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UPDATE: Kilkenny aircraft crash victim was well-known builder and father-of-three

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN THE local man who was killed in an aircraft crash near his county Kilkenny home was a well-known and popular builder and father-of-three. The victim, who has been named locally as Richard ‘Dick’ O’Connell, was fatally injured in the incident which happened at around 9pm at Rathcash, near Gowran. It is understood […]

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BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Croker cauldron to test Cats’ championship credentials

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE are just two unbeaten teams left in the hurling championship this year and neither is favourite to win their province. Welcome everyone to the strange new era of the most ancient sport. With four wins out of four, Tipperary are favourite to win the All-Ireland, yet Limerick are favourites to win […]

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First Darkness into Light walk in Inistioge raises €13,327 for charity

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

THE brave volunteers who rose at dawn to walk from Darkness into Light in Inistioge recently raised over €13,000 for Pieta House, the suicide and mental health awareness charity. It was the first Darkness into Light walk in the picturesque South Kilkenny village, and it was such a success that organisers are already planning for […]

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Man killed in aircraft crash in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

SEPARATE investigations have been launched into the tragic death of a man who was killed when his light aircraft crashed in county Kilkenny last night. It is understand the man, who was in his 50s, was on his way to a family birthday party when the aircraft crashed near his home at Gowran Cross at […]

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Escaped invasive salmon pose threat to Kilkenny rivers

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY rivers are under threat from invading non-native salmon that could wreak havoc with the local ecosystem and put native species at risk. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued a warning to the public asking them to report any Pacific pink salmon people spot in local rivers. Pacific pink salmon, more commonly […]

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Armed gardai pounce on man who claimed to have a gun on Kilkenny train

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY PASSENGERS on a Kilkenny-Dublin train were subjected to a terrifying ordeal when a drunk man ran amok onboard claiming to have a gun. The man was arrested by armed gardai on the platform of Heuston Station, Dublin, after he got off the 11.40am train from Kilkenny yesterday. After the Newbridge stop the […]

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Closure of famous pub leaves ‘a void in the cultural life of South Kilkenny’

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GEM of a rural Kilkenny pub from a bygone era played out its last song and closed its doors for the final time last night. Fittingly, Delaney’s at the Slate Quarries, near the old mining village of Ahenny, had one last session and then locked up. The bar is as famous […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A jug of red with your five a day

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

FEW of us return from a holiday in Spain without having shared at least one jug of sangria. It’s not that the Spanish try to force it on their visitors. They rarely drink the stuff themselves and tend to treat it with the sort of amused contempt we reserve for green beer on St Patrick’s […]

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Thieves smash window of car parked in county Kilkenny town, ‘personal’ items stolen

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a family car that was parked in a county Kilkenny town and stole personal items from the glovebox. The family SUV, parked on the street in Clough, Castlecomer, was targeted sometime between 8.30pm and 9.30pm last Friday. The passenger window was smashed and personal items were taken from the glove box. A […]

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MARBLE CITY NIGHTS: Sinéad Connolly’s going-out guide to Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

THE sun is splitting the stones so get out and top up on some vitamin D! And if the forecast is as good as they’re making out you may as well stock up on some vitamin B(eer) while basking in the sun in Kilkenny’s finest outdoor venues this weekend. If you fancy cocktails, music, beer […]