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Cats no longer cream of hurling crop, according to bookies

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

The Kilkenny senior hurling team are just fourth favourite to claim back the Liam McCarthy cup in 2021, with newly-crowned All-Ireland champions Limerick unsurprisingly emerging as the bookies’ favourite. The Treaty men put Waterford to the sword on Sunday with an awesome display of total hurling to win their second title in three years. In […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

Ger (Frog) BARRY St. Joseph’s Road, Kilkenny City Barry (1 St. Joseph’s Road, Kilkenny) 15th December 2020, at Drakelands House Nursing Home, Ger (Frog), sadly missed by his son Jonathan, grandchildren Abi and Callum, nephew, nieces, extended family, neighbours and friends. In accordance with current Government/H.S.E. guidelines and in the interest of Public

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100/100: Kilkenny-based film gets perfect score from world’s top movie site

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

The latest feature-length animation from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon continues to woo critics and audiences alike – and now it’s received a perfect viewer rating on the world’s foremost online movie site. Wolfwalkers is registering a 100% audience score on the movie buffs’ favourite website Rotten Tomatoes just days after its release on an international

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Kilkenny rail users urged to book seats in advance during festive season

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

Anyone traveling to or from Kilkenny by rail over the Christmas period is being advised to book their tickets well in advance. Iarnród Éireann this week announced it will be mandatory to pre-book Intercity rail travel, for travel from Friday, December 18 until Wednesday, January 6, 2021 inclusive. Just 50% of seating will be available […]

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Kilkenny’s Covid test centre moved from Nowlan Park to new location

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

The Covid-19 testing centre for Kilkenny, which was situated at UPMC Nowlan Park, has been moved to a new location. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed the new centre will be located near Kilkenny’s GAA headquarters in the Hebron Industrial Estate, just past the Aldi supermarket. A HSE spokesperson said: “The Covid-19 testing centre […]

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Burglars break into house in Kilkenny after smashing back window

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2020 0

Thieves broke into a house in Kilkenny city after smashing a back window. The incident occurred at a property in the Stephen Street area of the city sometime between 5.30pm and 7.30pm on Friday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A window at the rear of the premises was forced open and entry was gained however […]

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Car-azy: Drug driver caught speeding and driving dangerously on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

A driver caught speeding byh gardai in county Kilkenny was also found to be high on drugs. The motorist was arrested by members of the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit while they were on a routine patrol in Clara on Sunday evening. Gardai stopped the car after they clocked the vehicle doing speeds of 120kph in […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 431 new cases of virus, expert calls for Christmas gatherings to be put off until next summer

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

A further six people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 431 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 2,140. There has now been 77,197 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: The darkest day will soon be behind us

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

It has been a long winter. It started last March and has rolled across nine months with scarcely a break, through lockdowns and closures, a lot of stress, some real fears, some unnecessary panic and some terrible heartbreak. But as the poet Shelley reminds us: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” And now […]

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Funding and special retreats on offer for Kilkenny artists

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 0

By Jayde Maher The Kilkenny Arts Office has announced their open call for people to apply for the Arts Act Grant, Tyrone Guthrie Bursary Award and the Moth Bursary Award 2021. Individual artists and groups and organisations that promote the arts are eligible to apply for the Arts Act Grant. This grant allows local authorities […]