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Car thieves in court after vehicle was stolen in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2020 0

Two people have appeared before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court following a car was stolen in the Castlecomer area. A local Garda spokesperson said the vehicle was stolen last Wednesday night. Over the weekend gardai confirmed two people were subsequently arrested and charnged with the incident. The spokesperson said: ” Both people were […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Just when you thought it was safe to go outside …

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2020 0

Met Éireann has forecast a very wet week ahead. After a relatively dry weekend, Kilkenny will enjoy a bright sunny start to the week today. But the fine weather won’t last long as rain and drizzle return in the evening. It will also be milder than recent days, with temperatures falling to as low as […]

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Spanish police want to quiz Kilkenny man over murder of drug dealer: report

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

Gardai are set to question a Kilkenny man as part of the investigation into the murder of a convicted drug dealer in Spain, a report today claims. Carl Carr (pictured) was brutally beaten to death at an apartment in Alicante before his body was buried in a shallow grave off a roadway in September 2018. […]

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BREAKING: Man (70s) killed in tractor tragedy outside New Ross

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

The remains of a man who was killed in a road tragedy outside New Ross, near the Kilkenny border, have been removed to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) for a post mortem examination. The victim, who was in his 70s, died after the tractor he was driving overturned at Ballinabanogue, New Ross in county Wexford at […]

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LATEST: No further deaths but 42 new cases of virus, gardai may not be able to enforce ban on private parties

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 42 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 28,760 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country. No new infections were recorded in Kilkenny, according to the latest daily […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

Bridie MULDOON (née Sinnott) Cullaun, The Rower Beloved wife of the late Barney, sadly missed by her loving son Paul, daughter Yvonne, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended family and friends. Bridie’s Funeral Mass for family and close friends will take place on Monday (31st August)

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Green shoots: Kilkenny one of just three counties to report decline in vacant premises

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

Kilkenny is one of just three counties in the country to report a decline in vacant commercial properties. The commercial vacancy rate in Kilkenny decreased by 0.2% to 12.4% in the second quarter of 2020, The figures, for the second quarter of the year, are from the GeoView Commercial Vacancy Report which provides an analysis […]

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Thieves steal half a trailer in raid on Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2020 0

A Kilkenny homeowner was astonished to find four detachable side panels of a galvanised trailer had been stolen after he arrived back from holidays. The curious incident occurred at a house in Greenfields on the Freshford Road, Kilkenny sometime between Tuesday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 25while the homeowner was away/ On returning, he noticed […]

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Grass them up: Thieves steal ride-on mower from county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2020 Post a comment

A ride-on lawnmower and strimmer were stolen during a break-in at a house in county Kilkenny. The burglary occurred from the garage of a house in Maudlin, Castlecomer between 10pm on Monday night and 9am on Monday morning, when the owner noticed the machinery was missing. The stolen ride-on mower is a red Castlegarden mower […]

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No new deaths but 142 new cases as people urged to reduce contacts to slow spread

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2020 0

There were no further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,777 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 28,720 after another 142 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, people have been urged to reduce their social contacts […]