examiners paper.
RTE Guide February Edition - View article
Irish Examiner 6th February - View article
Press releases from 2011 - View
Posted on 01/31 at 04:49 PM
Never been to the Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny ? Now you can see our hotel video and see what we have to offer. However, it's best you come and visit in person !!
Posted on 01/13 at 04:19 PM
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A little bit of Sparkle arrives to the Pembroke KilkennyWe are delighted to announce our Valentines package for 2012 and this year we have teamed up with Rudolf Heltzel Jewellery.
We think you'll love this offer !!!
Pembroke Hotel's 'Sparkle' package
To give your Valentine some sparkle this February, Kilkenny's four-star Pembroke Hotel's 'Sparkle' package offers couples a romantic three course candle-lit dinner at the hotel's Stathams Restaurant, sparkling wine and chocolates, a candle-lit rose petal bath, breakfast in bed in a luxurious Castle Tower View room, late check-out at 2 pm and a fabulous €100 voucher for Rudolf Heltzel Jewellery!
Famous for its beautifully handcrafted engagement and wedding rings, Rudolf Heltzel's one-off pieces have also been seen on the Oscar's red carpet. The Rudolf Heltzel studio is conveniently located beside the Pembroke Hotel.
The Pembroke Hotel's 'Sparkle' package from €119 per person sharing.
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To Book this fantasic offer please call 056-7783500
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Rudolf Heitzel Jewellery - Visit Website
Sample Pieces from Rudolf Heltzel
Posted on 12/14 at 10:17 PM
The Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny has teamed up with RTÉ.ie Food to offer one lucky visitor a luxurious New Year's celebration in Kilkenny.
The winner of this fantastic prize will receive an overnight stay for two and enjoy a five course candle-lit dinner specially created by the Pembroke Hotel's award-winning chef, Neil McEvoy, formerly of L'Ecrivain and Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, before ringing in the New Year in the party atmosphere of Stathams!
To enter the competition, click here.
The four star Pembroke Hotel is Kilkenny's newest boutique hotel, just two minutes walk from the iconic Kilkenny Castle, in the heart of the city's vibrant centre. The perfect place to ring in 2012 in style, the Pembroke Hotel offers luxurious accommodation, festive cuisine, free parking, complimentary Wi-Fi and late breakfast on New Year's Day.
For the Pembroke Hotel's New Year's accommodation and dining offers or for that perfect Christmas Gift - a Pembroke Hotel Gift Voucher - see www.pembrokekilkenny.com / 056 7783500
Terms and Conditions
Closing date for competition entry is December 21 2011 at 5pm. By entering the competition you acknowledge that you have read and understood the RTÉ Competition Terms and Conditions (a copy of which can be found here at http://www.rte.ie/about/competitions.html) and you agree to be legally bound by them.
Winner will be notified within 10 working day of close of entry. The prize is non transferable and there is no cash alternative. All competition entrants must be over the age of 18
Posted on 12/08 at 04:16 PM
Here at the Pembroke Hotel KIlkenny, we are delighted to announce that we are the number 1 hotel in Kilkenny on Tripadvisor. We have reached number 1 through providing the best service possible and through hard work from all the staff in the Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny.
Most importantly we couldn't have become number 1 without our guests. Below is a review posted on our listing page on Tripadvisor.
To view our own reviews from guests who have booked through our website and left a review please visit - our reviews page.
Posted on 10/25 at 02:09 PM
RTÉ.ie has teamed up with The Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny to offer one lucky winner a VIP weekend break for two for this weekend's Savour Kilkenny Food Festival.
This fabulous prize consists of two nights luxury accommodation for two (Friday and Saturday, October 28 & 29), two Festival Friend wrist bands giving free access to the festival's top events and complimentary entry to two top Pembroke Hotel festival events.
'Know your Wines - The Exploration of New Wines ' features a tasting hosted by Mary Gaynor, Wine Academy Ireland, and Irish style Tapas from three Masterchef Ireland Contestants - Christine O' Sullivan; Conal Markey and Clare-Anne O' Keefe.
The winners will also attend 'A Celebration of Kilkenny's Artisan Food Producers Seasonal Degustation Menu '. Showcasing the delicious artisan produce supplied by local and regional producers, this degustation menu, specially created by the Pembroke Hotel's award-winning Head Chef, Neil McEvoy, includes Home Smoked Shellumsrath Chicken; Seared Kilmore Quay Scallop and Hot Blackberry Soufflé.
Making this prize even more special, the prizewinners will get to spend an hour in the kitchen with the Masterchef Contestants while they prepare for both events!
For more information see www.pembrokekilkenny.com or call 056 7783500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 056 7783500 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
To be in with a chance of winning this luxurious break to Kilkenny, one of Ireland's top dining destinations, answer the following question?
Kilkenny's prestigious food festival is called?
A. Savour
B. Taste
C. Eat
Email answers to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) stating your full name, address and contact number.
Terms and Conditions
Closing date for competition entry is Thrusday 27, October 2011 at 5pm. By entering the competition you acknowledge that you have read and understood the RTÉ Competition Terms and Conditions (a copy of which can be found here at http://www.rte.ie/about/competitions.html) and you agree to be legally bound by them.
Winner will be notified within 10 working day of close of entry. The prize is non transferable and there is no cash alternative. All competition entrants must be over the age of 18. Prize subject to availability.
Posted on 10/20 at 04:01 PM
The Pembroke Hotel in conjunction with Savour Kilkenny are very proud to Welcome Christine O’Sullivan, Conal Markey & Clare Anne O’Keefe from this years Master Chef on Saturday 29th October. The are joining our acclaimed head Chef Neil Mcevoy to create an unforgettable Amuse Bouche to kick off our Celebration of Kilkenny’s Artisan Food Producers dinner.
Limited tickets still available for the event through the box office.
We have an amazing line up for the festival this year
Thursday 27th
Nutrition for Sport Talk and a Healthy Lifestyle
Statham’s Events, Special Guest: Michael Fennelly
8pm (Wrist band €10)
Saturday 29th
Know Your Wines
The Exploration of New Wines
A Tasting with Mary Gaynor – Wine Academy Ireland
Irish Style Tapas from 3 Masterchef Ireland Contestants
Christine O’Sullivan, Conal Markey and Clare Anne O’Keeffe
6pm (€10 per person)
A Celebration of Kilkenny’s Artisan Food Producers
Seasonal Degustation Menu
Showcasing the artisan produce supplied by local and regional producers. Get a chance to meet and chat with Christine O’Sullivan, Conal Markey and Clare Ann O’Keeffe Masterchefs Ireland who are creating the Amuse Bouche to kick off the event.
7.30pm (€50 per person)
Sunday 30th
Pig on a Spit
3pm to 7pm in the Courtyard
Free glass of Beer Included
(€7 per person)
Posted on 10/19 at 03:20 PM
Christmas is a special time in the Pembroke. We've just completed our Christmas and New Years Eve brochure which you can download from our website. This year we've put a lot of thought into our Christmas Party Nights, our Christmas Menu and Christmas and New Years Eve's packages. Alternatively, if you would like to get someone special that perfect gift then why not get a Pembroke Hotel Gift Voucher.
Christmas and New Years Brochure - Download
So, from Everyone at the Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny we wish you all a very happy Christmas !!
Posted on 09/05 at 06:14 PM
"10 Ormonde Street" phase two of our serviced offices in Kilkenny would like to welcome Motivation Weight Management to the building. Motivation are having a relocation launch party this Thursday 8th September with catering provided by The Pembroke Hotel. “10 Ormonde Street” offers larger offices for established businesses and is sister to Eleven Patrick Street & The Pembroke Hotel.
For those of you not familiar with Motivation, it offers a long-term sensible solution to weight management through one to one consultations, health eating plans and behavior modification techniques. Motivation offers a unique solution to weight management because they don’t just deal with what people eat but why they eat.
The Weight Loss Programme has been designed to help clients reach their desired weight and to maintain it long-term. The Motivation Programme is easy to use and stick with, freeing clients forever from the roller coaster of up and down weight loss.
For more information please check out www.motivation.ie or call 056 7712635
Posted on 09/02 at 03:31 PM
The Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny are very proud to be the sponsor of the main prize tonight on the FIRST LATE LATE SHOW of the season.
We look forward to welcoming some new faces to the Hotel and Kilkenny City as a destiniation over the coming months.
Posted on 07/11 at 08:39 AM
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It's almost that time of the year again where the Kilkenny Arts Festival arrives in town. The festival itself runs for 10 days (Friday 5th to Sunday 14th August) and brings with it an exciting array of visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz, world and traditional music, literature and more...
The Kilkenny Arts Festival is in it's 38th year and tickets for the event go on sale today.
Useful links about the Kilkenny Arts Festival:
Tickets Sales - Click here
Arts Festival Events - Click here
Accommodation - Click here
As always, The Kilkenny Pembroke Hotel are delighted to come up with a specific package for the festival.
Kilkenny Arts Festival Package Includes:
Posted on 04/01 at 11:41 AM
A KILKENNY entrepreneur who wants to keep people out of hospital with a revolutionary new home healthcare system has won the 11 Patrick Street €25,000 Give a Start business competition.
Joe Dalton from Callan Road, Kilkenny, was announced as winner of the competition with his company, Intellehealth, at a function in The Pembroke Hotel in Kilkenny last night.
The winning business plans to launch a telehealth device like a Sky TV box set that will allow people to monitor their medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease at home. It also plans to promote general health and wellness with an emphasis on prevention.
Joe Dalton said last night that home-based healthcare services, delivered in the same way as subscription-based satellite television, is the way forward.
“I believe each home in the future will have its own healthcare set-top box, offering services such as monitoring, management and education via a healthcare television channel. Health insurers will incentivise people to use these programmes by offering discounts to subscribers encouraging customers to be more health conscious etc.”
He said his aim is to help keep people out of hospital by helping them manage their symptoms before they reach crisis stage.
Dalton has already identified the technical and support service partners for his business. The initial focus will be on providing diabetes monitoring in the home. Services for patients with heart disease, COPD and other serious illnesses will follow.
“I am delighted to have won this competition. This will give me the support and back-up that I need as I bring my business idea to the next level. I very much look forward to joining the other energetic and successful business in 11 Patrick Street”.
Business owners based in 11 Patrick Street are behind the “Giving A Start” Competition aimed at encouraging entrepreneurs to follow their dream and start their own business.
The winning company will avail free of the services, support and experience of six businesses at 11 Patrick Street. In addition the owner John Ryan, is giving cash, accommodation and business support facilities to the winner - while the Kilkenny local authorities “Invest Kilkenny” initiative will provide support to the winner, including €1,000 seed money.
Five innovative new businesses were selected from a large entry to battle it out for the winning prize.
The judging panel consisted of well-known entrepreneur and Kilkenny native, Bobby Kerr, CEO of coffee chain Insomnia, Terry Clune, CEO of Taxback.com which employs almost 700 people worldwide, and Paula Fitzsimons, an expert in entrepreneurship and Director of Going for Growth.
Bobby Kerr said judges were very impressed with the high standard of finalists. “The idea of businesses supporting other businesses is fantastic and one of the ways that Ireland will grow itself out of recession.”
The owner of 11 Patrick Street, John Ryan, said there was a great response to the competition and the entries were short-listed based on their level of innovation, creativity and originality, understanding of commercial realities and overall potential for long-term success.
He said the high quality of entries was very encouraging and shows that despite the recession there are many budding entrepreneurs with great ideas and who need support to get up and running.
“There are a diverse group of businesses in 11 Patrick Street including a tax/accountancy firm, a PR company, a business training expert etc., so we thought why not reach out to help encourage an aspiring new business get up and running. Between all of us we have a lot of skill and experience which we can pass on.”
“We have already benefitted greatly from this initiative in working together and looking at how our experiences in business and of starting can be used to fast track an emerging business”
Kilkenny County Manager, Joe Crockett, said the new Invest Kilkenny initiative will be on hand to provide support to the winner.Invest Kilkenny was established last November to market Kilkenny as a place to do business because of its global access, its talented labour pool, office space and quality of life.
The businesses participating are:-
- Paschal Bergin & Co Accountants & Tax Consultants
- MD Media PR Consultants
- Brian Dunlop Architects
- Optimize Recruitment
- Real Solutions Staff Training and Coaching
- Fitzwilliam Partnership, Strategic and Financial Management
- Pembroke Hotel
- 11 Patrick Street Business Centre
www.elevenpatrickstreet.com Or www.investkilkenny.com
For further details contact:
Miriam Donohoe, MD Media
087 2392914
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NOTES ON FINALISTS:
Intellehealth:
Intellehealth is a new telehealthcare business start-up that proposes to provide home-based monitoring and management of existing medication conditions. It also plans to promote general health and wellness with an emphasis on prevention.
Joseph Dalton believes that home-based healthcare services are very much the way forward, delivered in the same way as subscription-based satellite television services are done. He says each home in the future will have its own healthcare set-top box, offering services such as monitoring, management and education via a healthcare television channel.
Health insurers will incentivise such programmes by offering discounts to subscribers who use them, encouraging customers to be more health conscious etc.
Dalton has already identified the technical and support service partners required. The initial focus will be on providing diabetes monitoring in the home. Services for patients with heart disease, COPD and other serious illnesses will follow.
Contact: Joseph Dalton, Callan Road, Kilkenny .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 087 417 4860
Envierho Aqua Protect Ltd:
Envierho Aqua Protect Ltd specialises in waste water treatment technologies and anaerobic digester technologies. Set up by Dutch-born Tim Vierhout and Brenda Little Vierhout, the company wants to use waste from vacuum toilets and the food waste from the kitchen under the kitchen sink grinders and ferment them in a digester. Anaerobic bacteria will then convert this organic matter into methane gas which in turn can be used as an energy source.
The process would reduce water bills and produce energy from a waste product that normally would be flushed down the sewer, say Tim and Brenda. The process would eliminate the need for expensive waste water treatment plants that consume energy and create energy from waste organic matter.
The duo say there is no better time than now to develop the process as water is becoming expensive with the introduction of water charges and energy is becoming scarce and even more expensive.
Contact: Tim Vierhout and Brenda Little Vierhout, 056 7769317/087 8223643
Energy Partner:
Energy Partner is directed by Sean Doyle from Stoneyford and Rodger Greene from Johnstown. The company offers a unique service to business owners, home owners and construction and energy industry professionals by providing them with energy metering and monitoring software and hardware.
The range of products that can be installed across all sectors is vast and continues to grow. These include everything from desktop solutions to web-based management systems, and from simple plug in meters to 16 channel distribution board meters.
Energy Partners intend supplying and installing an online, web-based energy service solution as a primary product to companies and organisations who want to save money on their energy bills.
Contact: Rodger Green on 086 336 6277
Animal Farmacy Ltd:
Animal Farmacy Ltd was formed in October 2010 and its owners/directors are Trish McOwan, Clare Hughes MPSI, Joseph Haire MPSI and Bernadette Kenny MVB.
Animal Farmacy Ltd offers Animal Health products and services at very competitive prices to the farming and equine market. Its services include animal treatment record and online drug sales delivery, testing services, AI software management systems and training courses.
The company believes that farmers may be tempted to cut expenditure on animal health during periods of recession. However, it is in such times that the return on investment is greatest. AF Ltd intends to capitalise on this and help the farmer to become more profitable.
Decreasing the incidence of disease will reduce costs at farm level and thereby increase efficiency. Disease is costly for farmers. AF will also offer farmers the option to buy remedies at better prices and say its pricing structure will be open and transparent making the comparison easier for the customer.
Contact: Trish McOwan 056 7712550 or email Trish@animalfarmacy
The Secret Recipe Company:
Tom Watts from Thomastown has been making and selling cucumber pickle under the “Secret Recipe” label since last October. The Secret Recipe Company is a new business model which works in much the same way as a record label or publishing house. Thegoal behind the company is to find great recipes and release them.
Tom got the idea for his business venture when a friend gave him some home-made cucumber pickle to put in a cheese sandwich. The taste stuck and resonated with him and the cucumber pickle became secret recipe number one.
Tom is hunting for new recipes and will give a percentage of sales to the owners. A tasting panel has been established to taste recipes. If a product gets past the panel, he signs a non-disclosure agreement with the recipe owner, allowing him to cost the production.
He says his company offers people a unique opportunity to commercialise a secret or family recipe without having to set up in food production, or create a brand which will successfully stand out in an extremely crowded marketplace.
Tom recently appeared on the Dragon’s, Den programme and received an endorsement from John McKenna of the Bridgestone Guide,
Contact: Tom Watts on 086 3608755
Posted on 02/22 at 05:20 PM
With the cost of acquiring a new client now estimated as costing Irish businesses five times what it costs to keep an existing one, The Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny’s boutique business hotel, has committed to providing vital corporate hospitality services, free of charge, to a new Irish business start-up.
Corporate hospitality is acknowledged as one of the most important customer retention tools available to modern businesses, creating networking opportunities and cementing business relationships. It is also used to retain and motivate staff.
The Pembroke Hotel recognised the value of services of this type to Irish businesses and led the recently launched “Giving A Start” Competition 2011. The competition is aimed at encouraging potential entrepreneurs to follow their dream and start their own business.
The concept for “Giving A Start” was co-developed by John Ryan, Managing Director of The Pembroke Hotel and six local professional service firms based at the adjoining 11 Patrick Street Business Centre. A prize fund of EUR25,000 will be awarded to the winning fledgling business in late March 2011 and includes EUR3000 worth of corporate hospitality services at The Pembroke Hotel.
“The opportunity to entertain or reward clients or staff is a vital business tool, particularly in today’s highly competitive marketplace. We developed the “Giving a Start” competition to help provide a high potential new business with this, and other vital services, to help it survive and thrive. We look forward to welcoming the winning business to The Pembroke to enjoy our meeting, event and corporate hospitality services” said John Ryan, Managing Director, The Pembroke Hotel.
The Pembroke Hotel offers best in class conference & meeting facilities in the centre of Kilkenny City, with flexible and competitive delegate packages to suit all business requirements.
Closing date for receipt of entries for the nationwide “Giving A Start” Competition 2011 is Friday 4th March 2011. The other contributors to the “Giving a Start” prize fund are Paschal Bergin Accountants & Tax Consultants; MD Media PR Consultants; Brian Dunlop Architects; Optimize Recruitment; Real Solutions Coaching and The Fitzwilliam Partnership. Further details at www.elevenpatrickstreet.com.
Posted on 02/21 at 03:01 PM
Teaching the Cats to Tango
For the first time in Kilkenny City, a professional Argentine tango teacher & dancer, is holding classes to help locals learn his native dance. Raul Masciocchi, who has danced all over the world, and his dance partner Nore Gomez, have promised to inject us Cats with the senses of passion and drama they believe are synonymous with dancing Tango. Raul is teaching an initial five week course of Tango classes, which are the result of a partnership between the Kilkenny based firm ‘Kilkenny Tango’ and Stathams Events, the new underground event space developed at The Pembroke Hotel. Currently taking place each Thursday from 7.15pm, the classes are followed by a Milonga, where participants have the chance to dance, socialise and practice. For more details see http://www.kilkennytango.com. Stathams Events will be playing host to a number of concerts and events over the coming months, including the acclaimed Irish cabaret artist and comediene Karen Egan in March. See http://www.kilkennypembrokehotel.com for more details.
Posted on 02/18 at 03:07 PM
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Green Party leader John Gormley T.D. and Deputy Leader Mary White T.D., took time out of their busy schedule visiting the South East, to take a tour of one of Kilkenny’s ‘greenest’ buildings, the 11 Patrick Street Business Centre.
The Centre, which offers a range of independent, serviced and virtual office services to SMEs, is an environmentally sustainable development, supported by Sustainable Energy Ireland. Solar shield glazing, solar heating, energy efficient lighting, plus high levels of airtightness and insulation, all contribute towards the high levels of sustainability evident at 11 Patrick Street. In keeping with its green credentials, the Centre also offers its tenants complimentary use of its fleet of bicycles, as well as a gym and shower facilities. In addition, a special “Green Team” in operation at the Centre and the neighbouring Pembroke Hotel, is responsible for lowering the carbon footprint and doing regular energy audits.
As well as being impressed with the Centre’s ‘green’ operations policies, Deputy Gormley was also encouraged by the business being done by the tenant companies at 11 Patrick Street, seeing it as a real example of small businesses thriving despite the economic challenges.
“We were delighted to welcome Deputies Gormley and White to 11 Patrick Street, especially given their very busy pre-election schedules. When we developed the Centre, it was very important to us that as well as being a professional and high-tech space for small businesses to locate, it also boasted high levels of sustainability. It’s fitting, less than a year after we launched 11 Patrick Street, that this sustainable development now houses 12 sustainable businesses” said John Ryan, Managing Director, 11 Patrick Street and The Pembroke Hotel. Recently launched, the 11 Patrick Street “GIVING A START” Competition 2011 is aimed at encouraging potential entrepreneurs to follow their dream and start their own business with a business start-up prize worth in excess of €25,000. More details are available at http://www.elevenpatrickstreet.com