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Five-in-a-row All-Ireland winner in Kilkenny to highlight intellectual disabilty inclusion

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FIVE-in-a-row All-Ireland winner is in Kilkenny this week to throw his considerable weight behind a programme focusing on community inclusion for people with intellectual disability. Dean Rock, Dublin footballer and part of the record-breaking team that picked up it’s fifth All-Ireland on the trot just last month, is a guest speaker […]

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Kilkenny Credit Unions ready to take on the banks with launch of new current account

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SEVEN Credit Union branches in Kilkenny have signed up to a new customer service they hope will beat the banks at their own game. For the first time ever, full current account services are to be offered to members of the six branches of St Canice’s Credit Union in Kilkenny and St […]

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Kilkenny animal welfare group respond to more than 2,000 incidents a year

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (KSPCA) received more than 6,000 calls in the past 12 months, 2,000 of these calls they had to act upon for the animal’s sake. This weekend the KSPCA takes to the streets for one of their main fundraising events of the year, their flag […]

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Brexit deal agreed between UK and EU

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

A BREXIT deal has been agreed between the UK and the European Union. Both UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the EU’s Chief negotiator Michel Barnier have tweeted in the last few minutes announcing the news. The deal looked dead just hours ago when the Democratic Unionist Party said they could not support the deal, […]

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Kilkenny family successes celebrated at National Women’s Enterprise Day dinner

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S Local Enterprise Office is hosting a dinner to celebrate National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) and has one of Ireland’s foremost broadcasters as its MC. Dr Ciara Kelly, presenter of Newstalk’s lunchtime show and Irish Independent columnist, will be the event’s host at the Rivercourt Hotel this evening. The theme tonight is

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SPONSORED: LANA Kilkenny – where street food tastes as good as it looks and looks as good as it smells

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

ASIAN street food is a delight for all the senses. It looks good. It tastes delicious. And the bonus is the wonderful aroma – as everyone who has had the good fortune to visit an Asian city will tell you. A new restaurant is bringing the joys of this exciting cuisine to Kilkenny. LANA’s new […]

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Kilkenny gardai wheel out new bike security campaign

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY gardai were out in force this week putting the wheels in motion on a new initiative aimed at bicycle security. Blue Bike Kilkenny is an awareness initiative, aimed to educate the public to secure their bicycles when left unattended. This initiative stems from the high level of bicycle theft. Bicycle theft […]

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Kilkenny restaurant is Ireland’s ‘best casual dining experience’

By Kilkenny Now 17th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has proven itself to be one of Ireland’s leading food destinations yet again, as three local restaurants picked up best in Leinster awards while one was named Ireland’s best. Zuni Restaurant on Kilkenny’s Patrick Street was named Ireland’s best Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year, at the YES Chef Magazine Ireland […]

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***WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT*** Garda hunt to identify owner of dead horse found on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE remains of the young foal found dead on the side of a Kilkenny road have been removed to a specialist animal facility in an effort to identify the animal’s owner. The examination at the facility will provide gardai with a cause of death for the animal. At the moment local gardai […]

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The business end – finalists of Kilkenny Chamber Business Awards 2019 revealed

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FIFTY-six innovative companies from across the city and county have been shortlisted for the Kilkenny Chamber Business Awards 2019. More than 150 businesses put themselves forward to be considered for an award this year, and judges have whittled these down to just three short-listed companies per category. There are no fewer than […]