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Unsettled weather returns to rain on our parade: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

LAST week gave us a few gorgeous, if fleeting, glimpses of summer. But unfortunately if appears the widely unsettled weather that preceded the welcome burst of sunshine is back to rain on our parade. Met Éireann said today will largely be a dull day in Kilkenny and throughout Leinster, with occasional showers. In its latest […]

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Have a heart – 400 people on cardiology waiting list at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY 400 people in Kilkenny are waiting to see a cardiologist for an outpatient appointment in St Luke’s General Hospital, new figures reveal. And 15 people have been waiting a year or more to get an appointment with one of the cardiology consultants at our local hospital. The figures emerged from the […]

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Rescue drama – Kilkenny Garda jumps into River Nore to save man from drowning

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

THREE Kilkenny gardai have been hailed as heroes after they saved a young man from drowning in the city in the early hours of this morning. The eagle-eyed officers were on patrol in Kilkenny when they spotted the man enter the River Nore at St John’s Quay at around 2am. A female Garda jumped into […]

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Young girl (7) killed in tragic accident after car rolled over her in driveway

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

A YOUNG girl was tragically killed after a car rolled over her in a driveway this afternoon. The Garda Press Office has confirmed gardai in Drogheda, Co Louth, are “investigating an incident which occurred in the driveway of a house in Boyle O’Reilly Terrace at approximately 2.30pm today 7th July 2019”. It is understood a […]

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Kilkenny buzz-ness doing its bit to help protect Ireland’s bees

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 Post a comment

FLOWERBEDS and seed bombs are some of the floral items being handed out by a Kilkenny business as part of Operation Pollination, and it’s all part of an innovative effort to save the bees. CountryLife Garden centres are donating free-flowering perennials and wild-flower seeds at its stores in Castlecomer and Ballyhale in a bid to […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan in line for even bigger EU job, despite controversy over beef deal: report

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

EU Commissioner – the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan – is in line for an even more prestigious job in Brussels, according to a report today. The Sunday Times says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar “is poised to reappoint” the Kilkenny man as Ireland’s nominee to the European Commission in the expectation that the former environment minister […]

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A real life princess – Kilkenny pulls out all stops to make brave girl’s dream come true

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BRAVE little girl will see her dream of being a princess come true in Kilkenny this week. Ten-year-old Ellie Rose Richardson suffers from cortical dysplasia, a lifelong and non-curable condition. It means Ellie Rose must undergoing continuous neurological and cardio medical interventions, medical control of seizures, OT, physio,  and speech and […]

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Car thieves targeting mourners at graveyards across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2019 0

HEARTLESS thieves are targeting mourners’ cars as they attend funerals. Kilkenny gardai have urged anyone attending cemetery masses over the coming weeks to ensure their vehicles are securely locked, and that valuables are not visible from the outside. The warning comes in the wake of a spate of thefts and break-ins of vehicles that were […]

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Kilkenny is a top destination for Airbnb visitors

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has come fifth in a new list of top destinations for Airbnb guests in Ireland. Rental website Airbnb this week unveiled their list of the most popular destinations for visitors outside Ireland’s main urban hubs in 2018. The high ranking will come as another boost to Kilkenny’s tourism sector. The Marble […]

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‘Our education system is broken’ – Kilkenny TD appointed Sinn Féin spokesperson for children

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD has vowed to be “a voice for those who have been ignored” after she was appointed her party’s spokesperson for children and youth affairs. Local Sinn Féin Deputy Kathleen Funchion said children and the young people of Ireland have been “consistently failed” by the Fine Gael-led minority government. She […]