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MICHAEL WOLSEY: We need council houses, not fancy names

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

The language of housing is built on class division. If homes are close together and fronted by streets you have a ‘working class ghetto’. Space them out a bit, plant a few trees, and it becomes a ‘desirable suburban development’. It could just as accurately be called a middle-class ghetto. But that won’t happen. The […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Justin KENNEDY Friary St, Kilkenny City/Glasnevin, Dublin Justin R.I.P. passed away unexpectedly at home. Pre-deceased by his parents Denis and Pauline. Beloved father of Jason. He will be sadly missed by his loving Son, his sister Eimer, brothers Alan and Keith, Brother and Sisters-in-Law, Nephews and Nieces and a wide circle of friends. A Humanist […]

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Thunderstruck- Met Éireann warns of stormy weather in Kilkenny today

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Get ready for a stormy afternoon as Met Éireann has issued a thunder warning for Kilkenny. The national weather forecaster has issued a Status Yellow Thunder warning for this afternoon which could last for most of the day. Announcing the weather warning this morning Met Éireann said: “Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with a […]

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Rents continue to surge in Kilkenny amid chronic shortage of housing: report

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

The house rental market in Kilkenny is reflecting the issues in the property market nationally at present as rents in the county continue to rise, new figures reveal. The latest Rental Price Report from Daft.ie reveals rents have increased on average by 6.1% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months, while stocks of rental properties […]

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‘Reprehensible abuse of the planning system’ – farmers hit out at court appeal against €140m Kilkenny factory

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Farming leaders have hit at at An Taisce’s decision to appeal a High Court decision in favour of a €140 million cheese manufacturing plant in county Kilkenny. Irish Farmers Association (IFA) President Tim Cullinan said the State enivonrmental group has a number of questions to answer following their decision to lodge another appeal to the […]

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Campaign to reopen disused Kilkenny railway line on track

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Calls are growing to reopen a railway line in county Kilkenny that has been closed over a decade. The Waterford Council of Trade Unions (WCTU) have called for the reopening of the Waterford to Rosslare (Wexford) rail line, to coincide with the European Union’s year of Rail. The line runs for about 10km in county […]

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Revealed: Kilkenny’s top 10 favourite takeaways during lockdown

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2021 0

Takeaway orders across Kilkenny increased by more than a third during lockdown, according to a new survey. Just Eat has just released their ‘Takeaway Race’ findings for 2020. And it has found Chinese food pipped pizza as the most popular delivery of choice locally. The report found takeaway orders in Kilkenny rose by 37.49 last […]

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Taoiseach intervenes in battle over €140m Kilkenny cheese plant

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has called on An Taisce to drop its latest appeal against the planned new €140 million Glanbia cheese manufacturing facility in county Kilkenny. Addressing the Dáil, Mr Martin made it clear he was unhappy with An Taisce’s decision to appeal the High Courts decision to dismiss their case against An Bord Pleanála. […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 379 new cases of virus as nine further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

A further nine people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 379 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,929. There have now been 253,567 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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KATIE WALSH: The history of female achievements at the Grand National

By Kilkenny Now 11th May 2021 0

RACHAEL Blackmore made history when she became the first ever female winner of the British Grand National. The Tipperary rider was in total control over the four-mile course, never once seriously troubled as horses all around struggled over the famous fences. The 31-year-old said afterwards: “I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t […]