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Kilkenny householders face disruption as major new water works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2019 0

HOUSEHOLDERS in Kilkenny face more disruption as major new waterworks get underway in the city this week. The works to install 1.2 kilometres of new water mains and the replacement of more that 155 back yard water services began yesterday. The affected communities are Fatima Place, Saint Theresa’s Terrace, Dominic Street, Kennyswell Road and Emmet […]

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Kilkenny man stabbed to death on the streets of Dublin

By Kilkenny Now 12th June 2019 0

A KILKENNY man was stabbed to death in Dublin’s city-centre. The victim has been named locally as Peter Donnelly, who was 39 and had been living in the capital but was originally from Kilkenny. He was stabbed several times on O’Connell Street in the early hours of yesterday morning following an argument with another man. […]

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Anger as Kilkenny cleric compares homosexuals and pro-choice supporters to ‘spiritual zombies’

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 3

By COLIN BARTLEY A CAPUCHIN friar in Kilkenny has sparked controversy by comparing homosexuals and supporters of abortion rights, contraception and euthanasia to “spiritual zombies” that have been infected. Brother Tom Forde delivered the controversial homily to his congregation in Kilkenny city on Saturday. Some people reportedly got up and left the church

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SPINRAZA JOY: ‘Does this mean I’ll be able to walk?’ – Kilkenny’s Isaac Brennan

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY family who have tirelessly campaigned for their six-year-old boy to have access to a ‘miracle drug’ said they are “shocked” and “delighted” it is now being made available to them. “You just couldn’t write it. It’s incredible,” beamed Carol Cantwell, mother of Isaac Brennan, the young Kilkenny boy who suffers

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Kilkenny Council vows to continue ‘zero tolerance’ war on litter louts

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council has said it will continue to take a “zero tolerance approach” to dumping to ensure the Marble City stays top of the country’s litter league. Yesterday it was confirmed that Kilkenny had been named Ireland’s cleanest town for the fifth time in the latest nationwide survey by the Irish Business Against Litter […]

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Our thin blue line – no new Garda recruits for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

NONE of the latest batch of Garda recruits will be stationed in Kilkenny. More than three quarters of the 201 new recruits from Templemore training college are being sent to Dublin to help combat rising gangland crime. Thirty gardaí are also being posted to Louth, 25 of whom will be based in Drogheda which is […]

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Major boost for Kilkenny boy as HSE approves ‘wonder drug’

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

THE family of Kilkenny boy Isaac Brennan are celebrating today after the Health Services Executive (HSE) approved the wonder-drug Spinraza as part of it’s public programme. The drug has had a life-changing impact on the lives of sufferers of Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA) and is now set to be included in the public health programme. […]

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SPONSORED: Market Cross Shopping Centre – vital part of modern city and an elegant reminder of our past

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

KILKENNY was a boom town in the early fourteenth century. A wealthy merchant class had made it the largest inland town in Ireland. It bustled with traders and dealers and there was a brisk trade in wine, salt, wool, hides. timber, metals and all sorts of foodstuff. In 1335, the Market Cross was erected as […]

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On song – talented Kilkenny siblings into final of hit TV family talent show

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

A TALENTED Kilkenny bother-and-sister act have made it into the final of a TV show to discover Ireland’s most talented family. Shane and Ciara McCormack from Urlingford are one of four family acts to make it into the final of TG4’s popular Sunday night show, Réalta agus Gaolta. Shane and Ciara McCormack from Urlingford are […]

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SPONSORED: Music, dance and a great day of fun at the Kilkenny Country Music Festival

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2019 0

GET your stetson ready and brush off your dancing shoes – the Kilkenny Country Music Festival is swinging back your way. The beautiful grounds of Gowran Park Racecourse are hosting the festival, which takes place tomorrow, July 14. It’s going to be a great day of music, dance and fun with live sets from some […]