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Ballyhale Shamrocks odds-on to be crowned Kilkenny champs for third year in a row

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2020 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks are hot odds-on shots to be crowned Kilkenny Senior Club Hurling champions again after their demolition job on Clara in Sunday’s quarter-final. The All-Ireland champions flew out of the traps at Nowlan Park with four quickfire goals and their eventual 19-point winning margin saw them backed into 4/7 from 5/4 with BoyleSports to […]

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Vandals smash front windscreen of car parked in driveway of Kilkenny home in early hours of morning

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2020 0

The occupants of a house in Kilkenny city were left shaken after vandals smashed the front windscreen of a car parked in the driveway in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred at a house in the Jail Road Crescent area of the city just before 2am on Saturday morning. The car, a […]

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Easy-peasy: Company looking for Kilkenny teachers as it creates 15 jobs with online tutoring service

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2020 Post a comment

An Irish company is creating 15 new jobs with the launch of an online tutoring service for primary pupils and second- and third-level students. School Is Easy (SIE) has partnered with a Canadian company which specialises in bespoke online teaching to offer home education from a safe distance. “As we battle to cope with the […]

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TVs and smartphones stolen after burglars broke into house in county Kilkenny in broad daylight

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 0

Thieves broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked the property before making off with two TVs and three smart phones. The break-in occurred at a house in Ahenure, Callan, sometime between 7am and 5.15pm last Wednesday. A local Garda source confirmed the burglars gained access to the property by forcing open the sitting […]

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ALERT: Burst water mains leaves homes in Kilkenny city without water until tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 0

Homes in Kilkenny city will be without water supplies until tomorrow morning after a mains burst this evening. Kilkenny County Council said in an alert: “Due to a burst mains, water will be off tonight Monday 07/09/20 from 10.00pm to tomorrow Tuesday 08/09/20 6.00am. Areas affected will be trunk line fromc City, City Centre may […]

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LATEST: No deaths but 102 new cases of virus, Government to update ‘Green List’ of safe travel destinations

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 Post a comment

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 102 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. There overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,777. There are now 29,774 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team […]

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SPONSORED: Sweet, savoury … and safe! Kilkenny’s House of Pretzels launch new ‘click and collect’ and delivery service

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 Post a comment

Kilkenny first dedicated pretzel store has launched an innovative new collection and delivery service to keep its growing customers base safe. The House of Pretzels, located in the Market Cross Shopping Centre in the heart of the city, has also unveild some fantastic new deals which you can order online at the click of a […]

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What lies beneath: Low flying aircraft on a mission to map Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 3

A low flying aircraft will be seen in the skies above Kilkenny over the coming days. But you needn’t panic: the plane is just on a mission to collect geochemical and geophysical data on rocks, soil and water. The mission is part of the Tellus Survey, a nationwide programme of Geological Survey Ireland. To gather […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 0

Margaret (Peggy) AYLWARD (née Greene) Kilmacow/Kilkenny City/Ferrybank, Waterford Margaret (Peggy) Aylward (née Greene), Smartscastle, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny, who died on Sunday, 6th September 2020, peacefully, at home. Peggy will be sadly missed by her loving husband Michael (Buddy), sons Damien and Fergal, daughter Aisling (Ferguson), grandchildren Orla, Saoirse, Shayla,

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‘Shameful’ – Rubbish illegally dumped at recycling bank, charity shop and laneways in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 7th September 2020 0

Council workers have been working throughout the morning to clean up rubbish that was illegally dumped in parts of Kilkenny city over the weekend. This was the scene at St Canice’s Car Park this morning before council staff removed the waste. Illegal waste was also dumped outside the non-profit Vincent’s Charity Shop at Butt’s Green […]