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Going back to her roots: Great granddaughter of Rose Kennedy to cut ribbon on longest bridge

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The great grandchild of the person who Ireland’s longest bridge is named after, will be on hand to officially open the bridge tomorrow. Rose Katherine Kennedy Townsend (36), is the great-grandchild of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F Kennedy and Senator’s Robert and Edward, and the lady whom the bridge is being […]

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Baby in hospital after mother gives birth on city street

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

A woman and her new born baby are recovering in hospital after the mother gave birth on a freezing city street early on Monday morning. The “vulnerable” woman went into labour on the corner of Linenhall Street and North King Street in Dublin 7 at around 1am yesterday when temperatures in the area were -1C. […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

Gerard Prentice Tallaght, Dublin / Kilkenny Prentice, Gerard. January 25th 2020. Late of Rossfield, Tallaght and Kilkenny. Dearly loved son of Elaine and Jerry. Loving dad of Carson and partner of Jade. Brother of Nadine, Faith and the late Nathan. Sadly missed by his baby son, Mam, Dad, grandparents, sisters, foster parents Jim and Ann, […]

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ELECTION 2020: Fine Gael promise Technological University of South East as part of €90m plan

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Education Minister has promised a Technological University for the South East within the next five years if Fine Gael is returned to power. Minister Joe McHugh made the announcement alongside Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor at the launch of Fine Gael’s educational policy. Aside from a €90m fund promised to create four […]

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Chinese student who traveled from centre of coronavirus outbreak given all clear

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Chinese student based in Waterford who was placed into self-isolation after travelling to Ireland from Wuhan, China on Sunday has been given the all-clear for coronavirus by health services. The man, who is a student at Waterford Institute of Technology, was placed in self- isolation as a precautionary measure for the past number of […]

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‘There are no words’ – dad reveals pain after death of his children

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

“There are no words.” That is the opening sentence of the heartbreaking statement from Andrew McGinley who lost his three children in tragic circumstances last week. Conor (9), Darragh (7) and Carla McGinley (3) were found dead in a house at Parson’s Court in Newcastle village, northwest of Rathcoole, Co Dublin last Friday. In a […]

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Man who rammed Kilkenny Garda car following chase wrong way down M9 remanded to prison

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

A  man in his late 20s is due back in court next week after ramming a garda car in Kilkenny following a high-speed chase the wrong way down the M9 motorway. The motorway was closed off for a time late on Sunday evening following the chase which started in Carlow and ended dramatically when the […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local results and tables

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

  Sat, 25 Jan, J.J. KAVANAGH AND SONS  S.F.L. GROUP A (Round: Round 1), Mooncoin 3-15 Clara 1-3   J.J. KAVANAGH AND SONS S.F.L. GROUP B (Round: Round 1), James Stephens 2-15 Danesfort 1-3 (Round: Round 1), Dicksboro 4-12 Kilmoganny 1-8   J.J. KAVANAGH AND SONS S.F.L. GROUP C (Round: Round 1), Tullogher Rosbercon 1-9 […]

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Kilkenny woman’s car broken into and handbag stolen at popular walking trail

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

A woman who went for a stroll in one of Kilkenny’s most scenic trails was horrified to find her car had been broken into and handbag stolen which she was walking. The lady had parked up at the carpark close to the entrance at Castlemorris Woods near Hugginstown at around 4.20pm last Sunday. The walk […]

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500 families across Kilkenny now in mortgage arrears

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

More than 500 families across Kilkenny city and county are struggling to deal with mortgage arrears. The figures emerged as housing and homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry called for the Government’s mortgage to rent scheme to be made mandatory for banks when dealing with families in unsustainable debt. Locally, more than 40 mortgage to rent […]