By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY pensioner was assaulted in a random attack while out walking in Kilkenny city over the weekend. The incident occurred as the 71-year-old man was walking in the John’s Green area of the city at around 9pm on Saturday. While walking, the man noticed a group of youths cycling around the […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THE beef crisis looks set to rumble on as one of the main players in the dispute has refused to take part in talks aimed at resolving the pricing issues. Meat Industry Ireland (MII), who represent management of two plants in Kilkenny, Dawn Meats in Grannagh and ABP Foods in Ferrybank, confirmed […]
GARDAI are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was discovered at a farmhouse this morning. The 29-year-old was found dead at the farmhouse in Shanavagoon, Ladysbridge, Co Cork, at 7am. The man reportedly had a number of injuries. His body was removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem […]
ANN DOWNEY has stepped down as manager of the Kilkenny Senior Camogie team. She made her announcement to the dressing room yesterday following the Cats 3-14 to 0-17 point defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland Final. It was Kilkenny’s third All-Ireland Camogie defeat in a row. Downey took the manager’s reigns for a second spell […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THE man who died from his injuries following a fall in the Comeragh Mountains yesterday worked as a psychiatrist in St Luke’s General Hospital. Seamus Sweeney, 40, was a practicing psychiatrist at the Kilkenny hospital. He is originally from Dublin and was living with his wife and family in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. […]
A KILKENNY woman scooped an incredible €20,000 windfall on a National Lottery scratch card as she waited in line for a bag of chips at her local take-away. The woman, who wishes to keep her win private, admitted she is “absolutely dumbfounded” with the win on an All Cash Spectacular scratch card. She now plans […]
By Colin Bartley THE amount of people homeless or living in emergency accommodation in Kilkenny continues to rise. Homelessness in Kilkenny city and county has increased by 18% since the turn of the year. And this trend is set to continue if a solution to the private rental market shortage in Kilkenny isn’t addressed according […]
St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling League Group A Sat, 07 Sept (Round: Round 5), Graigue Ballycallan 1-16 Erins Own 1-13 (Round: Round 5), Dicksboro 1-24 Rower Inistioge 0-12 (Round: Round 5), Danesfort 1-17 St. Patrick’s 0-16 St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling League Group B Sat, 07 Sept (Round: Round 5), […]
By COLIN BARTLEY AN Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin this morning with the Prime Minister stating he wants a deal before leaving the EU. Mr Johnson, speaking on the steps of Leinster House, said he wants to protect the economic unity of Ireland, to uphold the Good […]
By COLIN BARTLEY THE weather in Kilkenny this week will be pretty good for the most part, but those showers just won’t go away. Today will be cloudy mainly with a good chance of showers. It will be breezy with winds up to 30kph. It won’t be warm though temperatures of just 15 to 17 […]