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Haul of valuable equipment stolen during break-in at building site in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a building site in county Kilkenny and stole several valuable items before making their escape. The theft occurred at a building site in Piltown sometime between Thursday, October 3 and 10.30am on Monday, October 7. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Three ladders, a roof rack for a van, insulated sheeting and cavity […]

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Craic’d Festival: Kilkenny comes together for World Mental Health Day

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A festival promoting positive mental health being held to coincide with World Mental Health Awareness Day is being held in Kilkenny this weekend. Craic’d – letting the Light In, Lifelinkk‘s festival is a collaborative project and is a celebration of positive mental health. The festival and awareness programme takes place in Kilkenny […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AS D’Unbelievables memorably used to put it, it’s looking like a ‘mixed bag’ of weather this weekend. Knowing what to wear may be something of a challenge as we face another few days of a heady Irish mix of showers, sun … and more rain. Today will begin cloudy in Kilkenny, with […]

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‘Perfect doesn’t exist’ – inspirational mum-of-two representing Kilkenny in Miss Bikini Ireland final

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MOTHER-of-two who raises awareness online about domestic abuse and positive body image – and whose motto is “perfect doesn’t exist” – is to represent Kilkenny in Miss Bikini Ireland. Inspirational 24-year-old Andrea O’Regan, a make-up artist and fitness fanatic, is hoping to be crowned Miss Bikini Ireland. She has 50,000

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ALERT: Dog snatcher with Kilkenny-reg posing as warden, targeting pets in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN posing as a council employee is trying to trick people into handing over their pet dogs. It is understood the dog-napper is targeting the dogs for resale in the countdown to Christmas. Waterford Council has issued a warning about a man in a Kilkenny-registered van approaching dog owners in an […]

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Kilkenny stud makes €5m within hours amid bidding battle between horse world’s ‘Big Two’

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY stud made over €5 million in the space of a few hours from the sale of two yearling colts at the world famous Tattersall’s prestigious Book 1 horse sales. Norelands Stud in Stoneyford sold the horses, one for €3.5 million and the other for €1.6 million, at the Newmarket sales, […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Do we want panto politics? On no we don’t!

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

SAMUEL Johnson said of a dog, trained to walk on its hind legs, that “it is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all”. The same might be said of our Government. When Enda Kenny put together this coalition back in 2016 I doubted if it would last a year. […]

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British tabloid targets Taoiseach in poll, blaming him for ‘blocking Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IS Leo to blame for blocking Brexit? This is the less than subtle poll a British tabloid is running today, as An Taoiseach meets with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an effort to salvage a deal. Just as Leo Varadkar was about to sit down for talks with his British counterpart, […]

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To the Faithful Departed – another Kilkenny legend joins Offaly’s hurling revolution

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

KILKENNY legend Michael Kavanagh has joined former team-mate Michael Fennelly’s management team at Offaly. He will be joined by former Offaly hurler David Kenny and Galway native Johnny Kelly, who has enjoyed much success as a club coach as Fennelly plots the Faithful County’s campaign for the 2020 hurling championship. The four-time All-Star winner won […]

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British Lord forced to move out of €20m Kilkenny mansion given one-week jail term

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BRITISH Lord who recently lost the right to live in a salubrious Kilkenny estate has found himself at the wrong end of another legal dispute. Lord George Magan, the 73-year-old Conservative peer and former treasurer of the UK Conservative Party, was this week given a jail sentence for being in breach […]