By COLIN BARTLEY THE Mayor of Kilkenny may have avoided a political storm at home, but it appears he is flying straight into a tornado on his trip to the USA. Martin Brett, our elected Mayor, is visiting Kilkenny, Minesota, a twin town of the Marble City, in the USA this week. The American Kilkenny […]
By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’s Commissioner to the EU from Kilkenny has announced a €600 million ‘cushion’ fund for Ireland in the event of no-deal Brexit. EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan says the fund is to limit the damage caused by the UK crashing out of Europe with no-deal. The fund is to be used to […]
WHEN I was 16 I knew just what was wrong with the world and how to fix it. Fortunately, the world wasn’t listening and so was spared the creation of an international Marxist super-state that paid surgeons the same as window cleaners and printed money for anyone who needed it. Looking back, I don’t think […]
A NEW regional laboratory will be developed in Kilkenny which will further improve animal diagnostic services for the county, Minister John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The new facility is included as part of Project Ireland 2040, details of which were confirmed by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed. The development of the Department of Agriculture, Food and […]
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot a number of times as he sat in his car. The shooting occurred at Griffeen Glen Park in Lucan, Co Dublin, shortly before 2pm. The victim was rushed to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, where he is said to be in a serious […]
GARDAI are hunting for a vandal who caused extensive damage to a car parked in Kilkenny city. The vehicle was in a carpark on Abbey Bridge when it was vandalised, sometime between noon on Saturday and 9am on the following morning. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “The owner of the car, a 172 KK […]
By COLIN BARTLEY AN investigation has been launched into the sudden death of a schoolboy yesterday. The 15-year-old boy fell ill while in the gym of a school in Clane, Co Kildare. The boy was rushed to Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. A post mortem is due to […]
By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S premier women’s cycling event, which attracts the cream of world cycling, kicks off in Kilkenny this afternoon. Rás na mBan is a five-day event held over six stages in which competitors race over 400km. The race sets off from the Springhill Court Hotel at 4.30pm and will finish in Gowran this […]
By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man who fought in and survived World War II is to be laid to rest this morning. Tom Phelan (96) passed away peacefully at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London last week. Tom, a proud Kilkenny man, was a gunner and member of the Army Air Corp during the Second […]
By COLIN BARTLEY RTÉ presenter and Kilkenny woman Evanne Ní Chuilinn is better known for her flawless delivery on all things sport. But now she is set is to front a very differnt sort of documentary on a subject very close to her heart. Evanne has created a new documentary as gaeilge for TG4 looking […]