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150 workers laid-off in major escalation of beef crisis protests

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY Dawn Meats has laid-off 150 temporary workers at their facility in Grannagh, South Kilkenny as a result of on-going Beef Movement Plan protests. The protests started ten days ago with thousands of farmers picketing meat processing facilities around the country.  Protesters turned up at the Grannagh facility last Thursday. Since then, up […]

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Kilkenny’s age friendly project receives national recognition

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council has received a nomination for a national award in recognition of its efforts to make the city age-friendly. Chambers Ireland, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government today revealed the shortlist for the Excellence in Local Government Awards 2019. The council has been nominated in […]

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Council applies for planning to build pedestrian bridge in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny County Council has applied for planning permission to build a pedestrian bridge required to safely connect a major tourist site to a town. The €900,000 Castlecomer Pedestrian Bridge connecting the town to the popular Discovery Park is with An Bord Pleanála for approval. The bridge crossing the River Dinin is required […]

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BUSTED: Two men arrested in €100,000 drugs seizure in city

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men are in garda custody after €100,000 worth of drugs were discovered during a raid on a premise in Kilkenny yesterday afternoon. A massive haul of ecstasy tablets, a substantial amount of cocaine and some cannabis herb was seized by the gardai. Kilkenny/Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by Kilkenny Detective Unit […]

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Thief makes off with stash of power tools as just as owner turned their back

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN OPPORTUNISTIC thief made off with an array of power tools after targeting a garden shed, just after the owner turned their back The burglar broke into the shed in the Lavistown area of Kilkenny, last Friday between 9.45 am and 10.10am. In that very short space of time, the burglar managed […]

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Kilkenny Arts Festival set to illuminate city and our imaginations

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 136

By COLIN BARTLEY THE 46th Kilkenny Arts Festival is ready to come alive, and this year the festival is coming to the people. Much of the exhibitions and performances are happening out in the open this year bringing one of Ireland’s biggest festivals right to the public. The event starts tomorrow and is set to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Titanic town left high and dry

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

AS a boy growing up in Belfast I would sometimes witness the amazing sight of a shift change at the shipyard. The factory horns would blow and thousands of men would stream from the many gates of the Harland and Wolff complex. Half of them would turn left and head to their homes in the […]

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Kilkenny promised €1.7m to build affordable homes

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has been awarded €1.7 million for the construction of affordable homes in the city. The money will go towards building 26 houses at Crokers Hill, Kennyswell Road. The money is part of the Serviced Sites Fund which allocated funding to 25 projects nationwide in areas where housing is in high demand. […]

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Ten-day celebration of the arts starts in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY Arts Festival is not the only display of creativity, imagination and artistry happening in the county this week. Tomorrow, the Thomastown Creative Arts Festival / TCAF19 begins a ten-day celebration of the work of the talented and gifted artist from in and around the Thomastown area. This year’s theme is very […]

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Kilkenny students and parents facing university accommodation crisis as annual rents skyrocket

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PARENTS and students in Kilkenny are facing up to increased financial pressure as it’s emerged on-campus accommodation has risen by up to 11.5% for the coming academic year. A survey published in the Irish Independent today reveal the massive hikes in the cost of university owned on-campus accommodation for the 2019-2020 year. […]