By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men have been arrested and a huge haul of cannabis seized after gardai uncovered a sophisticated drugs operation in Kilkenny. An estimated €70,000 worth of cannabis was discovered when gardai swooped on the growhouse in Callan last night as part of a planned operation by the Kilkenny-Carlow Drugs Unit targeting the […]
By COLIN BARTLEY MEMBERS of the public were horrified to discover a young foal left dead on the side of a Kilkenny road overnight. The grim discovery was made at Drakesland Middle, Kilkenny city last night. The young horse was found lifeless and lying abandoned in a ditch. The Kilkenny branch of the Irish Society […]
By COLIN BARTLEY NOWLAN Park has a new name after the county board agreed a new 10-year sponsporship deal to rename the famous home of Kilkenny GAA. US healthcare giant UPMC has come on-board with Kilkenny GAA in a deal that will see the county grounds become known as UPMC Nowlan Park. A 10-year naming-rights […]
A 31-year-old man has died following a fatal stabbing incident in the early hours of the morning. Gardaí were last night called to the scene of an incident on Loughlinstown Drive, South Dublin. Garda units rushed to the scene where they found the man. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Two men in […]
JUST as France has its robust country fare as well as its haute cuisine, Asia too has a range of such culinary delights. They can be simple or complex, fiery or mild. They are all tantalising and compulsive. They are the staples of Asian street food. Some are slow-cooked and some stir-fried with great speed […]
GARDAI are hunting a vandal who smashed in the back window of a car parked in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred on Saturday, sometime between 9am and 8.30pm. A local Garda spokesperson said the car, a grey Mazda Demio with a 07-KK registration, was parked on the street at Dean Kavanagh Place at the time. […]
By COLIN BARTLEY BRIAN Cody will lead Kilkenny’s hurlers for a 22nd year as manager. The 11-time All-Ireland winning coach’s ratification for the 2020 season was confirmed at a meeting of the Kilkenny County Board last night. James McGarry and Cats legend DJ Carey have, as expected, been ratified as selectors for the season. Meanwhile, […]
A SHOCKED Kilkenny city-homeowner woke to discover the front window of his house had been sprayed-painted with threatening graffiti. The incident occurred sometime between 10pm on Friday and 9.20am on Saturday at a house in the Deloughrey Place area of the city. Local gardai are investigating a case of criminal damage. They have urged potential […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THE ongoing problem accessing essential healthcare for Kilkenny people with intellectual disabilities “is discriminatory” and “affects the safety of these service users.” This is the conclusion of a damning report, released earlier today, about Kilkenny’s mental health services. The report by the Mental Health Commission says services in Kilkenny
AN annual event on the Kilkenny exhibition calendar has had to be cancelled due to spiralling insurance costs. This year’s Kilkenny Model Toy Show, Ireland’s largest indoor event for model collectors and would have been in its ninth year, has been pulled. Organisers of the event in The Hub in Cillin Hill made the announcement […]