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Sterling work: Kilkenny showcased to UK tour operators ahead of Brexit d-day

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is using it’s ancient and medieval history to attract UK visitors to the county, while our closest neighbours are in the middle of making history of their own, Ahead of whatever happens with Brexit, people from the UK will still be going on holidays, so Fáilte Ireland invited Albatross Travel, a […]

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STORM UPDATE: Fresh warning for Kilkenny as Lorenzo hits, local charity offers shelter to homeless

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WITH the worst of Tropical Storm Lorenzo yet to come, Met Éireann has issued a fresh storm warning for Kilkenny and the South East – it could be worse than previously thought. With this warning, a Kilkenny city charity is reaching out to those who would be seriously affected by Storm Lorenzo. […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP: Ireland’s hopes still alive after sloppy bonus point win over Russians

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND underwhelmed against Russia this morning and just about kept their Rugby World Cup dreams alive after struggling to get a bonus point victory and stumbling over the line. Sloppy is possibly the best way to describe Ireland’s 35-0 victory over the Russians, with the team once again visibly wilting in the […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan is appointed EU’s top trade negotiator

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has finally been approved as the European Union’s new Trade Commissioner. Hogan was approved by the European Parliament’s Trade Committee in Brussels yesterday. The Kilkenny native said he is “honoured” to be approved. “I therefore look forward to working very

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Four teenagers arrested over suspected rape of young girls on Wexford beach

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Gardai investigating the serious sexual assault on three teenage girls in Wexford in July have arrested four males. The alleged incident took place at Burrow in Courtown, Co Wexford around midnight on Sunday, July 28. Four males, three juvenilles and one adult have been arrested on suspicion of rape. The arrests follow […]

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Gardai appeal for witnesses to vicious gang assault on teenage boy in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have re-issued an appeal for dashcam footage following the vicious gang assault of a teenage boy which left him with a broken jaw. The brutal assault took place in the New Orchard Road area of Kilkenny at around 4.45pm on Sunday. The young boy was set upon by a number of youths and […]

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STORM ALERT: Kilkenny motorists and pedestrians warned of road hazards as Lorenzo approaches

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY motorists and pedestrians are being asked to take special care on the roads today as Storm Lorenzo hits. Met Éireann have issued a yellow weather warning for Kilkenny for strong winds with gust up to 120kph and heavy rain which could cause flooding. Authorities fear there could be damage to property […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Lorenzo to hit Ireland hard, fears of flooding and power outages in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PEOPLE in Kilkenny are being told to prepare for Tropical Storm Lorenzo as it will cause damage. Lorenzo, which has just been downgraded from a Hurricane to a Tropical Storm, will still bring very high winds and heavy rain to Kilkenny and could cause flooding, power outages, fallen trees and damage to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Too many teams and they’re all left-wingers

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

THE first item on an Irish political agenda is The Split, said Brendan Behan, and the Left has always done its best to prove him correct. Of late it has excelled itself and Paul Murphy’s establishment of a new party (group is the word the TD prefers) leaves Irish socialism more divided than at any […]

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Anger as Kilkenny playground removed over dumping and anti-social behaviour

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A CHILDREN’S playground has been removed and a wall knocked at a Kilkenny community centre because of illegal dumping and ongoing anti-social behaviour in the area. Kilkenny County Council said it was forced to take the extraordinary measure of knocking the wall and removing a playground at the Fr McGrath Centre on […]