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02 Nov 2025

Pictures: Dinosaurs celebrate one year of Jurassic Newpark in Kilkenny

Kilkenny’s Newpark Hotel hosted a birthday bash on Saturday, celebrating one-year since their hugely popular Jurassic Newpark attraction opened.

Beat 102103 FM broadcast live from the event, while there was a balloon arch, face painting, photo ops and more to mark the occasion.

Eabha Gahan and Jamie Gahan. Picture: Vicky Comerford

Over the past year, the park has doubled in size with 12 new animatronic dinosaurs, a dino-den theatre, a new fossil dig, longer park walks and a new Bounce City facility.

The award-winning hotel is known for having an impressive range of family friendly amenities on site for guests to enjoy. They also make these amenities available for day visitors to book tickets to explore and discover. 

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