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Objections put brakes on new 123-bed hotel at historic Kilkenny city site

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2021 0

Plans to build a new 123-room bedroom hotel on the site of a former hospital in Kilkenny city have been put on hold after local residents raised objections. Last month the developer Green Wolf Limited received planning permission from Kilkenny County Council to proceed with their plans to transform the site of the old City […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Hot, hot, hot! Kilkenny to sizzle in sun as temperatures soar to 27C

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2021 0

Kilkenny is set to sizzle in the sun this weekend with temperatures soaring to a sizzling 27 degrees. Met Eireann said a mostly cloudy start to this morning will quickly burn off to leave good sunny spells,the best of which will be in Kilkenny and the south east, with the mercury rising to up to […]

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County Kilkenny boil water notice finally lifted after seven month wait

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

A boil water notice that has been imposed upon county Kilkenny community for more than seven months has finally been lifted. Works on the Paulstown, Choill Rua water supply have been completed and those using the service can now resume normal use of the water supply for drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth, Irish Water […]

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LATEST: Almost 1,000 new cases of virus as hospitalisations rise

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

A further 994 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, an increase of 211 on yesterday’s figures. The Department of Health reported 80 people are now being treated for the virus in hospitals, seven more than yesterday’s total. Some 20 people are now being treated in Intensive Care Units, two less than yesterday’s figure. […]

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Lucky Kilkenny punter turns €5 flutter into four-figure windfall

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

It took only three lucky numbers to spark the celebrations for a punter in Kilkenny after they landed a four-figure sum from a small flutter on the Lotto. The anonymous customer placed a €5 wager in a BoyleSports shop in the county, hoping for three numbers to drop out in the main EuroMillions draw on […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

Catherine (Kathy) HOLOHAN (née Bergin) Donaguile and Holohan’s Newsagents, Castlecomer Catherine (Kathy) HOLOHAN, 13th July, 2021 Donaguile, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny & Holohan’s Newsagents, Kilkenny Street, Castlecomer. At Saint James’s Hospital, Dublin. In her 93rd Year. Pre-deceased by her loving husband Eddie and grandson Eoin. Kathy, much loved

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Huge new housing development for Kilkenny city one step closer

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

A massive development of 184 new homes planned for the outskirts of Kilkenny city is one step closer to realisation. An Bord Pleanála has agreed to the consultation process with the developer Cairn Homes regarding their huge project at College Avenue, Breagagh Valley, in Kilkenny’s Wetlands. If it gets through the next stages, the development […]

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Cody’s Cats hot favourite for Leinster crown, but Munster counties tipped for All-Ireland glory

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

Kilkenny will go into this weekend’s provincial decider with Dublin as hot favourites to win the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. But despite the favourites tag in the east, the Cats are just third favourite to win the Liam McCarthy Cup  at the end of August, with the Munster final pairing of Limerick and Tipperary ahead […]

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Rents rising faster in Kilkenny than anywhere else in country

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

Rents in Kilkenny soared higher than anywhere else in the country in the first three months of the year. The average rent in Kilkenny city and county rose by 12.3% in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same period last year. This was followed by Clare, Galway and Mayo,. who all experienced […]

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Kilkenny’s rivers among most polluted in country: damning report

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2021 0

The rivers running through and border county Kilkenny are among the most polluted in the country, a new report has found. Nitrogen levels in the Rivers Nore, Suir and Barrow are now at a level that can “put human health at risk”, according to the latest report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the […]