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BREAKING: Cllr Martin Brett is the new Mayor of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

JUST a few weeks ago Martin Brett was slugging it out for the final council seat in the Kilkenny City electoral area with Sinn Féin’s Seán Tyrrell. Fast forward to today and the Fine Gael politician has been confirmed as Kilkenny’s First Citizen. Cllr Brett’s appointment as the new Mayor of Kilkenny was rubber stamped […]

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‘It makes no budgetary sense’ – Kilkenny TD urges Taoiseach to end freeze in Home Help hours

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has called on the Government to reverse the freeze in Home Help hours. The Sinn Féin TD hit out at the freeze, saying it “makes no budgetary sense”. Deputy Funchion (pictured) said: “It costs €5,964 per week to care for someone in an acute hospital bed, while it costs just €160 […]

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

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

DON’T let the weather rain on your parade this weekend – there’s plenty to fun to be had in Kilkenny’s hot-spots to keep you distracted over the next few nights. Kick off your Friday night with the Papa Zitas in the Left Bank at 10pm or check Evan & Phil at the Dylan Whiskey Bar, […]

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Man (28) in court charged with fatal stabbing of Kilkenny man

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

A MAN has appeared in court charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Kilkenny man Peter Donnelly. Mr Donnelly died after he sustained serious injuries outside a premises on Upper O’Connell St at about 1.40am last Tuesday. The father-of-one had moved to Dublin last summer and was residing at various addresses and hostels in the […]

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Gardai probe sudden death of man in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating the sudden death of a man in the city. The body of the main, who was in his early 70s, was discovered in a house in the St Patrick’s Close area of the city in the early hours of this morning. Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene. The cause of […]

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Kilkenny man found dead in London, teen girl and man arrested

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A 17-YEAR-OLD girl and a 24-year-old man have been arrested on in London on suspicion of murder after a Kilkenny man was found dead in a flat in the UK capital. The victim has been named locally as Adrian Murphy, 43,  from Kilkenny City. His body was found at a block of […]

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Kilkenny parents of children with autism and special needs to join marches in Dublin and Cork

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

KILKENNY parents of children with autism and special educational needs will be joining families and health professionals from across the country at marches in Ireland’s two biggest cities tomorrow. In the capital, protestors will march from the Garden of Remembrance to Dáil Éireann, while in Cork campaigners will begin their protest at the Court House […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Will we see glimpses of Summer in Kilkenny this weekend?

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

WE may finally see some signs of Summer next week, but for the moment we’ll have to content ourselves with the odd glimpses of sunshine in between heavy showers and unseasonably cool temperatures over the coming days. Met Éireann this morning said the weather in Kilkenny and throughout Leinster will remain unsettled over the weekend. […]

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REVEALED: Rise in number of Kilkenny woman travelling to UK for abortions

By Kilkenny Now 14th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE women from Kilkenny travelled to the UK to have abortions in 2018 than in the previous year despite the repeal to the Eighth Amendment, new figures reveal.   According to a new report, 52 women from Kilkenny had abortions in clinics in England and Wales last year. The figure for 2017 […]

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ALERT: Gardai warn of thieves nicking number plates from Kilkenny cars

By Kilkenny Now 13th June 2019 0

CRIMINALS in Kilkenny are targeting car owners’ licence plates. There have been several reported incidents in recent weeks involving the theft of number plates from vehicles in the city and county. The plates from two vehicles in the Callan area were stolen recently. And thieves also removed the licence plate from a trailer in the […]