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Popular riverside walk in Kilkenny city to get much-needed makeover

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2020 0

A popular Kilkenny city riverside walkway is about to get a welcome makeover. Lacken Walk will be given a mini face-lift over the coming days as council workers prepare to remove overgrowth and debris. In the heart of the St John’s Parish, the walk is a well-used amenity by locals and tourists alike with an […]

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Brazen thieves steal €5,000 water tanker from Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2020 0

A large portable water tanker worth an estimated €5,000 has been stolen from a local property. The tanker, known as a water bowser, was taken from a private property on the Kells Road in Kilkenny sometime between Friday, August 28 and Monday morning, August 31. The tanker which sits on wheels and is easily transportable, […]

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Man rushed to hospital with serious injuries after assault in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny are seeking witnesses to an assault which resulted in a man being hospitalised. The attack took place in the Canal Walk area of the city in the early hours of last Friday morning. It is understood friends of the victim took him to a house nearby and called the emergency services as […]

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LATEST: More cases of virus in Kilkenny, 217 new infections confirmed, 17% of Leaving Cert grades to be reduced

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 217 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,777. There are now 29,025 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. Kilkenny is among the counties to record new infections, according to the latest […]

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Culture Night returns to Kilkenny: Events to attract global audience online

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

Culture Night returns to Kilkenny this month. And, given the times we live in, this year will be an innovative mixture of online and in-person events. This year’s Culture Night will take place on Friday, September 18. And this year organisers hope not only to attract locals to the events – in accordance with social […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

David POWER  Belline, Piltown David Power, late of Belline, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny. Died 30th August 2020. Sadly missed by his loving wife Mary, sons Willie and David, daughters Josephine and Margaret, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren Chloe and Brian, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Arriving in Piltown Church for Funeral Mass on Wednesday morning at 11am

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School sends home class after student tests positive for Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

A primary school in Dublin has sent home one of its senior classes after a student tested positive for the coronavirus. The school’s principal stated that the “case originated outside the school” and that pupils have been sent home as a precaution. In an email to parents, published on Independent.ie, the school asked students in […]

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On the right road: €1.6 million to improve Kilkenny’s cycle paths and walkways

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

 A total of €1.6 million has been set aside to create, upgrade and improve cycleways and footpaths all around county Kilkenny. The funding has been made available as part of the  Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation scheme as part of a €38 million investment in sustainable travel. As part of the funding, €1,227,000 is […]

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

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

Wed 02 Sep Duggan Steel Under-15 B Hurling Championship (Quarter Final (G)), Bennettsbridge V Graignamanagh 18:30, Venue: Bennettsbridge (Quarter Final (H)), Piltown V Danesfort 18:30, Venue: Piltown (Quarter Final (I)), St. Patrick’s V Dunnamaggin 18:30, Venue: Ballyragget (Quarter Final (J)), Rower Inistioge V Galmoy/Windgap 18:30, Venue: Inistioge Duggan Steel

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Garda probe as car parked in driveway of house in Ferrybank bursts into flames

By Kilkenny Now 1st September 2020 0

A car parked in the driveway of a house in Ferrybank burst into flames overnight. The incident occurred directly outside a property in Ard Daire. Footage circulating on social media this morning showed gardai and emergency services at the scene. Loud bangs could be heard echoing through neighbouring estates. The blaze was entinguished and nobody […]