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Kilkenny gardai host first annual youth awards

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

The inaugural Kilkenny Carlow Garda Youth awards are taking place tonight. The awards recognise either a young person or group of young people between the ages of 13 and 21, who have achieved extraordinary things by making their community a better place to live in, or have shown determination in their own lives. There are […]

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‘Class’ war of words erupts between rival Kilkenny-Carlow TDs

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

KILKENNY Deputy Kathleen Funchion has launched a scathing attack on fellow constituency TD Pat Deering for making “classist” remarks during a live televised debate. Deputy Funchion also called on Leo Varadkar to “clarify” comments made by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Pat Deering (pictured below) on RTÉ’s Late Debate programme. “The remarks by

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Distraught Kilkenny woman returns home to find home ransacked and cash stolen

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

A county Kilkenny woman returned home to discover her home had been broken into and some cash in foreign currenty had been stolen while she was away. The break-in occured at a house in Pollagh, Skeoughvosteen, Goresbridge, sometime between 9.40am last Saturday and 5.30pm on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The homeowner returned to […]

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Thieves distract elderly Kilkenny woman and make off with her purse

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny lady had her purse stolen from her car while trying to help out a stranger in need. The incident happened in Loughboy last Friday afternoon. The elderly woman had just returned to her car when a female approached her on her passenger side door. The female asked the elderly lady for change […]

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Jobs boom: highest number of Kilkenny people at work since Celtic Tiger years

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

There are more Kilkenny people working now than they were during the Celtic Tiger era. For the first time in nearly 12 years, unemployment in Kilkenny has fallen below 3,000 and less than 3% of the total population of the county is signing on the live register. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Standing room only on the Misery Express

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

It is 8.14 and I am standing in a corridor on the Misery Express, as regulars call this morning train that runs from Dundalk, in Co Louth, to Bray in Co Wicklow. I got on at the fourth stop, so my chances of being seated were nil. But we are standing comfortably enough with some […]

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Man found chained and beaten on city roundabout

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

An investigation has been launched after a man was found with serious injuries, chained up on the side of a city road. A 27-year-old Limerick man was discovered by gardaí at the Kilmallock Road Roundabout on the Old Cork Road in Limerick at 5.50am on Tuesday. The man had to  be cut free from the chains by members of […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

Seamus KINSELLA Ballytarsney, Mullinavat Seamus passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 3 surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Marie (née Vereker) and loving father of Imelda. Seamus is deeply regretted by his brothers Philip and Patrick, sisters Nell, Mai, Joan, Theresa, Rose and Martina, uncles Bill and John and aunt Brigid, brothers-in-law,

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Child’s play! Charity that makes kids’ time in hospital more enjoyable seeks Kilkenny volunteers

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

A charity that tries to makes hospital stays for sick children a bit more enjoyable, is coming to Kilkenny looking for more volunteers to get involved. Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI) works with sick children, bringing them fun, play and support, all in an effort to make their stay in hospital more pleasurable. The charity […]

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Kilkenny elderly group receives funding to expand services

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

A Kilkenny group, which provides support to the elderly who wish to remain living within the community, has just received funding to expand their services. Newpark Close Community Development is to receive €30,380 from the Department of Mental Health and Older People to continue providing essential services that allow some of Kilkenny’s elderly to remain […]