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Gardai probe graffiti attack on county Kilkenny school

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating a graffiti attack on a county Kilkenny school. Vandals entered the grounds of Scoil Bhríde national school in Paulstown earlier this month and daubed graffiti on the shed. A local Garda spokesperson said photos of the graffiti were taken and that it has since been painted over. Anyone with information about the […]

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Ladies who brunch … escape the weather blues at five of Kilkenny’s favourite venues

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2019 0

A PICNIC in the park might be out of the question this weekend if the weather forecast is to be believed. Instead pop along to one of these Kilkenny favourites and rest your weary bones while staying warm and dry. Cradle a mug of hot chocolate and browse the delicious menus. Mocha’s Vintage Tearooms and […]

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Burglars break into site of new Kilkenny home, large quantity of slates stolen

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 0

THIEVES broke into the site of a new home in county Kilkenny and made off with a large quantity of slates. The incident occurred on the site of the new build at Court Na Boughilla, Goresbridge, some between 11.30pm on Wednesday and 8.30am on Thursday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The injured party reported that […]

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Kilkenny canine to present new radio show as regional station goes barking mad!

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 0

REGIONAL station Beat 102-103fm has gone barking mad – and has selected two canine correspondents to present what promises to be a ruff-and-ready radio show. KilkennyNow.ie has been reassured that this is not ‘fake news’: a keeshond and a bichon frise poodle mix are set to take over Beat for one night only in what […]

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Planning for next year’s Borris Festival of Writing already underway: director

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 Post a comment

THE eighth year of the Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas was its most successful to date, welcoming up to to 1,100 every day. The festival took place last weekend on the beautiful grounds of Borris House, with over 100 speakers and musicians delighting audiences with their music, poetry and prose. Festival Director Hugo […]

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BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Championship permutations and why Cody’s Cats must win battle of Innovate Park

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GONE be with the days of the auld knock-out championship! After eight games of hurling in the Leinster Senior Championship this year, nothing is clear going into this evening’s final two matches, and Kilkenny have everything still to play for. With the four teams playing in the final round of the Leinster […]

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Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and a ‘world exclusive’ for Radio Kilkenny!

By Kilkenny Now 15th June 2019 0

BORIS Johnson, the leading contender to become the next British Prime Minister, has revealed how he recently mistook US President Donald Trump for a Kilkenny community radio station. Johnson made the revelation in an newspaper interview as he launched his campaign to replace Theresa May. When a call came through to his office purporting to […]

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UPDATE: Kilkenny man found dead in London was All-Ireland dance champion

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY THE tragic Kilkenny man whose death has sparked a murder inquiry in the UK was a seven times All-Ireland dance champion and an internationally renowned choreographer and producer. Today it was confirmed that a 17-year-old girl and a 24-year-old man have been arrested in London on suspicion of murdering Adrian Murphy. The […]

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Former Kilkenny councillor lodges complaint to gardai over friar’s ‘inciteful’ gay ‘zombie’ comments

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A CRIMINAL complaint has been made to local gardai by a former Kilkenny city councillor over the controversial homily by a Capuchin Friar that compared gay people to “spiritual zombies” that have been infected. Former Fianna Fail councillor Patrick McKee made the complaint to gardai in Kilkenny yesterday evening. Speaking to KilkennyNow.ie […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: Chardonnay – a good name for wine but not for women

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

I READ that Chardonnay is making a comeback. That’s bad news for the unfortunate women who acquired it as a first name in a mad trend that swept parts of the country about 20 years ago. It’s no fun being called after a dodgy wine. But, of course, it wasn’t a dodgy wine back then. […]