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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Raise a glass of fine Burgundy to toast Mr Bloom

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart, liver slices fried with crustcrumbs, fried hencod’s roes. Most of all, he liked grilled mutton kidneys which gave his palate a fine tang of faintly scented urine. It was thoughtless of […]

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Owner prays for return of car key and holy medal lost in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

Gardai have launched a public appeal to help a woman who lost her car key in Kilkenny city. The key for a recent model SEAT car shares a ring with a holy medal and was lost in the Newpark area of the city last Sunday. Anyone with information about the missing key is asked to […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

Pamela BUTLER (née Driscoll) Ballyhennebry, Piltown Died peacefully at home in the loving presence of her family and friends. Loving Mother to Ciara, Clodagh and Lauren. Loving Daughter to Davy and her pre deceased mother Bernie. Dearly missed by her brothers Bob and David, her partner David, ex Husband Kieran and Maurice and Craig, in-laws, […]

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Kilkenny hardware store gets green light to use roof to create solar power

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

A well-known hardware store and buildering provider in a county Kilkenny town is to become a whole lot greener after its plans to erect solar panels at its property were approved. Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for plans to place solar panels on the roof of Treacy’s Homevalue Hardware in Thomastown. The […]

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Kilkenny Cats favourites to capture hurling league title – if decider gets played

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

Kilkenny have been installed as favourites to win the Allianz National Hurling League – if a decider between the divisional winners take place. The Cats topped group 1B of the league with one round of matches to go  following their 1-29 to 0-22 victory over Laois at Nowlan Park on Sunday. This result means even […]

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New roads and high-speed broadband vital to Kilkenny’s economic recovery: IBEC

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

The delivery of world-class transport infrastructure is essential the economic success of Kilkenny and the South-East, the country’s main employer group has said. Ibec has warned that decades of chronic underinvestment in key infrastructure in Kilkenny and the region is threatening to undermine prospects for economic recovery. The group has called on the Government

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Plans for new development of family homes in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 9th June 2021 0

A new development of family homes is being planned at a Kilkenny village. Developer CSC Construction has requested planning permission from Kilkenny County Council to create a 13-home development in Dangan, near Kilmacow. CSC are looking to build nine, three-bed two-storey dwelling houses and four two-bed, two-storey dwelling houses on the site. The development would […]

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Bungling thief spotted trying to break into car in Kilkenny estate overnight

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A thief attempted to break into a car in Kilkenny city before fleeing the scene after he was spotted by a passer-by. The attempted theft occurred at Melville Heights at around 5.50am last Thursday morning. The man, who was wearing black clothes and luminous running shoes, was attempting to break into the vehicle, before he […]

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LATEST: 271 new cases of virus confirmed as numbers in hospitals rise

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A further 271 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, nearly 50% less than las Friday’s figures. The Department of Health reported 77 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, eight more than yesterday’s figures. 27 people are now being treated in Intensive Care Units, up one on yesterday’s figure. However, the […]

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Kilkenny anglers urged to help survey on fish populations in our rivers

By Kilkenny Now 8th June 2021 0

A new survey is taking place in Kilkenny’s rivers to determine the current plight and health of their fish populations and they are calling on the help of local anglers. The Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey will also look into the stocks of less well-known fish species that frequent the county’s waterways. The survey is […]