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Kilkenny employees can ‘upskill’ for free on new courses unveiled today

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

KILKENNY employees or people who are looking to return to the workplace can apply for 500 free or subsidised places on over 25 new courses to upskill our workforce. The courses will take place at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and the Institute of Technology Carlow. They are part of 9,000 free or subsidised […]

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Fairytale Festival returns to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

THE Fairytale Festival is returning to Kilkenny. The annual one-day event where children’s imaginations are set free will take place on Sunday, July 21 for seven magical hours between 11am and 6pm. Set in the surreal surrounds of Woodstock Gardens, which lie on the edge of the picturesque village of Inistioge, The Fairytale Festival is […]

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Hero Garda who drowned in diving tragedy buried tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE funeral will take place tomorrow of the Waterford-based Garda who died in tragic circumstances over the weekend. Garda Dave Hearne (46) died after a freak accident during a recreational dive some 15km off Hook Head on Saturday evening. He was diving at the time with Hook Sub Aqua Club, of which […]

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Number of drink and drug-related deaths in Kilkenny revealed

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

A TOTAL of 59 people in Kilkenny died as a result of alcohol and drugs in the decade leading up to 2017, newly released figures reveal. Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow (53) recorded some of the lowest levels of drug and drink-related deaths in the region and country. The figures are contained in the Irish National […]

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Waterford man who killed Kilkenny musician in unprovoked attack jailed for five years

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

A WATERFORD man who killed a talented Kilkenny musician in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for five years. Craig McGrath (26) of Rathfaddan Park in Waterford city was on bail in relation to another unprovoked attack in a nightclub the previous year when he punched Damien O’Brien at least twice in the head in […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: New dawn for Kilkenny County Council, but status quo remains

By Kilkenny Now 27th May 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN NATIONALLY, the story of the 2019 local elections was undoubtedly the so-called ‘Green wave’ that swept across the country, with Sinn Féin the biggest loser in the shake-up of our local authorities. In Kilkenny, councillor Malcolm Noonan rode the crest of the wave, recording the second highest vote in the city behind […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: The results are all in! Eugene McGuinness is sole elected Independent, John Coonan and Martin Brett win seats

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE results are all in and the people have spoken. After two long days of counting, the final three seats have been filled on Kilkenny County Council. And there’s another McGuinness on the local authority, but this time it’s Independent Eugene (brother of John and uncle of city poll-topper Andrew) who will enter the political […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Three more seats for ‘big two’ as Eamon Aylward, Fidelis Doherty and Ger Frisby elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE final results are in for Piltown, where the remaining three seats have again been hovered up by the ‘big two’ parties. Fianna Fáil’s Eamon Aylward and Fidelis Doherty were both elected on the sixth and final count after they exceeded the quota. And they have been joined by Ger Frisby, who was elected without […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Breda Gardner loses seat to newcomer Deirdre Cullen, Patrick O’Neill and Joe Lyons elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE final results are in for Callan-Thomastown and it’s a major upset for Brenda Gardner as the sitting councillor and Kilkenny’s only European election candidate has lost her seat to Fianna Fáil newcomer Deirdre Cullen. Bennettsbridge-based councillor Patrick O’Neill and his FG colleague, newcomer Joe Lyons, were also elected on the final count, making

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ELECTIONS 2019: FF and FG tied on six council seats each in Kilkenny as Michael Doyle is elected

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

FINALLY, after what seemed like an eternity, we have another elected member of Kilkenny County Council. Inistioge-based Michael Doyle has been elected in the Callan-Thomastown area on the sixth count after 39 transfers from John Kelly pushed his vote up to 1,569. But the result has sounded the election death knell for Cllr Doyle’s Inistioge […]