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Vandals torch HSE building in Kilkenny city, doors and windows destroyed in blaze

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a State-owned building in Kilkenny city to save it from ruin after vandals set it ablaze in the early hours of this morning. It was the fourth attack on the Health Service Executive building known as HSE House at Wetlands in recent months. The latest attack occurred just after […]

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‘I would never have thought my fine son would be in the cemetery’ – distaught Kilkenny mother’s drugs warning

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

THE heartbroken parents of a teenager who died after taking an illegal substance at a music festival have urged young people not to experiment with drugs. Elaine Downey, who is from Callan, told RTÉ’s Marian Finucane programme today: “I would have never have thought it would happen to me. I would never have thought my […]

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High pollen count puts 5,878 Kilkenny people at risk of asthma attacks

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE 5,878 people in Kilkenny who suffer from asthma and hayfever are being advised to take precautions over the coming days. Pollen levels are expected to rise throughout the week as we bask in the glow of an Indian summer. Hayfever can lead to asthma attacks, and the Asthma Society of Ireland […]

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Green shoots – Council sets up environmental tent at Kilkenny’s agricultural show

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A year when the ballot-box saw the rise of the green wave across Europe, a new attraction at Kilkenny’s largest agricultural show will highlight the change to a green mindset among the public. Kilkenny County Council’s Environmental Section is setting up a marquee at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show, the Iverk Show […]

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SPONSORED: KBC Kilkenny – the bank that puts people first

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

CAN you put a face on your bank? Or is it just an office space filled with machines and keyboards? If so, it is time you looked elsewhere – to a bank where real people will be looking back at you; talking to you, listening to your concerns and giving you sound advice based on […]

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Coronas add extra Kilkenny gig after first show sells out

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

Fresh off the back of their sell outs in Belfast last night and Irish Independent Park in Cork recently, The Coronas have announced another date in Kikenny. The Dublin band will put on an extra show at the Long Way Home festival later this year, and tickets go on sale this morning. The hugely popular […]

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Man busted in city centre after being found with ecstasy pills

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

A MAN was arrested in Kilkenny after gardai found a quantity of ecstasy tablets hidden in his car. The arrest took place on John St in Kilkenny city late last night. When gardai searched the car they found about 130 ecstasy tablets which they say have a street value of about €1,300. The man was […]

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Cats legend: ‘The sending off didn’t decide the All-Ireland final. Tipperary decided the All-Ireland final’

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A week where all the talk around the country focused on last Sunday’s red card in the All-Ireland final, a Kilkenny legend with nine All-Ireland medals believes the red card had no bearing on the outcome of the game. Jackie Tyrell, winner of nine All-Irelands in a 14-year Kilkenny career, believes […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: African wines with a Waterford accent

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

SOME beautiful wine is made in Waterford but it’s not called Déise Delight or Vin de Dungarvan. The Waterford in question is in South Africa – the Waterford Estate in Stellenbosch, 70kms east of Cape Town. That’s where Jeremy Ord and Kevin Arnold have established a remarkable vineyard. European vineyards mostly grow a single variety […]

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One-in-eight business units in Kilkenny now lying vacant

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE number of vacant commercial units in Kilkenny continues to rise. Stark new figures reveal one in every eight commercial units in the city and county are now lying empty. There are currently 527 vacant commercial units in Kilkenny, up from 515 in 2018. The 527 vacant units represent 12.6% of all […]