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Check your heating oil, forecaster warns as temperatures plummet to -3C

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2019 0

A LOCAL weather forecaster has warned Kilkenny householders to check your heating oil as temperatures plummeted to an icy -3C. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather said we’re in for a very cold weekend, adding: “Rain and sleet in the midlands and North at present with showers moving onto The East coast. “A bitterly cold evening, […]

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Aussie Annie’s 15,500km mission to track down her South Kilkenny family

By Kilkenny Now 5th April 2019 0

A YOUNG Australian woman has travelled across the world in a mission to track down her relatives in South Kilkenny. Annie Moroney is trying to trace surviving relatives in the Ballyhale area, and in the process help to heal a family heartache spanning over a century. Annie’s grandmother Mary Kelly was just 19 when she […]

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High-speed chase drama after motorist refused to stop at Garda checkpoint in city

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai were forced to give chase to a rogue driver who refused to stop at a checkpoint in the city. The drama unfolded in Kilkenny yesterday as local gardai were manning a routine checkpoint. The driver approached the checkpoint, but instead of stopping he sped past the stunned gardai and fled the scene. Gardai […]

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FEATURE: All the fun events for kids in Kilkenny throughout Easter

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

KILKENNY is the ideal place to entertain little ones this Easter, with lots of seasonal themed activities taking place throughout the city and county. National Reptile Zoo  The National Reptile Zoo in Gowran County Kilkenny is set for an egg-tastic line up of Easter activities. They are running egg hunts throughout Easter week with lots […]

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‘MRI scanner at St Luke’s will definitely be built this year’ – Minister Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

THE long-awaited MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital will be built this year, Minister and local TD John Paul Phelan insisted today. This week the Chairman of the Friends of St Luke’s, Declan McCann, expressed his frustration at the ongoing delays in the project in spite of the €250,000 the group has raised for […]

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Cats blow as Buckley and Maher to miss round-robin series of Championship

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

KILKENNY boss Brian Cody has been hit with a double blow ahead of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, with Cillian Buckley and James Maher set to miss the entire round-robin series. Buckley sat out this year’s league campaign and hasn’t featured for the Cats since last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Limerick because of a […]

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Kilkenny public show some muscle as they lift 880,078kg for local charity

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

THE people of Kilkenny flexed their muscles in an impressive show of strength to lift 880,078kg in a novel fundraising drive that clearly captured the imagination of the public. The innovative Lift 4 Life charity drive was run with military precision by the Kilkenny hurling captain and his dedicated team at TJ Reid Health and […]

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Kilkenny businesses invited to attend ‘one-to-one’ Brexit advisory clinic

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

IS your business prepared for Brexit? The Local Enterprise Office is hosting a free done-to-one Brexit Advisory Clinic on Tuesday, April 16 with Brexit advisor Denis Casey, and all local companies who will be affected by Britain leaving the EU are urged to avail of this opportunity. Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny said: “Brexit poses a significant threat […]

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Spring freeze to thaw as wild weather takes another dramatic turn: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

TEMPERATURES plummeted to just above zero in parts of Kilkenny last night as the Spring freeze we’ve weathered in recent days tightened its icy grip on the country. And motorists have been urged to slow down this morning as frost and ice patches make driving conditions hazardous in hilly areas of the county. But good […]

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Kilkenny soldiers among Irish troops stranded in Syria after flight fiasco

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2019 0

KILKENNY soldiers are among the Irish troops serving in Syria whose flight home after serving a six-month tour of duty in the war-torn country was delayed. The 130 troops of the 58th Infantry Group stationed in the Golan Heights as part of the UNDOF mission were scheduled to fly out of Beirut and land in […]