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‘I thought we had lost him’ – Kilkenny boy wonder Michael’s battle against all the odds

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY MICHAEL Butler is one of Kilkenny’s bravest and most special little boys. Just six-years-old, Michael, with the loving support of his parents Lorraine and Ned, has battled against the odds all his life. He was diagnosed with Paediatric Neurotransmitter Disorder when he was just one years old. But he also suffers from […]

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MARBLE CITY NIGHTS: Sinéad Connolly’s going-out guide to Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

IT’S that time of the week again folks, so get ready to let your hair down and enjoy some of the night delights the Marble City has to offer this weekend. There’s plenty to choose from: you can kick the weekend off early on Friday with a Trad Session in Kyteler’s Inn at 6pm or […]

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Little Noah’s ‘wish to walk’ may come true – €100,000 raised for surgery in US

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

THE family of a brave little boy whose brave fight for life has captured the hearts of everyone who has met him are rejoicing after a fundraising campaign raised €100,000 to enable him to travel to the USE for life-changing surgery. Noah O’Sullivan made the headlines last week after was made an honorary Garda as […]

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Kilkenny TD John McGuinness hits out at ‘fake news’ on social media ahead of local elections

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 Post a comment

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has hit out at the onslaught of “fake news” in local political circles with just less than two weeks to go before the May 24 elections. Speaking to Eimear Ni Bhraonáin on KCLR Live, Deputy McGuinness hinted that certain candidates are deliberately spreading rumours they know to be untrue for […]

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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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‘FAI could be insolvent in weeks’ – Kilkenny election candidate and SIPTU official

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

A SENIOR Kilkenny trade union leader and local election candidate has demanded an “urgent meeting” with Sports Minister Shane Ross after he revealed he received information that the scandal-hit FAI is in serious financial trouble. In a statement issued by SIPTU, Ireland’s largest trade union, Denis Hynes raised concern that the FAI could be insolvent […]

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WEEKEND FORECAST: Weather set to take yet another turn

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

JUST when you thought it was safe to go outside… Hopes that summer had finally made an appearance have been dashed by Met Éireann’s forecast for the weekend. After a week of sun and relatively blue skies, Kilkenny and most of the rest of the country will experience yet another turn for the worse weather-wise. […]

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BOMB SCARE: Suspect unlikely to face charges yet, medical check underway

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

A FULL medical background check is being carried out on the suspect who placed the device that brought large parts of Kilkenny city-centre to a standstill for hours today. In a morning of drama, gardai cordoned off High Street and Kieran’s Street after a suspicious package was discovered shortly after 6am on the Butterslip. The […]

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Kilkenny at centre of turf war between rival FG Euro election candidates

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A BITTER turf war has erupted between rival Fine Gael European election candidates in Kilkenny. KilkennyNow.ie has learned that Ireland South candidate, the Wicklow TD Andrew Doyle, has lodged a formal complaint to the party’s Director of Elections about his colleague, the sitting MEP Sean Kelly. Doyle’s campaign team, led by Carlow-Kilkenny […]

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John Needs Pembro: campaign demands face-to-face showdown with minister

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

THE campaign on behalf of a Kilkenny man who needs access to a life-changing drug has demanded an immediate face-to-face meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris. The John Needs Pembro campaign today said it was “heartened” that Kilkenny TDs John McGuinness and Kathleen Funchion successfully highlighted John Holmes’ case in the Dáil on Tuesday. Campaign […]