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Kilkenny car crime spree: vehicles targetted at four different locations across county

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN FOUR cars at different locations across the county had their windows smashed or bodywork damaged during a spate of similar incidents in the space of a 24-hour period. The break-ins and criminal damage of vehicles occurred on Sunday and early Monday morning at locations in Thomastown, Piltown, Threecastles and Bennettsbridge. Gardaí at […]

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UPDATE: Seven men arrested, three appear in court, in major crime clampdown in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A FURTHER four men have been arrested in follow up searches to a major planned garda operation in the city this morning. Three men who were arrested this morning in the Wetlands area of Kilkenny city are set to appear in court. The four men arrested later in the day are currently […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan ‘renominated’ for €300k EU Commissioner role

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FORMER Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has been nominated for a second term as Ireland’s European Commissioner. Commissioner Hogan was put forward for the €300,000 Commissioner role by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, at a Cabinet meeting in Dublin today. The Taoiseach praised the work of Commissioner Hogan in his initial term in Europe, […]

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Minister promises wheelchair swing as Kilkenny Castle playground finally re-opens

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) today announced they are looking to install more special needs equipment at the Kilkenny Castle playground before the end of the year. The news comes on the day the castle’s playground finally re-opened to the public after being closed for almost four months. The €100,000 refurbishment, […]

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UPDATE: Four children injured in horrific county Kilkenny car crash

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY EIGHT people have been rushed to hospital following a two-vehicle crash close to Graiguenamanagh this morning. Four children and four adults were rushed to St Luke’s for treatment, but it is believed their injuries are not life-threatening. The horror crash occurred at the Cross of Skeagh near Graiguenamanagh on the R703 just […]

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

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

Mon 08 Jul J.J Kavanagh and Sons Junior B League (Round: Round 8), Venue: Paulstown, Barrow Rangers V St Martin’s19:30,   Duggan Steel Under-13 B Hurling League Group B (Round: Round 1), Venue: Tullogher, Rosbercon V Piltown19:30,   Tue 09 July County Hurling League Division 2 (Round: Round 4), Venue: Danesfort, Danesfort V Tullaroan20:00, (Round: […]

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BLACKOUT: 1,000 Kilkenny homes without power since morning

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY OVER 1,000 houses in County Kilkenny were left without electricity today. At 8.30 am this morning the power went out in Urlingford and it had not been restored to the 1,ooo homes affected by lunchtime. The outage caused widespread disruption and even the library in Urlingford announced on twitter that it was […]

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Emergency services rush to county Kilkenny crash – multiple injuries reported

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

TWO CARS were involved in a serious crash close to Graiguenamanagh this morning. Emergency services have rushed to the scene at Coolnamara Cross on the R703. The crash occurred just before 11 am, and it is believed there are multiple injuries. Gardai have closed the road while emergency services deal with the crash. More to […]

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Three men to appear in court after major garda operation in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

THE THREE men arrested this morning as part of a major garda operation in Kilkenny are to appear in court today. Up to 30 gardai were involved in a major planned operation in Kilkenny this morning which resulted in three men being arrested. The dramatic early morning raid occurred in the Wetlands area of Kilkenny. […]

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Up and atom! Kilkenny kids rewarded for promoting science and math in school

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NINE Kilkenny primary schools have received an award for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths in school. Teachers and pupils in the nine schools that received the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover Science and Maths Award for 2019 had to record all their activities related to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem), […]