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40% of local shoppers to splash the cash on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2019 0

More than 40% of shoppers in Kilkenny and Leinster intend splashing the cash on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But just 12% of local businesses have deals to attract them, a new report from IE Domain Registry has found. And 53% of consumers nationwide also want main street shops in their towns to offer online […]

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Stash of cash stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

A shocked county Kilkenny homeowner returned to their house to discover a burglar had broken in and stolen their cash. The break-in occurred at an address on Lower Bridge Street, Callan, sometime between 5pm on Wednesday and 12.30am yesterday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The homeowner returned home to find the door had been forced […]

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Plans lodged for massive housing development in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

PLANS to create a massive 83-home development in a county Kilkenny town have been submitted to the local authority. Thomas Murray has applied to Kilkenny County Council to construct the 83 detached and semi-detached houses on the Polerone Road in Mooncoin. The planning application is for the construction of 83 dwellings, consisting of two storey, […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

Christopher (Noel) MARTIN 25 Power Villas, Piltown Deply regretted by his partner Denise and all his close family, friends and neighbours. Reposing at his residence on Saturday (Nov. 16th) from 4pm to 7pm. Arriving at Church of The Assumption, Piltown on Sunday (Nov. 17th) for Funeral Mass at 11 am. Burial afterward in the adjoining […]

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Top Kilkenny tourist attraction to fore of World’s leading travel expo

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

A Kilkenny tourist attraction was front and centre at the world’s leading holiday exhibition as part of a drive to attract more tourism to Ireland. Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny joined Tourism Ireland in London last week at the World Travel Market (WTM) exposition. WTM is the largest event in the global travel and tourism calendar, with […]

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‘Chronic’ shortage of housing in Kilkenny as local rents soar

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

There is a “chronic” shortage of rental housing available in Kilkenny city and county which is driving up the cost of rents locally, a leading estate agent and industry expert has said. Warren McCreery of Warren McCreery Property Consultants was speaking following the publication of new figures this week that revealed average rents in Kilkenny […]

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19 Kilkenny sports projects receive €806,000 in grant funding

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2019 0

Nineteen sports clubs and organisations across Kilkenny city and county will receive more than €800,000 in grant funding announced today. A total of €806,000 was allocated to the clubs as part of the Government’s latest tranche of Sports Capital Grants. Announcing the funding, Kilkenny election candidate Cllr Patrick O’Neill said: “I am delighted that the […]

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Scenes of chaos as criminals use car to ram petrol station in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

A petrol station in Kilkenny was rammed by a car during a botched raid in the early hours of this morning. The drama unfolded at the premises on the College Road at around 4.45am. A black Volkswagon Golf was used to crash through the doors of the filling station. However, the criminals fled the scene […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Try Madeira, it’s not just for cakes

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

I am loathe to mention the C-word before November is out, but there are only five wine-buying weeks to Christmas so it’s time I started looking at seasonal wines. We buy two types of wine specially for Christmas: sparkling and fortified. There was a time when most houses had a bottle of Sherry or Port […]

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Bishop confirms number of masses said in Kilkenny will be reduced

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

The Diocese of Ossory has confirmed it will publish its full programme of rescheduled mass times this week, following confirmation the number of masses in the county will be reduced. Bishop Dermot Farrell, in his Winter 2019 Pastoral Letter entitled “Our Living Church,” confirmed there will be new mass times in every parish in the […]