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State funding ‘imminent’ for Ferrybank’s €350m North Quays project

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has committed to providing substantial funding for a development project in Ferrybank which could transform the South East region. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy gave the commitment to partially fund the North Quays Development to Waterford TD David Cullinane during a Dáil debate this week. The commitment to funding, which could […]

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Kilkenny gardai probe bizarre theft of cast iron bench from garden

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are investigating the theft of a heavy cast iron bench from a garden. The bench was stolen from a garden in the Raheen area of New Ross sometime between September 8 and September 20. Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses or anyone who has information about the theft to contact Glenmore Garda Station on […]

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ROADS ALERT: Kilkenny gardai out in force on M9, motorist clocked doing 162kmph

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists are being urged to slow down on our roads this weekend as torrential rainfall makes driving conditions treacherous. Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford and Munster were included in a 24-hour status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann, which came into effect at 12pm today. Meanwhile, traffic gardai were out in force on the M9 […]

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‘It’s shocking’ – Kilkenny TD hits out as Garda chief rules out ‘safe access zones’ outside abortion clinics

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY TD has criticised Garda Commissioner Drew Harris after he ruled out providing safe access zones outside clinics providing abortion services. Sinn Féin Deputy Kathleen Funchion spoke out after the country’s most senior policeman rejected widespread calls for legislation to protect staff and vulnerable patients attending health centres. The Kilkenny

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A ‘fresh’ start: Aldi unveils new, greener store in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY INTERNATIONAL retail giant Aldi has just thrown open the doors of a state-of-the-art and greener supermarket to Kilkenny consumers. Aldi’s Hebron Road store in the city has undergone an extensive redevelopment as part of the group’s “Project Fresh” initiative. This has seen the store completely refurbished as part of Aldi’s €160m investment […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Met Éireann issues 24-hour rainfall warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

IF you’ve spent the morning on the couch watching Ireland’s shock World Cup defeat against Japan, you’re probably best to stay where you are. Because Kilkenny is set to to be hit with heavy showers over the next 24 hours. Met Éireann has issued status yellow rainfall warning for Kilkenny, neighbouring Carlow and Wexford and […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019: Japan shock Ireland and rugby world

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Ireland’s World Cup dreams are in trouble after losing to Japan in a crazy game at the Rugby World Cup this morning. Japan were superb! The hosts deservedly won the game 19-12, managing possession better and adapting to the humid conditions more. Ireland found themselves in a very sticky situation in very […]

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All aboard for Conor: Big machinery comes out to help Kilkenny boy with big smile

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY community is pulling together by bringing out the big machinery to try and grow funds for a local boy’s battle with cancer. Five-year-old Conor Parr from Clough, near Castlecomer was diagnosed with cancer in March this year. While Conor undergoes his daily chemotherapy, the people of Clough and further afield […]

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Kilkenny crime stats: Rise in sex assaults, drug offences and anti-social behaviour

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY INCIDENTS of rape and sexual assault, anti-social behaviour, and drug offences have significantly increased in Kilkenny over the past year. These figures were revealed in the Crime Statistics for Kilkenny published today by the Central Statistics Office. Overall the figures reveal there has been a negligible increase in the overall amount of […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: The grape that got banished by royal command

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

FRANCHE Comté is a region of Burgundy close to the border with Switzerland. For centuries, control swung between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Philip II of Spain was the man in charge back in the mid-sixteenth century and he took a strong exception to the Pinot Blanc style of grape from which they […]