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Glanbia reveals price it will pay Kilkenny dairy farmers for June’s milk

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Glanbia has confirmed it will pay its Kilkenny milk suppliers 30.10 cent per litre for June. The company confirmed it will pay a base milk price for February of 29.68 cpl (including VAT) for creamery milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 1.48cpl from the May base price. Farmer members […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Eileen Delaney (née Byrne) Lr. Conahy, Ballyragget, Kilkenny Peacefully at Ardkeen Hospital. Wife of the late Edward (Neddie). Deeply regretted by her loving daughters Mary & Josephine, sons Seamus, Eamonn and Paddy, daughters-in-law Maria, Ann & Nora, sons-in-law Ger & David, sister-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives,

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Mare and her foal stolen from a field in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

There is serious concern for the safety of a  mare and her foal after they were stolen from a field in county Kilkenny. The two animals were taken from a field in Jerpoint, close to Thomastown sometime between 6.30pm on Friday last Friday and 1pm on Saturday. Gardai are confident the horses have been stolen […]

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Kilkenny teachers raise €55,000 for children’s medical research

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Kilkenny Members of the teacher’s union, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation have raised a staggering €55,000 for the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (CMRF) in Crumlin. The money was raised as part of an annual draw organised by the union. This year, due to COVID19 restrictions and social distancing guidelines, tickets were sold online and […]

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Plans to build new family homes on partially finished county Kilkenny estate

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Plans to extend a partially completed housing development in county Kilkenny have been lodged with the local authority. The developer, Peraghon Limited, is seeking permission to build six two-storey semi-detached homes in Castlehyde Park in New Ross on the county Kilkenny side. They are also looking alter the existing entrance to the estate and “all […]

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Kilkenny residents targeted in elaborate Covid-19 tracking scam

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Kilkenny residents are being targeted by nasty online scammers trying to extort money by preying on people’s Covid-19 fears. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has had to come out and issue a public information alert due the extent of the scam which sees people being contacted by phone or text, being told they have been […]

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Gardai seize stash of guns in North county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2020 0

A number of firearms were seized in north Kilkenny over the weekend when gardai discovered the guns were unlicenced. Gardai were calling to Kilkenny residents known to them to be in possession of firearms, when they discovered the unlicenced guns. The firearms were seized immediately as the owner had not renewed the permit on the […]

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No further deaths for second day in a row as number claiming emergency payments drops by 67,300

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2020 0

There were no further deaths from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland for the second day in a row, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,746 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 25,638 after another 11 were diagnosed. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming the the […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Are school days the best days of your life?

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2020 0

John Dighton was a British playwright and screenwriter of minor note, among whose work was Kind Hearts And Coronets and Roman Holiday for the cinema and the stage play The Best Days Of Your Life. The 1947 production is based upon a boys’ school and girls’ one merging just after the war. With the debate […]

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Fare play: Local food lovers savour taste of new Irish Farmers Market in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2020 0

Food lovers of all ages turned out to savour the return of the Irish Farmers Markets in south Kilkenny yesterday. Mountain View outside Ballyhale provided the spectacular backdrop to the event, which featured more than 30 leading food and craft producers. The aroma of beautiful organic – and some exotic – food filtered through the […]