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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Gertie DEACON Late of The Sconce, Stephen St., and Evan’s Home, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny Gertie Deacon (late of The Sconce, Stephen St., and Evan’s Home, Kilkenny). January 6th 2020 (peacefully) in the loving care of the staff of St. Mary’s Ward, St. Columba’s Hospital, Thomastown. She will be sadly missed by all her friends who […]

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Drugs, weapons and stolen goods found on man caught fleeing Kilkenny break-in

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have made a significant arrest in relation to crime in the city after catching a man red-handed fleeing a burglary this morning. The man in his 20s was arrested after being caught fleeing the scene of a burglary in on William Street this morning and was then found to be in possession of […]

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‘He defined RTÉ’s coverage of music and shaped many generations of DJs’ – President leads tributes to Larry Gogan

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Following the news of the passing of legendary broadcaster Larry Gogan, aged 81, tributes have come flooding in from colleagues, friends, famous faces from media and entertainment and the public alike. President Michael D Higgins was among those to pay their respects. “For six decades, Larry Gogan made an indelible impact on Irish music, having […]

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Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia to defend US lawsuit over drink ingredients

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Kilkenny-based food giant Glanbia has been caught up in an international legal row over the food ingredients the compnay allegedly sells to energy drink manufacturers. US company Vitaworks has filed a lawsuit in the US state of Delaware claiming that Glanbia imports tonnes of the supplement taurine into the US from a Chinese producer. Vitaworks […]

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Green light given to new development to house over 200 people in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2020 0

Plans to build homes for more than 200 people have been approved by Kilkenny County Council The new development will see the construction of 40 new family homes on the outskirts of the city. The homes will be built at Tullaroan Road, Loughmacask, Lousybush on the outskirts of the city by Bluelime Homes Limited. The […]

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Gang of five masked men break into house on Kilkenny border

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Gardai are on the hunt for a burglary gang who could be using fake plates in an effort to avoid detection. A house close to the Kilkenny border was targeted by the gang yesterday morning. The gang of up to five men in a black Audi A4 broke into a house near Mullinahone on the […]

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Revealed: Kilkenny mansion was Ireland’s highest recorded property sale of 2019

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 Post a comment

The most valuable property sold in Ireland in 2019 was a palladian country estate in county Kilkenny which fetched a whopping €12,600,000. The sale of Castletown Demesne, which lies just inside Kilkenny’s border on the outskirts of Carrick-on-Suir, was revealed in the official Residential Property Price Register (RPPR) for 2019, released earlier today. The report […]

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Kilkenny hospital crisis: Visitor restrictions at St Luke’s extended into third week

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

The ban on visitors attending St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has once again been extended and is set to enter into a third week. Visitors are being urged to stay away from St Luke’s unless their visit is absolutely necessary as staff there continue to battle with a flu outbreak. The visitor ban was […]

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Worst day on record for hospital overcrowding, record numbers treated on trolleys in Kilkenny last year

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Today has been the worst-ever day for trolley overcrowding since records began. Figures published today reveal 760 admitted patients were left without beds in Ireland’s hospitals this morning. Locally, 32 patients were treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital this morning. Fifteen patients are on trolleys at the A&E department, with a further 17 […]

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‘A superb achievement’ – Kilkenny is crowned Ireland’s cleanest town and city once again

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Kilkenny has again been named the cleanest of Ireland’s 40 towns and cities in the latest litter survey. This means Kilkenny has topped the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) litter rankings for a record fourth time. The Marble City finished ahead of Killarney in Kerry and Swords in Dublin at the top of the table. […]