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Hero campaigner Vicky tops list of ’10 people who most affected our lives’

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

Kilkenny mother-of-two Vicky Phelan has topped a list of ’10 people who most affected our lives’ over the past decade. The hero cervical cancer campaigner was the first person on the list published by the Irish Independent. Headlined ‘The woman who lifted lid on a health scandal’, the Moocoin woman was described as someone who […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

William (Billy) BUTLER Thornback Road, Troyswood William (Billy) Butler (Thornback Rd., Troyswood, Kilkenny) December 28th 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Beloved husband of Pauline and much loved father of Eileen, Mary, Liz, Margaret, John, Brigid, Liam and Bernie. He will be deeply missed by his wife, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,

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BREAKING: Murder investigation launched after discovery of partially dismembered body in Cork

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

Gardai have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a partially dismembered body of a man in Cork. The body was missing the head and one arm and is believed to be that of a middle-aged man. His remains were found in undergrowth in the garden of a derelict house on Boreenmanna Road in […]

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Homeless at Christmas: Kilkenny gardai make festive donation to Good Shepherd Centre

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

Big-hearted local gardai did their bit for the local homeless when they dropped into the Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny this week with a donation of food and festive treats. Community gardai Lisa Kelly and Matt Kennedy are pictured above at the centre shortly after dropping in the Christmas donation.  A Garda spokesperson said: “The […]

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Radical new laws to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030: report

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

The Government is planning radical new laws to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, according to reports this morning. The Sunday Indpendent has reported that the Minister for Climate Action, Richard Bruton, has instructed his officials to prepare legislation to enforce the ban. It said new legislation will be brought […]

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Public appeal for puppy missing from his home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2019 0

Members of the public have been urged to be on the lookout for this lost puppy. The six-month-old male Jack Russell, who is brown and white with a large brown spot on his right side, has been missing from his home on the Circular Road, Kilkenny since St Stephen’s night. Anyone with information regarding the […]

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BREAKING: Investigation launched as man’s body found with severe injuries

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body outside a house in Cork city this evening. The victim’s remains were discovered at Boreenmanna Road at around 4pm. It is understood the man’s body had severe inuries. A Garda spokesperson said: “The body of the deceased remains at the scene which is currently preserved pending […]

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Getting the points: number of Kilkenny drivers with penalties on licences revealed

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

Almost 10,000 Kilkenny drivers had penalty points on their driving licenses this year. New figures released to the TheJournal.ie through a Freedom of Information request reveal a total of 9,822 local drivers had points on their licences on September 30, 2019, making Kilkenny the 15th highest county in the country. Overall, more than half a million […]

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Kilkenny passport boom: over 5,000 new passports issued locally this year

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

More than 5,000 new passports were issued to citizens in Kilkenny this year, new figures reveal. Over 900,000 Irish passports were issued in 2019, a new record and a 7% increase on 2018. A total of 5,216 of these were issued in Kilkenny, making it the 17th highest county in terms of the number of […]

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FLU OUTBREAK: Overcrowding chaos as Kilkenny people with virus urged to stay away from hospitals

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

People suffering from flu symptoms are being urged to stay away from St Luke’s General Hospital and local GP surgeries as it emerged that 18 people have died from the virus so far this year. The earlier than expected onset of the flu season has deepended the overcrowding chaos at hospitals around the country. Health […]