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Cocaine, cannabis and cash seized during Garda raid on house in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2020 0

Gardai seized cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €1,500 during a planned raid on a house in Kilkenny. The operation took place at an address in the city last Thursday evening. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed a quantity of cash and “paraphernalia consistent with the sale and supply of drugs” was also […]

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LATEST: 188 more cases of virus, concern over ‘significant rises’ in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

There has been no further coronavirus related deaths but 188 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll from the virus remains at 1,792. There are now 33,121 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). The breakdown […]

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Plans for controversial wind farm on Kilkenny border proceed despite objections

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Preparations are underway for a new wind-farm on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. It comes after Tipperary County Council recently ranted conditional approval for a monitoring mast to be erected to carry out tests on the site at Longfordpass Upper near Urlingford. In July Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd lodged a planning application with the council for […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Mary P. FITZGERALD (née Crotty) Orchardton, Kilkenny City The death has occurred of Mary P. FitzGerald, nee Crotty, peacefully at home in Orchardton, Kilkenny on the 20th September 2020. Dearly beloved wife of the late Alexis G. FitzGerald and beloved mother of Mary, Paddy, Jacinta, Ann, John, Gerald and David FitzGerald. Predeceased by her sons […]

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Man (32) in serious condition after machete attack at Waterford home

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Two people were injured when a man brandishing a machete burst into a Waterford house and attacked them. The incident occurred at St Herblain Park in Waterford city at 3am this morning. A man (32) and a woman were in the house when another man knocked on the door. Once opened the caller, a male, […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Last of the Indian Summer as temperatures plummet by 10C

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2020 0

Kilkenny will enjoy just one more day of our beautiful Indian Summer before temperatures take a dramatic 10 degree drop over the next week Met Éireann said it will turn unsettled from tomorrow onwards, with rain or showers and much cooler conditions. It will be a foggy start in many areas today but sunny spells […]

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WATCH: Gardai release shocking video of bales of hay falling off back of speeding truck on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2020 0

Garda have released footage of giant bales of hay falling off the back of a truck that was travelling at speed on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border over the weekend. The video shows the bales of hay, which were fastened by just a single lengthway strap, becoming loose before tumbling on to the road. Fortunately, there was […]

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Carrick-on-Suir’s Sam Bennett takes green jersey after sprint to final stage victory in Paris

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2020 0

Carrick-on-Suir’s Sam Bennett won the sprint finish on the Champs-Elysées to secure the Tour de France points classification this evening. The final 122km stage with eight laps of the Champs-Elysées, saw Bennett seal a dream race with a sprint finish. Bennett began the day with a 55-point lead over Peter Sagan. The German needed the stage win as […]

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LATEST: No deaths but 396 new cases of virus confirmed, Kilkenny pubs prepare to reopen for first time in six months

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2020 0

There has neen no further coronavirus-related deaths but 396 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll from the virus remains at 1,792. There are now 32,933 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). The breakdown of […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2020 0

Michael, Mick (Micheál ) BYRNE (Ó Broin) Drogheda, Louth/Callan, Kilkenny Michael (Mick) Byrne, Highfield, Drogheda and formerly of Castletobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny; 18th September 2020, peacefully in his 92nd year, in the warm and gentle care of the wonderful staff of Oriel Level 2 in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Predeceased by his son […]