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

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

Tue 06 Aug  St Canice’s Credit Union County League Division 1 (Round: Round 6), Venue: St. John’s Park, O’Loughlin Gaels V Mullinavat19:30, J.J Kavanagh and Sons Junior A Hurling Championship (Round: 1st Round), Venue: Tullaroan, Tullaroan V Graigue Ballycallan19:30, J.J Kavanagh and Sons Junior A Hurling League (Round: League Semi Final), Venue: Canon

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Kilkenny Chamber urges retailers to take part in survey about trade in the city

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY business organisation is asking retailers in the city to get involved in a project aimed at understanding the issues facing their industry. Kilkenny Chamber is conducting an online survey to analyse the on-going changes in the dynamic of the retail industry in Kilkenny City. Chief Executive Officer of Kilkenny Chamber, […]

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Stephen Fry announced as executive producer of film being shot in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FILM being shot in Kilkenny later this year has confirmed that an internationally renowned comedian, actor, and writer has come on board as the executive producer. Stephen Fry, the former host of QI, writer and star of A Bit of Fry and Laurie, star of Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, and the […]

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Kilkenny crime gang suffer major blow as gardai seize huge stash of cash

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CRIME gang based in Kilkenny suffered a major setback after gardai seized a huge stash of cash believed to be the profits of crime. In all €24,000 in cash was discovered during a search of a premises in Kilkenny City this afternoon. The money was in both euros and sterling. The […]

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EMILY BYRNE: Summer skin tips – can a leopard change its spots?

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By EMILY BYRNE IT’S been a fairly mixed bag, as they say, of a Summer. But regardless of the temperature swing, it’s a time of the year you can’t ignore when it comes to looking after your skin. Pigmentation is a complaint I deal with very often in our clinic and a condition few are […]

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Beef protests escalate outside Kilkenny processing plant

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Today saw a major escalation of the protest outside a meat processing plant in Kilkenny. Up to 60 farmers supporting the Beef Plan Movement are protesting outside the gates of Dawn Meats in Grannagh, Co. Kilkenny today. The protesters were trying to prevent trucks from entering the facility on the banks of […]

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GAA hand Wexford man the whistle for Cats v Tipp All-Ireland decider

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 Post a comment

THE GAA have announced the referee for this year’s All- Ireland Hurling Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary on Sunday week. Wexford’s James Owens will referee his second All-Ireland in a row and third in all, when he throws in on August 18th. Apart from last year’s final between Limerick and Galway, Owens had the honour […]

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South East University talks set to resume next month

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TALKS aimed at creating a university in the South East region are set to resume next month. The proposed merger of the Institutes of Technology  Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) into a new Technological University of the South East (TUSE) hit the rocks in June. Staff members at IT Carlow […]

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Man to appear in court in relation to county Kilkenny heroin bust

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE MAN arrested in county Kilkenny after being found in possession of thousands of euros worth of drugs is due to appear in court. The Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on a premises in Castlecomer yesterday evening and discovered €4,000 of heroin inside. The man, in his 30’s, was taken for questioning to […]

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Teen who died tragically at Cork music festival has close ties to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TEENAGER who died after ingesting a substance at the Indiependence music festival is from a highly thought of Kilkenny family. Jack Downey (19), has been living in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The avid hurler, who played with the Clonmel Óg club has many connections to Callan town. Jack’s grandparents are well-respected business […]