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Man (45) passes away while on expedition with Kilkenny club

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A man has died suddenly while away on an expedition with a Kilkenny organisation. Martin ‘Murt’ Flynn from Tullow, county Carlow was part of the Kilkenny Sub Aqua Club’s diving expedition in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Mr Flynn passed away yesterday evening following a short illness. His family, who run Flynn’s […]

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Rugby World Cup 2019: 14-man Ireland thrash Samoa to secure QF spot -Typhoon Hagibis and the courts will decide against who

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WHAT we know is Ireland have secured a Rugby World Cup quarter-final next weekend after a 47-05 victory over Samoa this morning. What we don’t know is who we will face in that game. That depends on many factors, including a game that may or may not happen, Typhoon Hagibis, and even […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘Calendar Girls’ bare all to battle cancer

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CALENDAR featuring 30 Kilkenny women baring all to raise money for local causes had its big reveal last night. There was a lot of tension yesterday evening in the Avalon House Hotel in Castlecomer as the Ballyfoyle Ladies Group, as well as the assembled crowd, waited for the unveiling. Group member […]

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Scenes of chaos at Kilkenny city site: machinery set ablaze, JCB’s windows smashed

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are investigating two serious attacks on a construction site in Kilkenny city in which machinery was set alight and a JCB had its windows smashed in. The incidents took place on consecutive nights at the works of the new Western Ring Road extension at Poulgour, close to the Callan Road exit. […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: It just rolls off the tongue …

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

SOME years ago I was given a present of a wine called Gewurtztraminer which, because of its unpronounceable name, I took to be German. A Riesling, I imagined, or something similar. I was wrong on both counts. It is from Alsace, in France (although, come to think of it, Alsace has been in Germany a […]

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‘My life will never be the same without you Adrian’ – sister of talented Kilkenny dancer murdered in London

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE sister of a hugely popular and talented Kilkenny man who was murdered in London has spoken of her family’s frustration as his killers continue to escape justice. Adrian Murphy (43), from Maudlin Street in the city, was found dead in an apartment in Battersea, London, on June 4 last. When police […]

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Kilkenny goes Dutch! New campaign to attract more visitors from Netherlands

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO popular Dutch food and travel influencers are exploring Kilkenny this week in an effort to attract more visitors from the Netherlands to Ireland. Simone van den Berg (aka Simone’s Kitchen) and Jody Mijts (aka OngewoonLekker) took in some of Kilkenny’s finest eateries and attractions, such as Kilkenny Castle, Highbank Orchards in Cuffesgrange, Jerpoint

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Breakthrough in Brexit talks as EU gets green light for last ditch talks with UK

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

THERE has been first real sign of a breakthrough in the marathon Brexit negotiations aimed at prevent a disastrous ‘no-deal’ scenario. This evening it has emerged the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has been given the green light from the 27 member states to go into intense negotiations with the UK this weekend. The announcement followed […]

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Plans for new development of large family homes in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

PLANS for a new residential development of 12 large family homes have been received by Kilkenny County Council. The developers Kilsion Ltd hope to construct four and five bed houses at Middleknock, on the Sion Road, just off the Ring Road. The two-storey detached houses will rang in size from just over 2,000 square feet […]

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Kilkenny hurling star to miss league as he embarks on UN peace keeping mission

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HE spends his time on the pitch keeping some of Ireland’s sharpest shooters subdued, now as part of his duties he is off to keep some real shooters in-check. Four-time All-Ireland winner and four-time All-Star defender, Kilkenny’s Paul Murphy is off to the Lebanon as part of the 3rd Infantry Battalion on […]