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Talented Kilkenny musician releases first single after 15 year touring the world

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2021 0

A Kilkenny musician who has spent the last 15 years touring the world playing in some of the most famous music venues going is finally getting to release her first single. Ali Comerford’s debut single, ‘He Knows’ will be released next week. Born and raised in Kilkenny, the talented singer and multi-instrumentalist started playing and […]

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Full of Grace: Kilkenny’s most popular baby names revealed

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2021 0

Fiadh and Grace have tied for Kilkenny’s most popular names for baby girls, while Jack has knocked off James as the favourite newborn boy’s name in the county. Unsurprisingly, Grace and Jack are the most popular names for newborns in Ireland the Central Statistics Office revealed. It is all change at the top in Kilkenny […]

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Thieves steal front grill and reg off car parked in driveway at Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 0

A registration plate and grill were stolen from a car that was parked up for the night on a driveway in a county Kilkenny village. The theft occurred at a house on the Rathdowney Road in Johnstown overnight between 9.30pm on Tuesday and 8am on Wednesday morning. Local gardai confirmed the front grill and number […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 776 new Covid-19 cases as 29 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 0

A further 29 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 776 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,300. There have now been 218,215 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Large solar farm in county Kilkenny gets another five years to complete development

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 Post a comment

Developers of a large solar farm adjacent to a busy road in county Kilkenny have been granted an extended planning period to complete the project. Wexford Solar Farms requested an extension to their planning permission period from Kilkenny County Council to build the 4MW solar farm at Curraghmartin, Carrigeen. The site, just off the N24 […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 0

Margaret Mary BRENNAN Donaguile, Castlecomer Margaret Mary Brennan: 6th January, 2021. Formerly of Donaguile, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny & London, England. Pre-deceased by her parents James and Julia, sisters Elsie and Theresa, brothers John and Patrick. Margaret will be sadly missed by her sisters Kathleen, Julia, Mary-Bridget, brothers Michael, Martin, Paddy and

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Jobs boost for Kilkenny as new manufacturing facility gets green light despite objections

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 Post a comment

Twenty new jobs will to be created in Kilkenny a health food company wwas given the go ahead to set up a manufacturing facility here. An Bord Pleanála this week approved plans by Virginia Health Foods to create a manufacturing facility on the site of an equestrian centre in Wallslough outside the city. The company, […]

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Bodies of two men found at property in county Cork

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 0

The bodies of two men, believed to be brothers, have been discovered at a house in county Cork overnight. A red Toyota Corolla Van sought in relation to the tragic incident, has just been discovered by the gardai. The incident happened at a house in Curraghgorm near Mitchelstown, in North Cork overnight. The scene has […]

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Kilkenny school to get five new classrooms, TD says more ‘good news’ on way

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 Post a comment

A school in county Kilkenny has received funding to build a much-needed extension. Funding has been secured to provide Scoil Mhuire National School in Mooncoin with a new five-classroom facility. Kilkenny Fine Gael TD John Paul Phelan made the announcement as part of the Additional Accommodation Scheme for Primary Schools 2021 funded by the Department […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Has spring finally sprung in Kilkenny? Met Éireann says sunny spells finally on way

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2021 0

We may have some time to go before we emerge from lockdown, but at least we can look forward to warmer and sunnier days ahead as we adapt to life under the shadow of the pandemic. Met Éireann has given an upbeat forecast for Kilkenny and much of the rest of the county this weekend, […]