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Revealed: Kilkenny store that sold €5.4 million winning Lotto ticket

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

A family run service station on the outskirts of Kilkenny city has sold Wednesday’s winning Lotto ticket worth €5,395,798 it was confirmed this morning. DeLoughry’s Gala store in Talbot’s Inch on the Freshford Road sold the winning ticket and it has created much excitement locally. The owner of the lucky store, John DeLoughry, said he […]

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Plans for development of large family homes in county Kilkenny town back on track

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

A housing development in a county Kilkenny town that was held while the council awaited further details from the developer is now back on track. Canview Ltd originally lodged plans with the local authority in April to develop the large family homes in an effort to complete the housing development at Tougher Crescent in Urlingford. […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Indian Summer melts away as winter chill arrives with a bang

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2020 0

Kilkenny will feel the icy grip of wintry weather approaching as temperatures plummet over the weekend. As a beautiful late Indian summer fades to memory, Met Éireann predicted the mercury will drop to as low as one degree tomorrow night Weather experts warned people  to wrap up and get the heating ready for the weekend […]

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Thieves make a clean sweep of it during break-in at Kilkenny Council yard

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Thieves broke into a council yard in a Kilkenny town and stole two yard brushes and a sledgehammer. The theft occurred at Woodquarter, Gowran, sometime between 5pm Monday and 7am the next morning. Gardai are investigating the incident. They have urged anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity in tyhe area at the time […]

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LATEST: Three more deaths and 324 new cases of virus, Donegal to go under lockdown at midnight

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 Post a comment

A further three people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 324 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result fo the virus to 1,797. There are now 33,994 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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THROW IN: The complete guide to all your local Kilkenny GAA fixtures

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Saturday, September 26  Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Thomastown V Lisdowney (Round: County Final), Venue: UPMC Nowlan Park, 16:00 J.J. Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football Championship Mullinavat V Railyard (Round: Quarter Final), Venue: Mullinavat, 12:00 O’Loughlin Gaels V Clara (Round: 1st Round / Relegation Semi Final), Venue: St.

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Liam BRODERICK Luton, England and formerly 29 St. Mary`s Avenue, Urlingford Liam died peacefully on September 4th. 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Bill and Mai Broderick .Deeply regretted by his wife Breda, daughter Caroline, sons John and Danny, son in law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brothers Danny, John, Andrew and Thomas, sisters […]

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Two Kilkenny schools create ‘safe zones’ outside gates

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Two Kilkenny schools are creating special ‘Safe School Zones’ outside their gates. St Canice’s National School and Loreto Secondary School (pictured) are prioritising the space outside their schools for walkers, cyclists and buses as part of an initiative to coincide with Bikeweek. Parents are being urged not to drop their children outside the school gates […]

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It could be you! €5 million Lotto jackpot winning ticket bought in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Last night’s Lotto Jackpot of €5,395,798 has been won – and the winning ticket was bought somewhere in Kilkenny! Lotto management have not announced exactly where the winning ticket was purchased, but they did confirmed it was bought is omewhere in county Kilkenny. The National Lottery have has also not confirmed if the winner has […]

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Kilkenny broadband company to create 50 jobs in new recruitment drive

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2020 0

Efforts to make Kilkenny Ireland’s first digital county are underway. Survey and design work on the National Broadband Plan continuing at pace across the county and key parts of the country, according to locally-headquartered contractors and partners, entegro. They’ve grown significantly since entegro was launched in October 2019 and as surveying of premises in