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Threatening graffiti sprayed across front of home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

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 […]

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Mental health services in Kilkenny ‘discriminatory’ and cannot provide ‘appropriate’ care – report

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

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

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Major Kilkenny event cancelled due to ‘inflated insurance costs’

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

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 […]

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Work on Kilkenny Greenway gets underway this week

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is due to start this week on the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Wexford County Council announced […]

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Under-15 League of Ireland: Carlow Kilkenny FC fall just short in national decider

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

Wexford FC 2 Carlow Kilkenny 0 By PAUL BROPHY CARLOW KILKENNY FC did everything but score in the final of the Under 15 League of Ireland Shield against Wexford in Ferrycarrig Park, eventually going down 2-0. In his last game as coach of the local team, James Toner’s possession based game was neutralised by a […]

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Glanbia to pay Kilkenny farmers 29c per litre of milk for September

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

KILKENNY-based Glanbia will pay local farmers 29 cent per litre for milk supplies in September Glanbia Ireland (GI) confirmed it will pay members a base milk price for August of 28 cents per litre including VAT, for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein. This is unchanged from the August base price. The Board […]

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€2,500 fines for flaunting rubbish by-laws as Kilkenny Council begin door-to-door inspections

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council inspectors are going door-to-door seeking proof that householders are legally disposing of their rubbish. And those who can’t prove that they have used authorised waste operators could be hit with a €2,500 fine. The council is trying to curb the use of the ‘man with the van’ service’s who […]

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Chaos at Kilkenny rail station as signal fault causes major delays

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOR the second time in less than a week, Kilkenny commuters using the train this morning were facing long delays following a signal fault at MacDonagh station. Irish Rail told customers the 6am train to Heuston Station in Dublin was going to be 60 minutes late and commuters were told to expect […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All your latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling Championship Sat, 12 Oct,  (Round: Quarter Final Replay), O’Loughlin Gaels 1-14 Mullinavat 0-13 Sun, 13 Oct,  (Round: Quarter Final), Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-19 Clara 0-17 (Round: Semi Final), James Stephens 1-15 Erins Own 2-9   Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Intermediate Hurling Championship Sat, 12 Oct, 

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Thief breaks into car parked in Kilkenny city overnight, wallet and purse stolen

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

AN OPPORTUNIST thief stole a wallet and a purse after breaking into a car parked in Kilkenny city overnight. The robbery occurred in Parkside, sometime between midnight last Wednesday and 9am the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “A wallet and purse were taken from inside of the car.” Anyone who may have information […]