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BREAKING: Tipperary farmer found guilty of murder of love rival

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

TIPPERARY farmer Patrick Quirke has been found guilty of the murder of his love rival Bobby Ryan. The foreman of the jury of six men and six women handed the majority verdict 10-2 to the clerk in the hushed court room this afternoon. The verdict was finally delivered after Judge Eileen Creedon told the jury […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Decline and fall of a newspaper empire

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THE announcement that Independent News and Media is to be sold to a foreign company created little stir beyond the business pages of the surviving newspapers. None of those papers deemed it the main story of the day and it led no bulletin on radio or television. Twenty years ago – ten, even – there […]

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Overcrowding crisis at St Luke’s Hospital eases, but 28 patients still on trolleys

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THE overcrowding crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital eased this morning, although 28 patients are still being treated on trolleys at the A&E department and outside wards. Latest figures from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show there has been a drop of 12 in the numbers left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s […]

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REVEALED: Kilkenny’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ for 2019

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THE city and county’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ for 2019 – along with a €50,000 investment fund for winners –  were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny last night. The initiative is part a nationwide search launched by Minister Heather Humphreys and Minister Pat Breen to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs […]

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Young man killed in Carlow crash, second driver treated at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

GARDAI from the Kilkenny-Carlow division are continuing to investigate the scene of a road accident in which a young man was killed. The collision happened on the R726, Tullow to Carlow Road at around 6.15pm yesterday. A Garda spokesperson said: “A male in his 20s (sole occupant) was fatally injured when the car he was […]

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Kilkenny Roots Festival listed as one of ‘Best Things To Do’ in Ireland this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

KILKENNY Roots Festival has featured in a guide to the ’15 Best Things To Do in Ireland’ over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Thousands of music lovers from across the country and from abroad will descend on the Marble City this weekend as more than 30 venues play host to a stellar line-up of leading […]

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1,376 bed days ‘lost’ due to delayed discharges at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

THERE has been a total of 1,376 bed days “lost” in the first three months of the year as a result of delayed discharges at St Luke’s General Hospital. The figures were obtained by Fianna Fáil on foot of a parliamentary question to Health Minister Simon Harris. Commenting on the figures, Deirdre Cullen, a Fianna […]

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Final decision on Kilkenny mosque ‘imminent’ – An Bord Pleanála

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

A FINAL decision on the proposed mosque in Kilkenny city is “imminent”, planning sources told KilkennyNow.ie. An Bord Pleanála was due to deliver its judgement on the proposed Islamic Cultural Centre at the Hebron Industrial Estate on Monday. No announcement has yet been forthcoming from An Bord Pleanála, sparking fears that the ruling on the […]

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Planning chiefs delay decision on Kilkenny mosque for second time

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

PLANNING authorities have delayed the long-awaited decision on the plan to build a mosque in Kilkenny for the second time in consecutive months. An Bord Pleanála was due to deliver its judgement on the development of the Islamic Cultural Centre at the Hebron Industrial Estate on Monday. The planning body initially indicated it would give […]

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St Luke’s Hospital at centre of MRSA scare, two babies test positive for superbug

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2019 0

ST Luke’s General Hospital was at the centre of an MRSA scare after two babies tested positive for the superbug yesterday, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. In a statement tonight, the hospital also confirmed a third patient tested had positive for another superbug, CPE. In the case of the two babies, the hospital confirmed: “Two patients with […]