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New building promised for Kilkenny primary school

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Education Minister has backed a plan to amalgamate two primary schools in Kilkenny. St John’s junior school on Michael Street and St John’s senior school on Ballybought Street will come together in a new building, under the plans. St. John’s Junior School in St. John’s Parish is one of only 32 […]

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Burglar breaks into home in Kilkenny city, ransacks house and shed

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

A BURGLAR broke into a home in Kilkenny city overnight and ranscaked the property. The break-in occurred at a house in MacDonagh Street at around 3.30am on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Entry was gained via a back window, a bedroom and the shed were ranscaked, nothing was taken.” Gardai have asked potential eyewitnesses […]

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Huge new development to create homes for over 350 people in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PLANS to create a large 98-home development in county Kilkenny have been submitted to the local authority. Michael Doyle Civil Engineering Limited, based in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, has applied to Kilkenny County Council to construct housing for over 350 people at Abbeylands, Ferrybank. The planning application is for the construction of 36 […]

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Kilkenny dancing star John Nolan premieres new show in his home town

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’s Dancing With The Stars champion John Edward Nolan is bringing a little bit of Hollywood home today as he launches his spectacular new live show “Putting on the Ritz”- a show featuring iconic songs and dance performances inspired by the golden age of Hollywood cinema, is ready to dazzle audiences in […]

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Cruel thieves steal blankets from ponies, leaves them shivering in county Kilkenny field

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

HEARTLESS thieves stole blankets from the backs of ponies, leaving them standing cold in a county Kilkenny field. The theft occurred at Warrington, Kilkenny overnight sometime between 9pm on Wednesday and 7am on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Blankets were stolen from ponies in a field in the Warrington area overnight.” Gardai have urged […]

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‘We’ve grown apart’ – hero cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan reveals her marriage has broken up

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

HERO cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has revealed her marriage has broken-up, but says she is still happily living with her husband. The Kilkenny mother-of-two, who played a pivotal role in uncovering the CervicalCheck scandal last year, says she is still “great friends” with her husband Jim. The Mooncoin woman said they decided to stay […]

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Great Pink Run for Breast Cancer Ireland returns to Kilkenny Castle

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

THE grounds of Kilkenny Castle will be turning pink this weekend as people race for a cure for breast cancer. The Great Pink Run returns to Kilkenny tomorrow morning, following last year’s success. Over 8,000 women, children and indeed men took part in the runs and sponsored by Kilkenny’s own Avonmore Slimline Milk all in […]

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Kilkenny hero who rescued drowning girl from River Nore recognised for bravery

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man who saved a girl from drowning in the River Nore seven years ago received a National Bravery Award at Farmleigh House, Dublin yesterday Adrian Brennan (33) from Wolfe Tone Street, Kilkenny was lauded as a hero when he risked his own life to save a young girl who was […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019: Barnstorming All-Blacks too hot to handle as Ireland crash out

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AS defeats go, this was chastening. As much as Ireland didn’t help themselves, New Zealand beat Ireland in pretty much every area, every battle and every facet of the game. Joe Schmidt’s time as Ireland coach ended in a 46-14 defeat, in a game where we hardly landed a punch or appeared […]

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Bishop tells schools to ban ‘yoga’ and ‘mindfulness’

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BISHOP in a neighbouring diocese has asked schools to refrain from practicing yoga and mindfulness and instead replace them with prayers and “quiet meditation”. In a letter sent to schools across Waterford city and county last week, the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan said: “Yoga is not of Christian […]