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Alarming 80% drop in UK visitors to Kilkenny as Brexit bites

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HOTELS and guesthouses in Kilkenny have seen a near 80% falloff in bookings from UK visitors. The latest figures released from a national industry survey from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) shows 57% of hotels have seen a fall in overall business levels compared to this time last year while 33% report […]

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Cocaine discovered in raid on city centre business

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN in his mid-30s was arrested after gardai raided a business in the city centre and found drugs and weighing equipment on the premises. In a planned raid on the city centre business, gardai discovered €630 worth of cocaine, €150 worth of cannabis, and weighing scales commonly used in drugs distribution. […]

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Huge new development would see Kilkenny hotel more than triple in size

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY AN application for a huge hotel development beside the Abbey Quarter, which would see an existing hotel more than triple in size, has been received by Kilkenny County Council. Auburn Ventures is looking to dramatically expand the Kilkenny Inn Hotel on Vicars Street by adding 75 rooms to the existing building, bringing […]

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BUDGET 2020: Key points – how it affects you

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BUDGET 2020 was announced this afternoon by Finance Minister Paschal Donohue and it was a no-frills, no give away budget for the vast majority of people in Kilkenny. Minister Donohue said decisions were influenced by the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit, and a special €1.2 billion package was created to deal with […]

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Chaos as four gardai hospitalised after attempting to arrest man

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOUR gardai were hospitalised after they were attacked by a man they were attempting to arrest. The incident occurred just off Rice Bridge in Waterford city in the early hours of this morning. The gardai, who were on duty at the time, were called to a public order disturbance on Bridge Street […]

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Man rushed to St Luke’s Hospital after he was struck by a van

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

A MAN is being treated at St Luke’s General Hospital after he was struck by a van in the early hours of this morning. The pedestrian was knocked down shortly before 5am on Hanover Road in Carlow town. The emergency services arrived at the scene a short time later and the victim was rushed to […]

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Third time lucky? Now former Kilkenny councillor to contest Wexford by-election

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A FORMER Kilkenny councillor who also contested the local elections in Waterford will now contest the Wexford by-election for the seat left vacant by MEP Mick Wallace. Melissa O’Neill was first elected to the Piltown Municipal District of Kilkenny County Council in 2014. In doing so she became the first Sinn Féin […]

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Don’t miss new Swiss flight deal: Cork Airport expands Zurich service

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

CORK Airport, Ireland’s fastest-growing airport just 90 minutes drive from Kilkenny, today welcomed the news that Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its Cork-Zurich service for Summer 2020. The airline will operate an Airbus A220-100/A220-300 offering four flights per week – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – commencing on March 29 and

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Hard to BEAT: Regional station celebrates huge night at national awards bash

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SOUTH East radio station Beat 102 103 had a hugely successful night at the annual IMRO radio awards. The awards, which were held in Kilkenny’s Lyrath Estate Hotel, saw the popular station pick up an Outstanding Achievement Award, a silver award and three bronze awards. Lunchtime Presenter David Hammond was awarded silver […]

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Kilkenny DJ with 24 million online hits – hits online scammers trying to scam him

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY DJ and producer who has 24 million hits online managed another big hit after scamming an online scammer. Welshy, AKA Ross Walsh from Threecastles, managed to extract money from the internet criminals even though the scammer set out with the intention of extracting money from Ross. The 22-year-old University of […]