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Community heroes: Young Kilkenny men awarded ‘leadership for life’ certs

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2021 0

Two young adults from Kilkenny have been recognised for the huge efforts they have made of behalf of their local communities. Conor Gleeson and Alan McCabe were this week awarded with Foróige’s Leadership for Life Programme Certificates, accredited by the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). The Leadership for Life programme aims to empower young […]

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Kilkenny village’s water finally safe to drink again after four years on danger list

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2021 7

Residents in a  Kilkenny village have been told their water is safe to drink after nearly four years being told their supply could pose serious risk. The Glenmore Water Supply Scheme was removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Remedial Action List this week, a list it was originally placed on October 2017. At that […]

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Anger as 10 little pups stolen after thieves broke into county Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 0

Heartless dog thieves broke into a property in county Kilkenny and stole 10 small pups. The shocking incident occurred at a premises in Freshford sometime between 9pm and midnight last night. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A premises was forcibly entered and four Cavapoos 14 weeks old (one is pictured) and six Cockapoos which were […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 1,078 new cases of virus as 66 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 0

A further 66 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 1,078 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 3,931. There have now been 208,796 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 0

Carmel MURPHY McCauley Place, Kilkenny City Carmel Murphy (McCauley Place, Kilkenny) February 12th 2021 (peacefully) in the wonderful care of the staff at Castlecomer District Hospital. Much loved mother of Kevin and Sarah. She will be deeply missed by her son, daughter, sister Monica, daughter-in-law Maree, son-in-law Brian, grandchildren Charlotte, Jake, Emma, Madenine,

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Building tools stolen during break-in at premises in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 0

Burglars made off with builders’ tools after breaking into a business premises in Castlebar. The theft occurred at a commercial premises near the town centre sometime between 4pm on Wednesday and 10am on Thursday. A Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie the burglar gained access to the building by prying a window open at the front of […]

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Kilkenny supermarket development to create 125 new jobs

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2021 Post a comment

A new supermarket development will create 25 new jobs in a county Kilkenny town. And another 100 jobs will also come on stream during the construction phase of the new Aldi store in Castlecomer, which was given the green light by planners this week. Aldi Ireland expect the store, its sixth in Kilkenny city and […]

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Political row erupts over controversial CBD products after gardai raid Kilkenny shop

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 Post a comment

Politicians have called for legal clarity over the sale of CBD products in the wake of a Garda raid on a shop in Kilkenny city-ocentre. The Little Collins CBD Dispensary on Kilkenny’s Kieran Street was raided by the gardai last week and again on Monday.  A number of items were seized during the operations. However, […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 921 new cases of virus as 23 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 0

A further 23 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 921 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 3,865. There have now been 207,720 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Two Kilkenny motorists win free fuel for whole year

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 0

Two lucky Kilkenny motorists have won a year’s worth of free fuel. They were selected as part Applegreen’s Rewards App Giveaway, which rewarded customers with €150,000 worth of free fuel. One of the Kilkenny winners, Patrick Sheridan from Paulstown, said: “There’s not much good news at the moment so it was such a nice surprise […]