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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Thomas PHELAN  Bayswell, Crosspatrick Thomas Phelan, Bayswell, Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny. March 23rd 2021. Peacefully in the tender care of the nurses and staff of Castlecomer District Hospital. Sadly missed by his sisters Bridget and Ellen, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Due to the COVID-19 directive and in compliance with current guidelines and in the interest

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Cost of renting a home in Kilkenny continues to rise despite pandemic

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Rents in Kilkenny continued to rise last year in spite of the pandemic, a new report reveals. The Residential Tenancies Board Rental Index Report shows the average price of renting in Kilkenny rose from €905.14 at the end of 2019 up to €918.88 at the end of 2020. The 1.8% rise in Kilkenny was the […]

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Ulster Bank hit with record €38 million fine over tracker mortgage scandal

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

The Central Bank of Ireland has just announced it has fined Ulster Bank Ireland a record €38 million fine over failings in dealing with close to 6,000 tracker mortgage customers. The €37,774,520 fine is a record for a financial institution in Ireland and is in response to the bank’s failings in dealing with, and the […]

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Free grow-your-own food packs for Kilkenny residents

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

Every thought about growing your own food? Well, now is a perfect time to start as Kilkenny County Council are giving away free food growing kits as part of their Grow It Yourself (GIY) and Grow it Forward initiative. In partnership with Healthy Ireland and Libraries Ireland, 50,000 free food growing kits are to be […]

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Bike thief seen making getaway outside Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

A bicycle was stolen from outside a sports complex in a county Kilkenny village. The theft occurred shortly after 6pm on Saturday evening at the facility in Kilmacow. The bike, a hybrid-type with racer frame and straight handlebars, was mainly black with green writing on it. The bike also has OK Sports stickers on it […]

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Kilkenny school to build temporary classrooms while waiting for €7m works to begin

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2021 0

A large school in county Kilkenny is looking for a temporary solution to find more space for their students. The Board of Management at Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny city has made an application to local authority looking to add three more temporary classrooms to its campus in Loughboy. On the planning application to the […]

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Thieves caught with drums of stolen diesel on Kilkenny road arrested

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 Post a comment

Two men were arrested on a county Kilkenny road after gardai found stolen diesel in their car. They were stopped by gardaí from Graiguenamanagh who were conducting an anti-crime patrol near The Rower on Monday afternoon. On searching the car, officers discovered drums of suspected stolen diesel in the boot of the car. After conducting […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 683 new cases of virus as 18 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 0

A further 18 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 371 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,628. There has been a total of 232,164 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: This lockdown is not working because all the workmen are

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 0

How does my garden grow? Rapidly, I am sorry to say. When last I wrote about it, I had achieved a notable victory in the trench warfare that passes for gardening at Chateau Wolsey. A slash and burn attack had left my foes in disarray. The brambles had retreated to the furthest borders of the […]

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13 Kilkenny communities take control of their energy futures

By Kilkenny Now 24th March 2021 0

Thirteen community groups in Kilkenny are taking control of their energy futures in an effort to tackle climate change. The groups, which are spread out all across the county are part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI’s) community energy network, which is leading the way in Ireland’s energy transition. SEAI has more than […]