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Man (67) jailed for sexually assaulting boys in Kilkenny pleads guilty to new charges

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

A FORMER scout leader jailed in 2015 for indecently assaulting boys in Kilkenny has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three more boys. David O’Brien (67), received a four-and-a-half jail sentence in 2015 when he pleaded guilty to 10 counts of indecently assaulting six boys in Kilkenny, Dublin and Cork in the late 1970s. Yesterday Mr […]

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Ireland’s leading rural sustainability and business event comes to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN EXHIBITION highlighting the opportunities available from rural sustainability is being held in Kilkenny this week. The Energy and Rural Business Show Ireland (ERBI) is an event for the agricultural and rural communities of Ireland, providing in depth information and guidance on renewable energy generation and use, environmental best practice and other

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Horror as 39 found dead inside lorry container

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

BRITISH police have launched an investigation after 39 people, including a teenager, were found dead inside a lorry container. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The discovery was made at an Industrial Park in Grays, Essex at 1.40am. Police and ambulance crews were called but all 39 people […]

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THROW-IN: Your complete guide to all the local GAA fixtures for the week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

Thu 24 Oct Duggan Steel Under-15 C 13 Aside Hurling League (Round: League Final), Venue: Ballyragget, Tullaroan V Fenians19:30, Fri 25 Oct J.J Kavanagh and Sons Junior A Hurling League (Round: League Final), Venue: Mooncoin, Mooncoin V Erins Own20:00, Sat 26 Oct Permanent TSB Under 19 Hurling (Round: League Final), Venue: Danesfort, O’Loughlin Gaels V […]

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Health inspectors to blitz Kilkenny construction sites

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY construction sites are to be targeted by safety officers in an effort to reduce the rate of injury and death in the building sector. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is undertaking a nationwide series of inspections on construction sites focusing on the most common causes of workplaces illnesses and injuries. […]

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Beauty Blog Ireland Awards 2019: Leading Kilkenny blogger makes the final cut

By Kilkenny Now 23rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny’s leading blogger has made the final shortlist for the influential Beauty Blog Awards Ireland 2019. Laura Warren (main picture), who runs the website EliteLivingNutrition.com, which specialises in health and nutrition coaching and sports nutrition for weight control and performance, has been nominated in the Best Nutrition Influencer

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Gardai probe bizarre break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BURGLARS forced their way into a vacant county Kilkenny house but then fled without stealing anything. The thieves forced their way into the house at Kilrush, Freshford, between 12.30pm last Thursday and 9.30am on Friday. The burglars forced open a window at the back of the house, which was vacant at the […]

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‘Humiliation, disrespect and deceit’ – Taoiseach apologises to Vicky Phelan and others ‘destroyed’ by cancer scandal

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A ‘Litany of failure’ is how Taoiseach Leo Varadkar described the cervical check screening process as he apologised to the women in Ireland whose lives were “destroyed” by the cancer scandal. One of those women Mr Varadkar was talking about was Kilkenny woman and cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan, who was in […]

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Vomiting bug outbreak hits Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has been detected in St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny. Hospital management has placed visiting restrictions on the affected ward in St Luke’s. The norovirus (winter vomiting bug) outbreak was detected on Surgical Ward 2 on Monday. Since then hospital staff have been battling to contain […]

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Wet weather poses serious risk to Kilkenny crops

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE’S a farming crisis looming in Kilkenny due to the wet weather, with some crops stuck in the ground and conditions not suitable to plant others. As much as 70% of potatoes grown have not been harvested, while cereal farmers are struggling to sow their winter crops due to the soggy land […]