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Vital services for Kilkenny victims of domestic abuse at risk of closure

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

Essential services for Kilkenny people directly affected by domestic abuse could be closed for good without the necessary Government funding, a local TD has said. Deputy Kathleen Funchion raised the issue of the critical need for funding for the Amber Kilkenny Women’s Refuge in the Dáil this week. She told Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone that […]

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Festive fare: Kilkenny star to open special Christmas Market at Billy’s Tearooms

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

Kilkenny hurling hero TJ Reid will be on hand to help a very good cause when he officially opens the Christmas Market in his home village of Ballyhale tomorrow. Hundreds of people are expected to drop into the award-winning Billy’s Tearooms & Shop in the South Kilkenny village for the special festive event from 12pm […]

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General Election to take place ‘in first few months’ of 2020

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A General Election is set to take place early in the New Year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has put his Fine Gael troops on notice after the British election finally brought certainty to the Brexit question. A Government source today confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this has paved the way for a General Election here “in the first […]

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WATCH: Kilkenny farmers hope to break world record at Christmas tractor parade

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2019 0

A group of local farmers, many from Kilkenny, are aiming to regain a world record they set a couple of years ago and Thousands are expected to turn out to see the sixth annual Christmas tractors of Carrick-on-Suir parade this evening. Now in its sixth year, it’s Ireland original Christmas Tractor Parade, the biggest and […]

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Kilkenny Christmas shopping alert: €18,000 of fake designer goods seized in raid

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

Shoppers are being urged to beware after €18,000 worth of fake designer goods were discovered in a raid near the Waterford-Kilkenny border. The goods were seized during a planned Garda operation targeting a house in the Mountain View area of Carrick-on-Suir at 6pm yesterday. Suspected counterfeit footwear, clothing, handbags and cosmetics worth around €18,000, including

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WINE O’CLOCK: If Champagne doesn’t pop your cork, these might

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

So you want some nice fizz to add sparkle to your Christmas but you don’t want to fork out for Champagne? I wrote recently about the obvious alternatives, Cava from Spain, and Prosecco from Italy. There are others. A good French Crémant is an excellent choice. It is made from the same grapes as Champagne, […]

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Kilkenny studio’s Oscar nominated masterpiece is in top five animated film of the decade

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

KILKENNY’S world-famous animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, has received yet another stunning endorsement of their work. With the decade coming to a close, many take time to reflect on what has just gone by, which is exactly what one of the most influential magazines in the movie business has just done. They have decided Cartoon Saloon’s […]

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UK ELECTION ANALYSIS: Not the result Ireland wanted but really the best we could get

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

We don’t have a vote, but when it comes to UK elections most people in Ireland pick a side – and the side we mostly pick is Labour. An iReach survey, conducted in the days before polling, showed that 23% of adults in Ireland expected the Conservatives to win an overall majority but only 10% […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

Peter (Peadar) BARRETT Waterford Road, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny Barrett (Waterford Road, Kilkenny) 12th December 2019, peacefully, in the wonderful care of Anne and the staff at Drakelands House Nursing Home, Peter (Peadar), beloved husband of Patricia and much loved father of Michael, Niall and Carol Ann, sadly missed by his loving wife and family, daughter-in-law Sinéad,

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The Kilkenny man who could make or break Brexit

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 Post a comment

“Get Brexit Done” was the simple and effective mantra Boris Johnson swept the Conservative Party back into power on the back of, securing an overwhelming majority in the UK elections overnight. The electorate bought it and probably think ‘that’s it done’ and everything will go back to the way it was just before David Cameron […]