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SPONSORED: Make your fairy-tale wedding dream come true, at Kilkenny River Court Hotel

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

KILKENNY River Court Hotel will be the place to be for brides-to-be today as the renowned four-star venue hosts its intimate Wedding Evening. The hotel boasts some of the finest views the magnificent medieval city has to offer, and it’s also developed a reputation as one of the most sought-after wedding venues in the region. […]

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Bring a brolly if you’re venturing out today – Kilkenny’s in for a wet one!

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

DON’T forget your umbrella if you’re venturing out this afternoon – Met Éireann has forecast heavy showers for Kilkenny and the rest Leinster as temperatures drop to unseasonably low levels. Any hopes that summer had arrived were washed away in the rain yesterday as the mercury levels dropped throughout the country. And despite a bright […]

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Teenage booze thief busted by gardai in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A BOOZE thief was busted by gardai after he stole a quantity of alcohol from two premises. The thefts occurred in Kilkenny city over the Bank Holiday weekend. Kilkenny gardai confirmed a 19-year-old male was arrested on Monday in connection with two separate incidents in the city. He was taken to Kilkenny Garda Station for […]

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Fresh doubts over long-awaited MRI scanner for St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

CAPITAL funding has still not been approved for the MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital, which means it is highly unlikely the long-awaited project will be built this year as promised, Kilkenny’s sole candidate in the European elections has claimed. Independent Councillor Breda Gardner said the massive cost overrun at the National Children’s Hospital […]

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Vulture fund victim slept in a jeep in Kilkenny TD John McGuinness’ back yard

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has told how he allowed an elderly farmer to sleep in a jeep in his yard for a number of days because his home was being repossessed. Deputy McGuinness, who has regularly criticised banks for selling distressed loans to vulture funds, revealed the man called to him looking for help […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Abandon this broadband plan before it bankrupts us all’

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 Post a comment

IF you choose to live in the centre of a city there are some problems you will have to contend with. It will be noisy, possibly by night as well as day. If you own a car, you will have trouble parking. You will trip over tourists every time you leave the house. And when […]

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Community project to create bespoke benches for South Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A VISUAL artist is looking for people of all ages – and all sizes – to volunteer for an innovative, if slightly bizarre, local community event. Michelle Browne, and her Bring Your Own Chair team are looking for 47 people to join them for the event at St Mary’s Parish Hall in Slieverue on Wednesday, […]

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JENS KOPKE: ‘The painful inspiration for my award-winning start-up’

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

LYING in the dirt after a big crash, I thought to myself: ‘There has to be a better way!’ Off road motorcycle racing or ‘Motocross’ is a tough, competitive sport. It’s a sport that captured my imagination at the age of seven when I first swung a leg over a KTM 50 automatic motocross bike. […]

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Scandal-hit morgue at regional hospital will no longer be used for State post-mortems: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

THE scandal over shocking conditions at the mortuary in the regional hospital deepened after it emerged that State post-mortem examinations will no longer be carried out there. This means that cases where autopsies are required for criminal investigations in Kilkenny and the South East will no longer be conducted at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Instead […]

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‘Absolutely disgraceful’ – calls for CCTV at local graveyard targeted by litter louts

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

A LOCAL and General Election candidate has called for CCTV cameras to be installed at a county Kilkenny cemetery that was targeted by litter louts. There was outrage after pictures circulated on social media showed bags of discarded rubbish dumped outside Paulstown cemetery. The shocking pictures, which were widely shared on the KCLR Facebook page […]