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Hero Kilkenny cancer campaigner to bring memoirs on tour

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY woman battling both the Government and cancer is set to bring her upcoming book on a tour of the country. CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan, from Mooncoin, has been seeking accountability and reform of the CervicalCheck system after unearthing a catalogue of errors in the process. The Kilkenny native took a […]

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BREXIT BREAKING: Kilkenny’s Big Phil lays down the law to British Government

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

IRELAND’S EU Commissioner – the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan – has bluntly told the British Government there will be no renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement. New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said the backstop, the insurance policy to avoid a hard border, must be abolished in order to prevent a chaotic no-deal […]

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UFC Champion and McGregor nemesis in Kilkenny’s corner

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT APPEARS the Cats have unearthed a diamond in their quest for Liam McCarthy. And as one Irishman has found out to his cost, this man may be tougher to crack than a diamond, one that would put the fear into even the most hardened of Tipperary hurlers. UFC Lightweight World Champion […]

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Former Kilkenny garda stations a fair cop for buyers

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO garda stations in Kilkenny shut down and sold off due to the recession, were two of the most attractive in the country to buyers it has emerged. Other stations around the country were sold off for a literal steal. Of 43 garda stations shut down and sold by the state, two […]

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National Heritage Week to bring Kilkenny’s past into focus

By Kilkenny Now 14th August 2019 0

ARCHEOLOGY, photography, construction, farming, ancestry and artistry are the basis of just some of the events taking place locally for National Heritage Week. Starting this Saturday, the theme of this year’s Heritage Week in county Kilkenny is Pastimes & Past Times. The week-long programme, with mostly free events, includes something for everyone from building a […]

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‘Filthy’ Kilkenny takeaway shut down by food safety chiefs

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TAKEAWAY in county Kilkenny, shut down for being ‘filthy’ posed an unacceptable risk to the public a damning report published today found. An inspection by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) found no evidence of a food safety management system and found a lack of adequate facilities, cleaning, storage conditions, […]

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Kilkenny students urged to celebrate Leaving Cert night safely and avoid drugs

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY LEAVING Cert results day is one of the most important moments in a young adult’s life and the night of a massive release from built-up tension of waiting for the results. Some 1,061 students in Kilkenny received their results today. The vast majority will be celebrating tonight, but they are being urged […]

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Kilkenny legends ready to give Cody a taste of his own medicine

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CATS manager Cody might get an idea of what it felt like to be every other hurling manager, player, and fan in the noughties and earlier part of this decade. Not only is Cody in the middle of trying to mastermind what could be his finest hour as Kilkenny manager, but he […]

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UPDATE: Body found in Malaysian rainforest confirmed as Nóra Quoirin

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

THE BODY discovered in a rainforest in Malaysia earlier today is that of Nóra Quoirin, her family has confirmed. Nóra’s body was discovered next to a stream just two-kilometres away from the resort in which the family was staying. The 15-year-old disappeared ten days ago from a rainforest resort in Dusun, about 70km south of Malaysia’s capital, […]

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THROW-IN: Your complete guide for all the local GAA fixtures for the week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

Tue 13 Aug  Duggan Steel Under-15 Roinn A Hurling League (Round: League Final), Venue: Clara, Dicksboro V Young Irelands18:30, Duggan Steel Under-15 Roinn B Hurling League (Round: Play Off), Venue: Hugginstown, Dunnamaggin V Mullinavat19:30, Wed 14 Aug  J.J. Kavanagh and Sons J.H.L (Section B) (Round: Round 5), Venue: Larchfield, James Stephens V Clara19:15, J.J Kavanagh