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Thieves target Kilkenny relief road construction site and steal expensive equipment

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

Thieves broke into a large construction site in Kilkenny over the weekend and made off with some expensive equipment belonging to the main contractor. The thieves managed to gain entry to the site of the Kilkenny inner relief road close to the Callan Road roundabout between 6pm on Friday 27 and 7am on Saturday 28 […]

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‘We can’t wait any longer’ – Kilkenny TD calls for set-up of cross-party committee on autism

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD is calling for the creation of an Oireachtas Autism Committee to be made a priority while the nation waits for a government to be formed. Sinn Féin TD Kathleen Funchion has written to the Ceann Comhairle Seán O’Fearghail asking that the establishment of an all-party Oireachtas Committee on Autism be prioritised over […]

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Task force unveils new drugs strategy for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

Education and early intervention alongside treatments and supports for families and communities are at the centre of a new strategy aimed at combating the scourge of drugs in Kilkenny. The South East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (SERDATF) this week launched a three-year strategy to boost existing and planned drug programmes in Kilkenny and […]

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Gardai set to make arrest in Deidre Jacob case – report

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 Post a comment

Gardai are to recommend making an arrest in relation to the murder of an 18-year-old student more than 20 years ago. The Irish Examiner is reporting that gardai are to submit a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the Deirdre Jacob case, the girl abducted from outside her home in Newbridge, […]

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THROW-IN: Your guide to all the upcoming local GAA fixtures

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

  Wed 04 Mar Kilkenny Citroen Centre Minor A Football Championship (Round: Q/Final B), Venue: Piltown, Tullogher Rosbercon V Piltown19:00, Thu 05 Mar J.J. KAVANAGH AND SONS SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Round: 1st Round / Relegation Semi Final), Venue: TBC, O’Loughlin Gaels V Clara20:00, Duggan Steel Under-13 Roinn B Football League Group A (Round: Rd 3), […]

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Teen arrested after shots fired at house on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

A number of firearms have been seized and a man arrested following a shooting on the Kilkenny border last night. At approximately 10.30pm yesterday Gardaí received reports of shots fired outside at a house in the Mullinahone area. It’s understood a number of people were in the house at the time but no one was […]

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Let’s get ready to crumble! Kilkenny bakers asked to rise to the occasion and raise some dough for Temple Street children’s hospital

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

Kilkenny bakers are being asked to rise to the occasion ahead of the this year’s Great Irish Bake for Temple Street which takes place on April 3. Each year Temple Street Foundation – which is part of the Children’s Health Foundation family – holds the Great Irish Bake campaign, to encourage people in Kilkenny and […]

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Kilkenny family return home to find house ransacked and gold and diamond jewellery stolen

By Kilkenny Now 3rd March 2020 0

Burglars broke into a family home outside a county Kilkenny village while the owners were away and made off with a quantity of expensive jewellery, including a gold watch, a diamond bracelet and three gold rings. The break-in occurred at a house in the Ballinacroney area of Piltown sometime between February 18 and February 21. […]

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‘Political and economic uncertainly’ driving down new car sales in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2020 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have dropped by more than 5% year-on-year, new figures reveal. A total of 933 new vehicles were sold in the county in February, according to statistics released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today. This is a drop on the 983 sales of new cars recorded in […]

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Ruff justice: Canine cop sniffs out €50,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis in raids across Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2020 0

A canine cop helped to sniff out a huge haul of illegal drugs during a series of planned Garda searches in Kilkenny city last week. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed a number of planned searches were carried out by the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Dog Unit, last Tuesday. The operation resulted in […]