{"id":8500,"date":"2014-09-11T10:24:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/kilkennys-best-meets-tipperarys-best-again\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:50:17","slug":"kilkennys-best-meets-tipperarys-best-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/blog\/kilkennys-best-meets-tipperarys-best-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilkenny&#8217;s best meets Tipperary&#8217;s best&#8230;again!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The first &#8220;Who To Talk To&#8221;\u00a0business event\u00a0took place yesterday September 10th in Thurles LIT, Co. 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A competition for the best stand was judged by Bobby Kerr, Insomnia Coffee CEO and Newstalk&#8217;s &#8220;Down to Business&#8221; presenter, and was won by a local Sport Memorabilia business, Mr Sports Gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">After an earlier exchange of tweets questioning the need for Bobby Kerr to bring a helmet to Tipperary (he is a Kilkenny man), he&nbsp;stopped by the Herdwatch stand and it was agreed that it&#8217;s always enjoyable to watch the best of Kilkenny meet the best of Tipperary, whether in Hurling or Business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Starting his closing presentation, Bobby cracked a few hurling jokes and then gave the crowds&nbsp;very honest &amp; upbeat advice&nbsp;focused on retail, his area of expertise with 80 Insomnia shops and a \u20ac26 Million turnover. 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