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Sheep killed by loose dogs on county Kilkenny farm

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

A sheep has been savaged and killed and another badly injured in a dog attack on a county Kilkenny farm. The incident happened at a farm in Ballinalackan, close to Ballyraggett early on Sunday morning and is the latest in a line of attacks on livestock in the area. One sheep died after it ran […]

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

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 Post a comment

Tue 25 Feb Duggan Steel Under-13 Roinn A Football League Group A (Round: Rd 2), Venue: Palmerstown, Erins Own V Dicksboro18:45, Duggan Steel Under-13 Roinn A Football League Group B (Round: Rd 2), Venue: Danesfort, Danesfort V Young Irelands19:00, Fri 28 Feb Duggan Steel Under-13 Roinn B Football League Group A (Round: Rd 2), Venue: […]

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BREAKING: Kieran Greene (35) found guilty of murdering Kilkenny grandmother Patricia O’Connor

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

A 35-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a Kilkenny woman, whose body was dismembered and spread around the Wicklow Mountains in 2017. Kieran Greene was on trial in Central Criminal Court for the murder of Patricia O’Connor, the mother of his then partner, Louise and now faces a mandatory life sentence. Patricia O’Connor […]

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Students in three South East schools identified as ‘high risk’ for Coronavirus after returning from Italy – report

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Students from three schools in Waterford have been identified as “high risk” cases for the coronavirus after recently returning from trips to Italy, it is being reported. The Irish Examiner is reporting the student groups, from three different Waterford schools, have returned from Italian trips in recent days, having spent time in the Trentino, Andalo […]

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€45,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis found during raid on county Kilkenny house

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 2

€45,000 worth of drugs were recovered from a house in a county Kilkenny village following a planned raid. Gardai yesterday evening raided a house in Freshford under a search warrant and discovered the drugs. €5,000 worth of cocaine was found along with €40,000 worth of cannabis. The operation was carried out by members of the […]

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Hurler of the Year Mullen to miss season as cruciate tear is confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Kilkenny’s current Young Hurler of the year looks set to miss the remainder of the season in a serious blow to the Cats’ ambitions this year. Adrian Mullen, the 20-year-old Ballyhale Shamrock’s clubman tore his cruciate ligament in his knee in the drawn league match with Clare over the weekend. Mullen was stretchered off in […]

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Drivers warned to avoid South Kilkenny’s N25 road as truck goes on fire

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

A truck is on fire and bellowing smoke on one of South Kilkenny’s main roads, close to Waterford City. The stricken truck is stopped between the Luffany Roundabout at Slieverue and the Toll Plaza on the N25 Southlink. Gardai in Waterford are urging people to avoid the areas if at all possible as driving conditions […]

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By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 Post a comment

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Businesses and locals in Kilkenny warned after Gardai seize more than €430,000 in ‘movie money’

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Gardai have warned businesses and locals in Kilkenny to be on the lookout for novelty Euro notes often marked as ‘movie money’ or ‘prop money’ which are designed to be used on film sets. A number of reports suggested that the notes are in circulation in the county and country, with one business taking to […]

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Two Kilkenny tourism initiatives receive €420,000 in funding

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2020 0

Two county Kilkenny projects aimed at getting people active are to benefit from more than  €430,000 between government and council funding. The Poulanassy Waterfall in Mullinavat and Silaire Woods in Graiguenamanagh are set to benefit from huge investments in infrastructure, it is hoped will attract tourists to the area. The investment in projects around the […]