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LATEST: Gardai search for head of teenager brutally murdered and dismembered

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2020 0

Gardai are searching for the head of a 17-year-old who was abducted, murdered and his body dismembered by one of the country’s most notorious crime gangs. It has emerged the youth was formally warned by gardaí that his life was in danger days before he was abducted on Sunday. The vicitm’s body parts, including all […]

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Thief smashes window of van parked in Kilkenny village, steals smartphone and cash

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2020 0

A thief smashed the window of a van parked in a Kilkenny village before making off with a smartphone and a small amount of cash. The theft occurred in Paulstown sometime between 9.50pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The driver’s window of the van was smashed and a […]

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Accused denies cutting up 61-year-old grandmother and scattering remains in mountains

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

A 34-year-old man has denied murdering and cutting up the remains  of a grandmother before scattering her body throughout the Wicklow Mountains. Kieran Greene (34) of Mountainview Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 denies killing Patricia O’Connor at the same address on May 29, 2017. The dead woman’s granddaughter also denied  dressing up as her grandmother after […]

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General Election 2020: All the candidates for the Carlow/ Kilkenny constituency

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this afternoon visited Áras an Uachtaráin to ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the 32nd Dáil Éireann. We now face into 23 days of what will certainly be intensive, divisive and intriguing campaigning for the 159 available Dáil seats. Experts and analysts alike think this election could hark back to the […]

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Former partner of Nadine charged with her murder

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

The former partner of Nadine Lott is to stand trial for the murder of the mother-of-one in December 2019. Daniel Murtagh, of Melrose Grove, Clondalkin is alleged to have inflicted serious injuries on the dead woman in her Co Wicklow home shortly before Christmas. The 32-year-old Dublin man was before Cloverhill District Court today where […]

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Glanbia to pay Kilkenny farmers 31c per litre of milk for December

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

KILKENNY-based Glanbia will pay local farmers 31 cent per litre for milk supplies in December. Glanbia Ireland (GI) confirmed it will pay members a base milk price for December of 30 cents per litre including VAT, for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is an increase of 1c from the November base […]

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Hugely successful week for Kilkenny students at Young Scientist Exhibition

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

As the dust settles on another year of Ireland’s bright young things displaying their creativity and ambition, Kilkenny students can look at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition as being a very successful one for both themselves and their schools. Despite not winning the big prize, our students scored very highly winning many categories and being […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

CATHERINE CAREW (née RYAN) Ranelagh, Dublin / Kilkenny City, Kilkenny CAREW (née Ryan) Catherine, Ranelagh, Dublin late of Kilkenny and Leixlip. 12th January 2020 in the wonderful and compassionate care of the staff at St James’ Hospital, Dublin, after an illness born with faith-driven calm and trust. Beloved wife of Tom and devoted mother of Sarah […]

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Power restored to all but 25 Kilkenny homes in wake of Storm Brendan

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

Emergency crews in Kilkenny are still out dealing with the fallout from Storm Brendan, 24 hours after the storm ripped through the county. After some frantic and tireless work, just 25 homes remain without power this afternoon and ESB Networks are working to rectify this. The National network provider had crews working into the late […]

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General Election set for Saturday, February 8

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2020 0

The General Election has been set for Saturday, February 8. The announcement was made this morning following a lengthy meeting between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the members of his cabinet. At the meeting, it was agreed to call an early election, which will also bring about a short campaign of just over three weeks. The […]