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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

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Kilkenny hurling legend attacks GAA over ‘shocking’ All-Ireland final ticket prices

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TICKET pricing for the All-Ireland final has become a bone of contention for many, and a Kilkenny hurling legend and inter-county manager has weighed in calling the prices “shocking”. Eddie Brennan, the eight-time All-Ireland winner, four-time All-Star, and current Laois senior hurling manager, says its high time the GAA looked at having […]

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Kilkenny student ‘shocked’ after getting perfect Leaving Cert

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY student picked up a perfect Leaving Certificate,  getting 8 H1s in her exams. Ellen O’Carroll from Lisdowney sat her exams at Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny city. It’s the second year in a row a student at the all-girls school in Loughboy had a student attain the perfect leaving certificate. […]

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Body found in search for Irish girl missing in Malaysia

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

AUTHORITIES in Malaysia searching for missing Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin say a body has been found. The 15-year-old had been holidaying with her family when she vanished more than a week ago. The family had only spent one day at the rainforest resort at Dusun, about 70km south of Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, when Nóra […]

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Gardai seek man who helped teen girls in wake of horror sex attacks

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are looking to track down a man who may have vital information regarding the alleged sexual assault carried out on teenage girls at a county Wexford beach recently. The young men suspected of carrying out the alleged attacks have links to Kilkenny. Gardai are now trying to find a man who […]

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Kilkenny children and parents forced to endure school transport ‘chaos’

By Kilkenny Now 13th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has been urged to ensure the school transport system does not cause huge stress for families in Kilkenny waiting to hear if their child has a seat on the school bus. Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward has called on the Minister with responsibility for school buses to ensure greater certainty for […]

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Thugs jump out of taxi and viciously assault man walking home in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN walking home was the victim of a random and vicious assault by a pair of men who jumped out of a taxi. The victim, who is in his 20s, was walking home on the Old Dublin road just before 1am on Sunday when a taxi came to an abrupt stop […]

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Last chance for final tickets as Cody puts Cats through their paces in front of fans

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HUGE crowd is expected to flock to Nowlan Park this evening as fans get a final chance to catch the Cats before they lock down their preparations for this Sunday’s All-Ireland decider. As well as a limited amount of tickets going on sale to the public at Nowlan Park this evening, […]

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Leaving Cert results come out a day earlier for over 1,000 Kilkenny students

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 1,000 Kilkenny students are set to receive their Leaving Certificate exam results tomorrow morning. This is a move away from the traditional Wednesday results day and is introduced, by the Department of Education and the CAO, to get college offers out to students before the end of this week. Under […]

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Hare coursing suspended in Kilkenny as killer disease threatens species

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HARE coursing has been shut down in Kilkenny as the government battles with a disease that could wipe out one of Ireland’s native animal species. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) which is fatal to hares and rabbits has been discovered for the first time in the wild in Ireland. This has led to […]