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Bigger Fish: Renowned Kilkenny business gets €500,000 to expand

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2021 0

A successful Kilkenny business has been awarded €500,000 in capital funding which will be used to improved its production facilities. Goatsbridge Trout Farm Ltd received the funding as part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme, which provides support to the Irish Seafood sector. The €500,000 is […]

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Burglars smash in windows during break-in at house in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

Burglars tried to force their way into a home in rural Kilkenny after smashing the glass in the front patio door. The break-in occurred at Hill Road in Kilmoganny sometime between Saturday, February 27 and Wednesday, March 3. A local Garda source confirmed the owners returned to find the glass in the patio doors smashed […]

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Cement mixer and generator taken during burglary in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

Building equipment was stolen during a break-in at a house in a county Kilkenny town. The incident occurred in Moate Park in Ballyragget between 6.30pm on Tuesday and 8.30am on Wednesday. The burglars managed to gain access to the garage at the side of the house and stole a red Bell cement mixer and a […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 539 new cases of virus as 14 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

A further 14 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 539 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,419. It brings to 222,699 the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

Margaret (Bobby) RYAN (née Nolan) Bleach Road, Dunmore Ryan (nee Nolan) (Bleach Road, Dunmore, Co. Kilkenny) 5th March 2021, peacefully, at her daughter Anne’s home and in the loving care of her family, Margaret (Bobby) pre-deceased by her husband Tom and son Martin, beloved mother of Tom Jnr, Larry and Anne, sadly missed by her […]

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Kilkenny arts groups to draw down over €1m in funding

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

More than €1 million has been set aside this year for Kilkenny art events and projects by the Arts Council of Ireland. Five organisations in Kilkenny are to benefit from a total of €1,053,837 in grants as part of the Art Council’s Strategic Funding for the coming year. The  Government has made an increased grant […]

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Beet that: Successful Kilkenny company given more time to grow business

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

A small Kilkenny business has received a significant boost after its request for an extension to its planning period for a new processing plant and wastewater treatment facility was approved. Mooncoin Homegrown Beetroot has been granted an extra five-years by Kilkenny County Council to complete the construction of a processing room and water treatment plant […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 522 new Covid-19 cases, nine further deaths confirmed nationally

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2021 0

A further nine people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 552 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,405. There have now been 222,201 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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SPONSORED: Piero’s pizza bases, a labour of love bringing a slice of Italy to Irish kitchens

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2021 Post a comment

When Italian baker Gianpiero De Vallier moved to Ireland, he brought an important part of his native Italy with him. “When you grow up in a country where food is love, you bring that with you wherever you go,” he says. Piero and his Irish wife Cliona’s love of good food has led to the creation of […]

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Kilkenny car sales show signs of recovery after Covid crash

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2021 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have increased year on year by 8% for the month of February, new figures reveal. Overall, there are positive signs for the car industry as new car sales are up 6% nationally on the same period last year. New vehicle registration figures released by The Society of the Irish Motor […]