Yoga courses available mornings and evenings. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Qualified instructor.

Didi’s Walk In Art Studio. For all ages, offers everyone the possibility to be creative. On Wednesday mornings there is an Age Friendly class at a reduced price. There is a handy Drop In service for children besides Art and Craft Classes, Oil Painting and Perspective Drawing Classes. Art It caters to parties and events of all sorts.

Visit us on Facebook at Art It Kilkenny!

Suitable for newborn to pre-crawling.    

Learn how to massage your baby and share experience with other mums.

One-day creative willow workshops. Learn the basic basketry techniques of this traditional
skill. All classes are small groups. Suitable for beginners and improvers

Buddy Bench Ireland is a school based positive mental health programme that promotes emotional resilience.  Celebrate children who act with compassion, kindness and empathy and releases the stigma of asking for help and encourages the development of conflict management skills thus relieving anxiety, stress and feelings of isolation.

One year QQI (FETAC) Award- Further Education and Training

Level 5 and 6 courses in Business Studies/Secretarial. Mature students welcome.

This service facilitates and supports community based learning in locations throughout the City and County. Its aim is to encourage adults to return to learning in their own local communities. Subjects include personal development, art, sign language, crafts, computer skills and others as identified by the community or group themselves. Classes generally run for 6 to 10 weeks and the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board assists funding a tutor or facilitator. A minimum number of participants is required to begin a class.

Parent Support Group meets Tuesday mornings, 10.30am to 12 noon (term time).  Contribution of €3 members, €5 non-members.  Breast feeding Counsellor available. Phone support 083 1604658. Find us on Facebook and Instagram for news and events.

Aims to promote awareness of Specific Learning Disability (SLD/Dyslexia) and to serve the needs of people with this difficulty.  The DAI provides a free information service to the public as well as other services. Local branches act as parent support groups, provide information and run out-of-school facilities (workshops) for children.  Membership of the Association is open to anyone concerned with promoting the treatment and prevention of the problems of SLD/Dyslexia.

Kilkenny Adult Learning Service 

English language classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced. Classes are offered September to June, on a part-time basis, mornings and evenings. All classes are subject to availability and fees may apply.
 

First Aid training, including occupational/basic first aid, and defibrillator training. Manual Patient Handling courses.

Gowran Park is the only Grade 1 racecourse in the South East, with sixteen top-quality National Hunt and Flat meetings all year round.

Gowran Park provides modern facilities, in the heart of racing country, to enjoy the excitement and spectacle of a day at the races.

Department of Education and Science Senior and Junior Trade City and Guilds of London Diploma and QQI (FETAC) Award – Further Education and Training Level 5 Certificate in Hairdressing. Two year course.

This division can provide information and advice on a range of health initiatives and programmes. Perhaps you would like help to quit smoking, find out more about how to manage Type 2 Diabetes or attend an 8 week programme for older adults called Taking Stock or Ageing with Confidence. Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm. Please leave a voicemail message and your call will be returned.

Simple conversational Irish for Adults at all levels of fluency takes place at the following libraries:

• Loughboy, Wednesdays 11 am.
• Ferrybank, alternate Tuesdays 11.45 am.

A free and confidential service available to employers, employees and jobseekers. KASES is a Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection funded initiative that enables and empowers people with varying abilities who require extra support or those with a disability or an illness to search for employment in the open labour market. We prepare people to access and maintain employment while also assisting them to integrate into the staff team. We are also available to those who are in paid employment and need support to sustain their role.

Kildalton College offers a wide range of further and higher level courses in agriculture, horticulture and equine studies. Courses range from Certificate to Degree level (in conjunction with Waterford Institute of Technology). Kildalton also offers a wide range of adult training programmes and short courses in association with the local Teagasc Advisory Services.

Co Kilkenny Adult Learning Service is a free, confidential service that supports adults with reading, writing, spelling or maths difficulties. We also offer support with preparation for the driver theory test, family learning and introduction to computers, with the option of QQI certification.

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB run a variety of evening classes in locations around the County. Courses range from short hobby and leisure subjects to longer work-orientated programmes which can lead to certification. Evening classes provide the opportunity to learn a new skill or brush up on an existing one in a friendly relaxed environment.

Enrolment takes place in September and January of each year. Details of classes and enrolment nights are available from each School/Centre directly and are advertised through the ETB website, on local radio and in the local newspapers.

This group offers a programme of lectures and cultural activities covering literature, history, music, poetry and art history. Classes run September to April on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Lecturers are experienced in their field and include a published poet, museum curator and a member of Opera Ireland.
 

Free courses available to give people the skills and confidence they need to obtain further training or employment. Offer nationally recognised qualifications, no CAO points are required and courses at NLN do not affect your social welfare payments.

KRSP runs activities for Older Adults, Children & Adults with Disabilities and other groups that have few opportunities for participating in sport. KRSP run local events including Operation Transformation, Ciclovia (Street Festival), National Play Day, National Recreation Week and also a Schools Sports programme for all schools in Kilkenny.  We organise a full and inclusive cycling and active travel programme comprising balance bike, couch to 40k cycling, get back on your bike, park and stride and smarter travel workplace initiatives.  Additionally, we are responsible for co-ordinating

Kilkenny's oldest yoga school, now in it's eleventh year. Offers classes in all styles of Yoga and Pilates, including Hot Yoga, Core Strength and Flexibility training, Hatha Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Kids Yoga, Power Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga, as well as Yogalates and teen Yoga. We are open all year round, offering classes at all levels. We welcome drop-in students.

Want to become a yoga teacher? We offer Yoga Alliance UK certified teacher training.

Facilities include an all-weather outdoor arena, an indoor arena, café and well-stocked shop. Home of the Warrington Riding and Pony Clubs. Full cross-country course. Trekking available Tuesday to Saturday. Group or individual lessons available for children from age 6 and for adults. Livery available. Five day summer camps available.

Lavistown House offers a wide variety of courses in crafts, gardening, cooking, painting, yoga, meditation and creative living.

Some of our courses are suitable for children.

The courses run on Saturdays from 10am to 5pm, with gardening courses held one Saturday per month.

See our website for more information.

Social Media

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Internet access is free to library members - booking is advisable. Non members are allowed one free session and then there is a €3 charge per ½ hour session. WiFi is available in the Loughboy, Ferrybank and City Library, John's Quay.

Library H.Q.Administrationand Local Studies John’s Green Hse Johns’ Green Kilkenny
Phone:056 7794160  E-mail:info@kilkennylibrary.ie

Mary Ellen Brennan teaches the Viniyoga approach to yoga. The hallmarks of this approach are adapting postures and practices to suit the needs of individuals. Students are encouraged to work at their own level and a class may have people practicing at various levels.

Mary Ellen offers individual sessions in yoga as therapy for physical, emotional and mental well-being. Tuition for yoga teachers also available. Facilitates yoga day retreats and introductory days for beginners. Working with groups and individuals since 1994.

Classes available. Retreat Meditation Centre.

Under the auspices of the Irish Bishop’s Drug Initiative, meets Wednesday 6.30pm to 8 pm in the Nagle Meeting Rooms next to the Mooncoin Parish Church.

Training courses that include an hour of youth café and an hour of education, for post primary students (transition year and fifth year) living in the Mooncoin catchment area.

These trained students run a peer education programme entitled ‘Drug Awareness and Healthy Life Choices’ for confirmation classes in Mooncoin Parish

Offers a wide range of activities and supports to Newpark Close and the eastern environs of Kilkenny City including: family support, low cost counselling, parenting programmes, family mediation, childcare service, youth programmes, drugs outreach worker, computer classes, Multimedia accredited test Centre, accredited and non-accredited educational programmes, various older person’s programmes, parent and toddler groups, social groups, Failte Isteach (conversational English classes), Men’s Shed and Community Savings Club.

Offers an indoor and outdoor arena and an extensive cross-country course.

Home to North Kilkenny Pony Club and Nuenna Farm Riding Club.

Private and group tuition available from age 7.

Summer camps available.

Open Circle is a small community arts organisation based in Kilkenny City which seeks to make the arts available and accessible to woman of all ages and from all walks of life, living in Kilkenny City and County. The project is managed and supported by the Arts Office of Kilkenny County Council, with additional support from Kilkenny Education and Training Board. The heart of the project is our community art space the Open Circle Art House, in Kilkenny City. We offer a varied programme throughout the year, see our website for details.

Range of courses available. Most courses are completed on a full-time basis over one year.

Piano/Keyboard lessons. Taught with lots of imagination and patience in City centre. Suitable for adults as well as children.

Introduction to the DORN method, including simple and gentle exercises you can practice at home. Classes and treatment available.

Samba drumming and Brazilian music workshops for Community, School and Social groups for children from age 6.

From once off “Samba taster workshop” to parades and performances.

Programmes are tailor-made for your group. One to one lessons in hand-drumming and percussion also available.

Cookery classes for all levels, a range of Chef’s training programmes, gardening courses and lifestyle classes, e.g. 30-minute Meals, Tapas, Bread-making.

Find us on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/KKschooloffood

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Hands-on cake decorating workshops for adults and children, all abilities, by experienced and qualified sugarcraft teacher. No experience necessary. Learn to create your own cake masterpiece to impress your family and friends. Group and private lessons available. Children’s cupcake parties and summer camps are also available. All ingredients and materials supplied.

Music classes for children and adults. Cello at all levels. Beginners violin.