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ROUND-UP: All the latest Kilkenny GAA results and tables

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

J.J. Kavanagh and Sons J.H.L (Section B) Wed, 31 July (Round: Round 4), Rower Inistioge 1-22 St. Patrick’s 3-13 Thu, 01 Aug (Round: Round 4), Dicksboro 1-18 Clara 2-14   St Canice’s Credit Union County League Division 1 Mon, 29 July  (Round: Round 7), Dicksboro 3-13 Bennettsbridge 2-16 Tue, 30 July,  (Round: Round 6), Clara […]

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SPONSORED: Kilkenny Gymnastics Academy – banish summer blues with bars, beams and flipping good fun

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

SEARCHING for summer recreation with a difference? Then take a look at what the Kilkenny Gymnastics Academy has to offer. This wonderful facility at Springhill, on Kilkenny’s Waterford Road, has summer camps and workshops that cater for children from three to 15 years, from beginners to experienced gymnasts. And why should children have all the […]

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Murder, riots and lawsuits – Kilkenny town celebrate novel about its darkest hour

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

AN INTERACTIVE adaptation celebrating the great Kilkenny author Thomas Kilroy’s Booker-nominated novel The Big Chapel, is taking shape. Thomas Kilroy’s Booker-nominated novel The Big Chapel is a fictionalised account based on the real events surrounding the notorious ‘Callan Schools’ Affair’. The Callan Schools’ affair was an international scandal during Victorian times

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WEATHER UPDATE: Sun and showers before a rainy end to the week

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SPELLS of sunshine will be mixed with heavy showers, with possible thunderstorms over the next few days. Temperatures will reach the low to mid-20s, but it will remain cloudy, before getting wet before the weekend. Met Éireann said today will start cloudy with periods of sunshine, but there could be some thunderstorms […]

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Thieves break into car in driveway of Kilkenny home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CASH and a handbag were taken from a car while it was parked in a the driveway of a home in Kilkenny city. The car was parked on Bleech Road, Kilkenny. When the owners woke up they discovered the car had been broken into and the contents stolen. The incident occurred overnight […]

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Teenager dies after taking substance at music festival

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

A TEENAGER has died after allegedly taking a substance at the Indiependence music festival. The patient was rushed to Cork University Hospital on Friday where he was described as being in a critical condition. He was put on life support yesterday, but died this afternoon. The young man, who was originally from neighbouring Tipperary, had […]

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Grim outlook for Kilkenny motor industry as car sales plummet

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE short-term outlook for Kilkenny’s motor industry looks challenging after local dealers recorded a substantial drop in new car sales in the first six months of the year. The forecast for the rest of 2019 and 2020 is not promising either, according to the Quarterly Motor Industry Review just released by the Society […]

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Three Kilkenny retailers nominated for prestigious national award

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

THE importance independent retailers make to Kilkenny’s economy has been recognised as three local businesses were nominated for national awards. The three local stores nominated for the 2019 Independent Retail Awards are Silverspring Fruit & Veg, nominated for Fresh Produce Provider, The Wine Centre, nominated for Off Licence Of the Year, and Butterslip, nominated in

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WANTED: Kilkenny workers willing to work from home for global tech giant

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

A MULTINATIONAL tech giant is looking for Kilkenny people to work for them, without ever leaving their house. Tech giant eBay wants Kilkenny people for its customer support team, and you can work for the comfort of your own home. The multinational e-commerce corporation is offering impressive benefits for prospective employees. The company is seeking […]

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Kilkenny-made chedder is the Big Cheese at prestigious US show

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2019 0

TOP quality cheddar produced by Kilkenny-based Glanbia Ireland at Ballyragget won 18 awards, including four trophies, at the prestigious 2019 Nantwich International Cheese Show which attracted over 5,000 entries from around the world. Well-known household brand Kilmeaden Cheddar saw off stiff competition at the show in Cheshire in the UK to land the prestigious Kerrygold