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Kilkenny man named as one of ‘Top 10 Most Powerful People’ in Europe

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

The European Commissioner for Trade – Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan – has been named as one of the top 10 most people in Europe. Mr Hogan came in tenth place in US magazine Politico’s 2020 list of the 28 most powerful people in Europe – just two places behind Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Politico compiles an annual […]

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Christmas comes early for two Kilkenny schools about to undergo major makeovers

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Two schools in county Kilkenny have received an early Christmas present after being approved for significant new developments. Scoil Ruadhain in Tullaroan, with 95 pupils, has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Education for an extension consisting of a new classroom and new toilet. The department also announced a new two classroom extension […]

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LAURA WARREN: 8 simple steps to help you beat the festive battle of the bulge

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

The holiday season, thank God, is almost upon us. And so, of course, is the usual annual splurge of overeating and drinking too much that invariably leaves us with a bad dose of the January blues in the New Year. Now, dear readers, I’m not trying to be a killjoy and as anyone who knows […]

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Spectacular county Kilkenny Christmas light display destroyed by heartless theives

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

The hunt is on for a group of heartless Grinches that destroyed a community Christmas light display in a county Kilkenny village designed to raise money for charity. A huge amount of effort was put into what has become known as the Grange Winter Wonderland at a house in Grange, Ballyragget. There was a big […]

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Happy Christ-bus! New Kilkenny city service to start next week

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny commuters could be in line for a big Christmas present after it emerged the new city bus service could start as soon as next week. The service, which has been beset by delays mainly due to the delivery of the buses, is ready to accept the full fleet of seven state-of-the-art city adapted vehcciles […]

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Vroom to improve: Just six new cars registered in Kilkenny last month

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Just six new car registrations were recorded in Kilkenny in the month of November, down one on the same period last year. And total new registrations are down 12% on 2018, according to the latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). A total of 2,062 cars have been newly registered in […]

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Family run store in county Kilkenny village sells €6.8 million winning Lotto ticket

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Champagne corks will be popping at a store in a Kilkenny village this afternoon after it was announced where Saturday’s winning Lotto jackpot ticket was sold. Blanchfield’s Centra Store in Mooncoin was the store where the lucky winner bought the golden ticket worth a whopping €6,834,410. The winner has still not come forward and made […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Mary LYNCH (née Mallon) Robinstown, Glenmore, Kilkenny/Ferrybank, Waterford/Wexford Mary Lynch nee Mallon, Robinstown, Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny, who died on Sunday 8th December 2019, peacefully, at Mooncoin Residential Care Centre, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her parents Joe and Alice (Mallon), sisters Breda (Buckley) and Alice (O’Shea), Mary will

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Micheal Healy-Rae rushed to hospital after fire breaks out in his office

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Well known Kerry politician Michael Healy-Rae is being treated in hospital for suspected smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his office. It is believed he is being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire took hold on his property which he uses as his personal office in his home town of Kilgarvan The […]

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Storm aftermath: Kilkenny hit by power cuts, fallen trees cause traffic delays

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny survived the worst of Storm Atiyah, there were still severe disruptions around the city and county that caused power outages and brought down trees. ESB network engineers were called to fix a power outage in Kilkenny city last night. Over 1,000 homes around MacDonagh Junction in the city were left without power for a […]