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WEEKEND WEATHER: Temperatures to soar into double digits as summer returns to Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2020 0

It’s been a frustratingly unsettled few weeks, but finally it looks as if the sunshine is back just in time for the weekend. Met Eireann has forecast two days of 20 degree-plus temperatures as the summer returns to Kilkenny. Today and tomorrow will see the mercury rise to those glorious double-digits, with the south east […]

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Thieves break into home in heart of Kilkenny city, ransack bedrooms and make off with stash of cash

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 0

Thieves who broke into a home in the heart of Kilkenny city ransacked bedrooms before making off with a quantity of cash. The break-in occurred at a property in the New Building Lane area of the city sometime between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday. A local Garda spokesperson said it is not known how the […]

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Relief for local tenants as Kilkenny records sharpest decline in rents: report

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 Post a comment

By Moya Galvin Kilkenny tenants are now paying an average of €55 less in rent per month than they did at the end of last year as the Covid-19 emergency has a downward impact on rents across the country, a new survey reveals. The latest rental report by the Residential Tenancies Board shows Kilkenny had […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 Post a comment

William [Billy] BUTLER  Kilcumney, Goresbridge, R95 D5X7 The death has occured of William (Billy) Butler, Kilcumney, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny. Who died peacfully at his residence today, July 15th 2020. He will be sadly missed by his wife Ger, daughters Julie and Jodie, sons in law Chris and Stephen, grandchildren, Nuala, Cillian and Annie. Brother Henry, […]

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Planning authority to rule on new city-centre car park rejected by council

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 0

A developer has lodged an appeal after Kilkenny County Council turned down its plans to create a 90 space car-park in the city centre. The local authority last month refused planning permission for the car park at the Old City Lime Works, which is located at the rear of the World’s End Bar and the […]

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Childs play: Kilkenny community group plans for new playschool on grounds of local GAA club

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 Post a comment

A county Kilkenny community group has lodged plans to erect new playschool facilities on the grounds of its local GAA club with the local authority. Slieverue Community Playgroup Ltd is seeking permission from Kilkenny County Council to temporarily install a “10.9 x 7.3 meter single storey modular accommodation Masterkabin structure” to provide playschool group

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Shocking: Gardai hunt gang behind thefts of electric fences and equipment from Kilkenny farms

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 0

Gardaí are on the hunt for a gang who have been trespassing on farms in county Kilkenny and literally pulling equipment up out of fields. Two farms in Knockroe, near Windgap were targetted over the last number of days and the thieves are stealing fencing and electrical wires. The first incident happened between 8pm on […]

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It could be you! One lucky Kilkenny punter just a click of a mouse away from €101,331 bonanza

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2020 Post a comment

By Moya Galvin The National Lottery is urging EuroMillions players from Kilkenny to check their online accounts and emails for news of a €101,331 bonanza. The lucky Lotto player, who registered online from a local address, matched five out of seven numbers in the main EuroMillions draw. An automatic notification on their account, along with […]

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White van flees Kilkenny village after it was spotted acting suspiciously

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020 0

Kilkenny dog owners are once again being asked to be very careful about how they secure their dogs after gardai received more reports of suspicious vans in parts of the county. A number of reports of suspicious activity involving two men in a white van were posted on community alert social media sites in South […]

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BREAKING: Two more deaths and 14 new cases as Government pushes back reopening of pubs and clubs

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2020 Post a comment

Two more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 14 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,748. There are now 25,683 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]