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Woman charged over assault of man who died at Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2024 0

A woman has been charged in connection with the fatal assault of a man in Carlow on Monday night. The man – has been identified locally as 30-year-old father-of-two Darren Quigley – was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny, where he was pronounced dead. Gardaí this evening confirmed a woman in her 30s […]

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‘We’ve wanted this for so long’ – former Ireland soccer star says winning Kilkenny camogie crown tops her sporting achievements

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2024 0

Multi-talented soccer star and RTÉ pundit Karen Duggan says helping her local GAA club to win its first ever camogie title tops the list of her sporting achievements so far. Duggan, 33, is best known for her exploits with Peamount United, as well as in her capacity as a pundit for the national broadcaster. And […]

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Gardaí seize lethal fireworks from children at Kilkenny supermarket car park

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2024 0

Gardaí in Kilkenny have urged people to be aware of the dangers of fireworks in the countdown to Halloween. The appeal came as gardaí confiscated potentially lethal fireworks from children “in a supermarket car park”. A local Garda spokesperson said, on this occasion, there were “no hand or eye injuries” and “no terrified pets”. But […]

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Water shortages: Parts of Kilkenny hit by restrictions today

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2024 0

Residents and businesses in the Kells area will face water shortages today. Kilkenny County Council said that, “due to a burst mains”, water supplies in Rathduff, Rathduff Lower, Glebe, Kells, Goodwinsgarden, Baunemon and Monadubrbaun will be temporarily turned off from 9.30am until 4pm. Uisce Éireann and Kilkenny County Council said they apologise to

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Man dies in Kilkenny hospital after assault; woman arrested

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2024 0

A man died at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny after he was assaulted at a house in Carlow. Gardaí this morning confirmed they have launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old following an incident at a property in the town yesterday. Officers responded to an incident at a house on New Oak Estate, […]

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Kilkenny GAA club gets green light to build new gym and facilities

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2024 0

A Kilkenny GAA club has been given permission to build a new gym, changing rooms and facilities on its grounds. In a planning application to Kilkenny County Council, the Black & Whites club in Skeoughvosteen sought permission for a single storey extension to its existing changing room building, a new gym and “alterations to the […]

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Plans for new 185m high wind farm turbines in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2024 0

A company has lodged plans for a new wind farm development in north Kilkenny. The application by Briskalagh Ltd seeks to build seven turbines across several townlands near Tullaroan, including Acragar, Ballyconra, Ballycuddihy, Ballyroe, Ballyroe (Grace), Ballyroe (Maher), Baunaniska, Boherkyle, Briskalagh, Brittas, Clone, Coolnapisha, Curraghduff, Freshford, Freshford

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Two centuries-old Kilkenny castle on the market for €3.7m

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2024 0

A historic Kilkenny mansion is now on the market for €3.7m. Gowran Castle, located just off the main street in Gowran, is a residential and equestrian estate extending to about 67.8 acres. An imposing period residence, at its heart lies a modernised country house dating back to around 1818. Inside the residence, there are three […]

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Appeal for witnesses to crash on busy Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2024 0

Gardaí in Kilkenny are seeking witnesses to a collision which occurred on the Ring Road earlier this week. The crash occurred at around 1.15pm on Thursday on the busy road on the outskirts of the city near Danville. It is understood two cars were directly involved in the incident, which appears to have occurred when […]

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ALERT: Weather warnings for Kilkenny as Storm Ashley approaches

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2024 0

Kilkenny is included in a nationwide Status Yellow weather alert as Storm Ashley – the first named storm of the season – makes landfall tomorrow. Met Éireann issued warnings for the entire the island of Ireland. A Status Orange wind warning has been issued for Galway, Mayo, Donegal and Clare from midday tomorrow to 9pm, […]