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Government promises to act on CervicalCheck screening following scathing attack from Kilkenny campaigner Vicky

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 Post a comment

The Government has promised to improve CervicalCheck Screening and get a tribunal into the scandal up and running, following a scathing attack over the weekend from Kilkenny’s cancer campaigner, Vicky Phelan. In an article in the Sunday Independent, Ms Phelan said she wanted “action, change and accountability” over the CervicalCheck scandal. Writing the piece in […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 Post a comment

J.J Kavanagh and Sons J.H.L. (Section A) Group A Fri, 24 Jul, Fri, 24 Jul, Venue: UPMC Nowlan Park, (Round 1), Tullogher Rosbercon 4-19 Emeralds 0-19 Fri, 24 Jul, Venue: Canon Kearns Park, (Round 1), Blacks and Whites 3-20 Cloneen 1-6 Fri, 24 Jul, Venue: Hugginstown, (Round 1), Windgap 2-16 Slieverue 1-15 J.J. Kavanagh and […]

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Plans for large new housing estate in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 0

Plans for a new housing development in Ferrybank have been lodged with Kilkenny County Council. The developer, Dunmore Property Development Co Limited, is seeking permission to build 40 new homes at Rathculliheen, beside the existing Abbeygate estate. The development consists of 32 two-storey, three bedroom semi-detached houses; four two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Sizzling summer temperatures to follow brutal start to week

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 0

Kilkenny will have to endure some more miserable summer weather early this week. But things are set to hot up fairly dramatically later on – with temperatures soaring to a sizzling 23 degrees by Friday. In the meantime, brace yourself for a fairly brutal start to the week. Met Éireann has forecast torrential rainfall in […]

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Drink and drug driving madness: Kilkenny gardai issue appeal as drugged-up motorist clocked doing 171 kmph

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

Seven drink and drug drivers were busted by local gardai in the space of seven days. Kilkenny gardai have renewed appeals to motorists not to drink under the influence of an “intoxicant” as they confirmed the latest arrests. On Friday, gardai in neighbouring Carlow arrested a driver who was clocked speeding at 171 kmph before […]

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LATEST: No further deaths and 12 new cases, Tánaiste outlines range of new measures as schools prepare to reopen

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

No further coronavirus-related deaths and 12 new cases of Covid-19 were reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,764. There are now 25,881 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Kilkenny and seven other counties, with Met Éireann warning of a risk of spot flooding in some areas. The warning was also issued issued for counties Waterford, Carlow Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Tipperary. The national forecaster warned heavy rain tonight will lead to accumulations of […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

James George BUTLER Annamult, Bennettsbridge James George Butler, Annamult, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny. Peacefully at home after a short illness on Saturday 25th July 2020. Beloved husband of Gillian, devoted father of Thomas and John. Sadly missed by his daughters-in-law Annabel and Yuka, grandchildren Kento, Naoto, Jago and Alice, family, neighbours and a wide circle

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Huge new 30-metre telecommunications tower to be built outside Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

The local authority has approved plans to build a massive new 30-metre telecommunications structure in country Kilkenny. Cignal Infrastructure Ltd was given the green light to proceed with the construction of the multi-user lattice telecommunications support structure, carrying antenna and dishes at Ballydaw, near Listerlin in the south of the county. The new tower will

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By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

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