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‘End parole for murderers – give dignity back to victims’ families’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD has called on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to hand decisions over the parole of murderers to an independent board, giving dignity back to the families of murder victims. Sinn Féin Deputy Kathleen Funchion said demands from the SAVE (Sentencing and Victim Equality) group to the government should be “supported […]

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Kilkenny company paves the way for opening of world’s greatest cycle race

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE starting gun for this year’s Tour de France will be fired in Brussels, but the first leg of one of the world’s greatest sporting events will be much closer to home than you think. The first stage will start and finish on the newly paved streets of Brussels, streets that have […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: More glorious sunshine today, but clouds loom on horizon

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ENJOY it while it lasts folks – it looks like the sun is packing its bags and flying off to sunnier climes over the coming days. Unfortunately, today could be the last of this spell of good weather, with the weekend and the first couple of days of next week becoming cloudier, […]

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ALERT: Garda warning after spate of car break-ins across Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY car owners are being warned to be more careful when leaving their cars not to have any possessions left on display inside their vehicles. The call comes from Kilkenny Garda after a noticeable increase in car burglary’s around the county in recent weeks. The latest car break-in happened in Thomastown over […]

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Kilkenny Greenway ownership issues could knock €8m project off track

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY THE €8 million Kilkenny Greenway project could be knocked off track by issues concerning the ownership of the land. A potential stumbling block which could delay the construction emerged at the meeting of the Piltown Municipal District of Kilkenny County Council last night. The issue is over whether or not to lease […]

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Good news for Kilkenny soliders as Defence Forces get pay rise

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MEMBERS of the Defence Forces from Kilkenny and soldiers serving in our local James Stephen’s Barracks will see an increase in their take home pay as of today. The financial boost comes as part of a €10m remuneration package for the defence forces agreed by the Government. The increases will focus on […]

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Frustrated Kilkenny TD to tackle Health Minister over latest MRI scanner delay

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD has hit out at the ongoing delay in delivering the long promised MRI scanner to St Luke’s General Hospital. Deputy Bobby Aylward today revealed he has resubmitted a parliamentary question to Health Minister Simon Harris to explain why the vital project has not been delivered, in spite of numerous […]

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Daggers out for Kilkenny’s Big Phil – and local TD is sharpening the knife

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is facing a fight for his political life in the wake of the bitter fallout over the controversial trade deal with South America. And the former Kilkenny TD is facing opposition from within his own party and constituency ranks after Fine Gael’s Carlow-based Deputy Pat Deering called on […]

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Father-of-three who died in Kilkenny air crash tragedy is laid to rest this morning

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE KILKENNY man who died tragically in an air accident last Friday is to be laid to rest this morning. Father-of-three Richard ‘Dick’ O’Connell will be buried after 11 o’clock mass St. Colman’s Church, Clara. The popular stonemason was killed when his micro-light plane crashed into power lines near Gowran Cross, last […]

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REVEALED: Number of new Irish citizens living in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY JUST four out of 670 people from 50 countries across the world who were made Irish citizens last week are living in Kilkenny. They officially became citizens of Ireland during a a naturalisation ceremony at the Waterford Institute of Technology Arena. Minister of State John Halligan addressed the new citizens, telling them: […]