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OPERATION STORM: Cannabis growhouse found and 47 arrests made as part of Garda crackdown in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Gardai arrested 47 people and discovered a cannabis growhouse in a Kilkenny village as part of Operation Storm that took place throughout the county today. They also uncovered an amount of MDMA and recovered stolen property as part of the searches undertaken during the operation. Gardai discovered the growhouse containing maturing cannabis plants at a […]

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Serious issues concerning mother and child safety at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny: report

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital was found to have particularly high levels of non-compliance with standards in its maternity unit. Among the problems identified during the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) inspection at the Kilkenny hospital were care for the patients and their babies, governance issues, leadership and management issues. A follow-up audit

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Days of death and mayhem with the jolly old Ra

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

‘Up the Ra’ sounds like a jolly sort of cry, the sort of thing you might playfully shout in support of your favourite football team. A good friend of mine had her life destroyed by the jolly old Ra. She was shopping in Belfast when a bomb they had planted blew her across the street. […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Elizabeth (Betty) CONROY (née Murphy) The Sycamores, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny Conroy (nee Murphy) (19 The Sycamores, Freshford Road, Kilkenny) 11th February 2020, peacefully, at her home and in the loving care of her family, Elizabeth (Betty), pre-deceased by her loving husband Donie and her sister Frances, beloved mother of Paul, Laurence, Anne, Derville and Daniel, […]

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Poor weather conditions hamper search for man reported to have entered River Nore earlier this week

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

A search for a man who it is reported to have entered the River Nore on Monday has resumed this morning. Poor conditions following heavy snow and high winds hindered the search for the man, who is believed to have entered the river close to John’s Bridge in Kilkenny city at lunchtime on Monday. This […]

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Kilkenny Euromillions players urged to check tickets following €17 million win

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

One person in Ireland is €17 million richer today after scooping the last nights Euromillions jackpot and it could be a Kilkenny player. It’s the first Irish winner this year and 15th Irish winner since the Euromillions began in 2004. Kilkenny players are being urged to check their tickets to see if they are the […]

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Fresh snows and plummeting temperatures causing chaos on Kilkenny roads

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Unexpected fresh snows and plummeting road temperatures around county Kilkenny have made driving conditions treacherous once again this morning. A major incident has occurred on the M8 Motorway close to Urlingford and emergency services are rushing to deal with it. The crash has blocked the northbound between Junction 4 Urlingford and Junction 3 Rathdowney and […]

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Planners to rule on major redevelopment of well-known county Kilkenny garage and shop

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council is considering plans for a major redevelopment of a well-known county Kilkenny petrol station and store. Last year Carroll’s Centra and Emo Oil in Knocktopher applied to the local authority for permission to redevelop the shop and forecourt to keep it in line with the needs of the 12,000-plus people it serves. […]

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‘Double Trouble’ for Kilkenny motorists under plans to increase penalty points on Bank Holidays

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2020 0

Penalty points for speeding and dangerous driving look set to double on Bank Holiday weekends on Kilkenny roads under new gardai plans. The new rules could be implemented under a set of new road safety plans by gardai targeting periods when traffic volumes are at their heaviest. Gardai have consistently urged drivers to slow down […]

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Thieves break into farm outside Kilkenny city, large haul of equipment stolen

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2020 0

Thives broke in to a county Kilkenny farm before making off with a haul of expensive hardware and equipment. The break-in occurred at Aghenderry, Cuffesgrange, sometime between 7.30pm last Thursday and 8am on Friday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the door of a shed on the property was forced open and several valuable tools […]