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Come dine with us: Critically acclaimed chef to serve up ‘best of Irish’ fare at Kilkenny venue

By Kilkenny Now 30th June 2020 0

Critically acclaimed chef Rory Nolan has been unveiled as the new Head Chef of Mountain View, the exclusive events and wedding venue in the heart of south Kilkenny. Rory, who worked at the Michelin-starred Chapter One restaurant in Dublin and Kilkenny’s Campagne under the internationally renowned chefs Ross Lewis and Garrett Byrne, brings a wealth […]

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Man assaulted by two youths on bicycles in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

A man was assasulted after he was approached by two youths on bicycles in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on the Freshford Road last Wednesday. A local Garda spokesperson said the victim was verbally abused by the youths who then got off the bikes and started pushing him. Gardai have asked anyone who witnessed the […]

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Hair we go – midnight queues outside barbers and salons as Ireland reopens, no new deaths recorded

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

There has been no new deaths relating to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The weclome news came as 24 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It means the overall death toll as a result of the virus remains at 1,735 The are are now 25,462 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the […]

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PAUL HOPKINS: Why I’m in no hurry to go back to the pub

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

My late father said to me once that there were no “real pubs” left in Ireland. Not so, I chided, and began a litany of some of our more renowned watering holes. My mother nodded her head as I reeled off pub after pub and, when I was up at around a score or so, […]

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What a waste: Kilkenny near bottom of table for recycling electrical goods

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

People in Kilkenny are recycling 20% less than the national average when it comes to electrical goods, a new report has found. Despite Kilkenny residents recording their highest total of electrical waste recycling per head of population in 2019, a yearly rise of 2.9%, the Marble county languishes in the bottom five counties when it came […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

John RYAN  (Agri-Contractor), Damerstown, Castlecomer Peacefully, in the exceptional care of St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Pre-deceased by his parents; Bill, Betty, and brother Liam. John will be missed by his loving Family; wife Margaret, daughter Eilís, son Séan, sister Majella, grand-daughter Sophie, son-in-law Tomás, brothers-in-law Nicky, Gerard, Frankie, and

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan pulls out of race to become World Trade chief

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

Ireland’s Commissioner to the EU, Klikenny’s Phil Hogan, has pulled out of the race to become the new World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Director-General. Mr Hogan made the announcement this morning, stating “the World Trade Organisation is in crisis” and has returned to his position as Trade Commissioner of the European Union. Commissioner Hogan said: “The […]

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€100k scheme aimed at encouraging people to return to live in Kilkenny town centre publishes report

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

A Kilkenny town which received €100,000 windfall to be part of a programme aimed at encouraging more people to live in rural towns and village centres has had the results of its project published. Callan was selected as one of six towns in Ireland to be part of the pilot Town Centre Living Initiative hoping […]

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Cheeky thieves steal vital equipment from back of a trailer parked on Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

Thieves stole essential transporting equipment straight off the back of a trailer parked up on a road in county Kilkenny. The theft occurred when the trailer was parked on the roadside at Cloughabrody, Thomastown, between 7pm on Saturday and 7am last Monday. Three rachet straps, three hydraulic pipes and an adjustable spanner were taken from […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: July please! Kilkenny’s in for week of two halves as June ends in washout

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2020 0

The miserable June we’ve endured so far this year is set to drag on for the next few days, with more unsettled conditions and heavy rainfall forecast for the early part of the week. But it’s not all doom and gloom weather-wise and Met Éireann said Kilkenny will also enjoy some dry and sunny periods […]