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‘He showed very bad judgement’ – Kilkenny TD hits out at Minister’s attack on gardai

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

KILKENNY TD John McGuinness said Disability Minister Finian McGrath “showed very bad judgement” by attempting to “politicise” the gardai. The Fianna Fáil TD joined a growing chorus of condemnation from Government and opposition politicians after Minister McGrath accused gardai of carrying out unnecessary breathalyser check-points because they opposed controversial new

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Kilkenny children under the age of 16 to get free universal dental care

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

KILKENNY children under the age of 16 will be given free universal dental care as part of a new government initiative. The €80 million plan will see almost the entire range of dental services extended to every child in the country from birth to 16 years old. Under the scheme, parents will be able to […]

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‘It goes beyond politics’ – Kilkenny TD urges all parties to support new autism Bill

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged parties across the political divide to support her new Autism Strategy Bill. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Education and Skills, is presenting the Bill in the Dáil tomorrow to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day. Deputy Funchion said: “This Bill goes beyond politics. We need this […]

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Glanbia CountryLife strike gold at customer loyalty awards ceremony

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

GLANBIA CountryLife, which has centres in Ballyhale and Castlecomer, has won a prestigious customer loyalty award. The Glanbia CountryLife Loyalty Scheme came out tops in the Irish Loyalty Awards 2019, winning the award for ‘Best Customer Experience’. CountryLife  were finalists in the ‘Best Retail (non-food) Loyalty Programme of the Year’ category as well as the […]

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House prices in Kilkenny city and county continue to rise: daft.ie survey

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

HOUSE prices in Kilkenny city and county are continuing to rise, new figures reveal. Overall the price of a home in Kilkenny rose by 4.8% to €224,161 in the first three months of the year, according to the latest Daft.ie analysis of the property market. This is just below the 5.9% national average rise in […]

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April showers to wash away sunny Spring weather: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

APRIL showers and much colder conditions are set to replace the warm Spring weather we enjoyed last week. Met Éireann warned temperatures across Kilkenny and Leinster will plummet today as last week’s glorious sunshine makes way for “wintry showers”. The national forecaster said there will be some bright spells today with scattered rain showers, adding: […]

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Outrage as hero Kilkenny campaigner is clamped while receiving treatment at hospital

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 Post a comment

HERO cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan was left shocked after her car was clamped while she was receiving treatment at a Dublin hospital. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who was Grand Marshall of the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny city earlier this month, recently announced she was taking a break from social media to focus on […]

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Gin tasting tour is just the tonic for Kilkenny Roses

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Rose of Tralee contestants had a gin-teresting evening after they were given their very own tour of the award-winning Ballykeefe Distillery. It was a bit of an insider job – one of the 2019 hopefuls, Rose Sinead – is being sponsored by the company, and she was happy to give the rest of the […]

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Kilkenny householders hit with electricity and gas price hikes from tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

KILKENNY householders will be hit in the pocket from tomorrow when two energy providers hike up their prices. Electric Ireland, the State’s largest electricity provider, and PrePayPower are set to raise prices in a move that will add up to €50 to average annual bills. The new rises come on top of hikes last year […]

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Cats’ bid for four-in-a-row dashed, but St Kieran’s are crowned kings of schools hurling again

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

IT’S been a weekend of highs and lows for Kilkenny hurling as St Kieran’s College racked up a 23rd schools’ championship, while the county’s camogie team saw their dreams of a four-in-a-row league titles dashed at Croke Park today. The Cats’ bid for a fourth Division 1 league title on the trot came to an […]