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Delight as Kilkenny community gets green light for new playground

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 0

Kilkenny County Council has given the green light for a new multi-purpose play and sports development in Gowran. The Gowran on the Move residents’ group expressed their delight on social media after the local authority approved their exciting plans for a multi-purpose play area in the town. The development will include a children’s play zone, […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Snow and ice warning in place for Kilkenny for at least 24 hours

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 0

Kilkenny has been included in another snow and ice weather warning. Met Éireann issued a nationwide Status Yellow alert, which comes into effect from 8am and will remain in place for at least 24 hours. The national forecaster warned “Sleet and snow spreading northeastwards during Thursday giving snow accumulations of up to 5cm in some […]

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Kilkenny Bus service temporarily suspended after another attack on coach in city

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

One route on the Kilkenny City Bus Service was suspended late last night as yet another bus came under attack and had windows smashed. The incident on the KK2 route occurred on the Hebron Road early yesterday evening, close to where another bus was attacked last week. In the latest incident, a number of windows […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 556 new cases of virus as 68 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

A further 68 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 556 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 3,752. There have now been 204,940 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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‘Deeply disappointed’ – Kilkenny TD urges Chair of Mother and Baby Homes Commission to appear before Dáil committee

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD says it is “vital” that the Chair of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission appear before an Oireacthas committee hearing. Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after saying she is “deeply disappointed” with Justice Yvonne Murphy’s decision not to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee. The Kilkenny TD, who is also […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

Maggie DOOLEY (née Carley) Raheen, Waterford Road, New Ross, Wexford/Kilkenny Dooley: Raheen, Waterford Road, New Ross, Co Wexford & late of Cullen’s Cycles John Street New Ross. 08th February 2021 Maggie, peacefully at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Loving wife of Jim, mother of Jenny, Judy, Suzanne & Diane, sister of Philomena, Pacelli, […]

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Property crisis: Kilkenny rental prices surge as properties to let close to zero

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

House rental prices in Kilkenny remain buoyant recording some of the highest rental increases in the country, new figures reveal. The latest housing market report from Daft.ie reveals rental prices have increased on average by 5.8% in Kilkenny over the past 12 months, despite the country being in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although […]

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More than 100 homes without power in county Kilkenny following outage

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

More than 100 customers in county Kilkenny remain without electricity this morning following a power outage in the centre of the county. 106 ESB Network customers in Goresbridge and Gowran woke up without power this morning following a fault at a local substation. ESB say it is a planned interruption for essential maintenance work and […]

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Busted: €2,500 worth of cannabis seized at house in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

Gardai discovered €2,500 worth of cannabis in a search of a house in Kilkenny. The planned raid took place at a house in the city on Saturday night. Members of the Kilkenny Divisional Drugs Unit discovered €2,500 cannabis and other paraphernalia consistent with the sale and supply of drugs. The suspect was arrested and charged […]

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Rugby legend hails Kilkenny’s ‘outstanding’ young people at awards launch

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2021 0

The search is on to find the young people in Kilkenny who have made their communities better places to live in through their actions. An Garda Síochána in Kilkenny/Carlow have launched their annual Divisional Garda Youth Awards in association with Netwatch, Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council. The awards recognise either a young person […]