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Kilkenny road closed for six weeks after falling into mine reopens

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

A KILKENNY road that was closed for six weeks after it collapsed has reopened to traffic after it was declared safe. The N78 at Gurteen Hill near Castlecomer was shut off to traffic after old mining works underneath the road collapsed. However the road reopened on Friday after it was declared safe.  

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Biker gang goes the whole hog for breakfast at Ballyhale’s Billy’s Tearooms

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 0

A BIKER gang rolled into Ballyhale, but the locals needn’t have worried. The Coast 2 Coast Motorcycle Club weren’t in the South Kilkenny town to raise hell, they just wanted a taste of Billy’s Tearoom’s legendary ‘Full Irish’. They politely parked their hogs outside of the popular non-profit cooperative, which recently featured on RTÉ’s Nationwide, […]

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Gardai probe bizarre car theft at city-centre hotel

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2019 0

GARDAI in Kilkenny are investigating the theft of a rear bumper which was removed from a car at a well-known city-centre hotel. The incident occurred at the Kilkenny River Court Hotel sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning this week The bumper was taken from a silver Nissan Nevara. Gardai have urged anyone who is […]

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Kilkenny food producers feature in new list of Ireland’s ‘Best Food Products’

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2019 0

SOME renowned Kilkenny food producers have featured in a new list of Ireland’s ’30 Best Food Products’. Goatsbridge Trout Caviar and Highbank Orchard Syrup (pictured below) were both included in the list, which is published in today’s Irish Independent. Food writer Katy McGuinness says: “Canada may have its maple syrup, but we have Highbank’s organic […]

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Kilkenney dancing star John Nolan and partner Mairéad return to our TV screens

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2019 0

THERE’LL be a distinctly Kilkenny flavour to tonight’s Ray D’Arcy Show. Fresh from their stunning victory on Dancing with the Stars, our very own superhoofer John Nolan and his celebrity partner Mairéad Ronan will be talking about taking the coveted Glitter Ball trophy home – and what’s next for the queen and king of the dance floor. […]

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Young Kilkenny farmer is named Teagasc Student of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2019 0

A YOUNG farmer from Urlingford has been named as the Teagasc/FBD Insurance Student of the Year for 2018. Paul Bowden completed the Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agricultural (Dairy Herd Management) with Distinction at Teagasc Kildalton Agricultural College. Presenting the award, Minister Michael Creed said: “The panel of judges have informed methat the standard was […]

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Kilkenny’s Western Environs: Where the streets have new names (even though they don’t exist yet)

By Kilkenny Now 30th March 2019 0

THEY may not even exist yet, but that hasn’t stopped Kilkenny County Council’s rather grand sounding ‘infrastructure naming committee’ from naming some of city’s planned new roadways. A few eyebrows were raised this week after new monikers were slapped on streets and parks to be constructed as part of the Western Environs project. The city’s

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Kilkenny politician warns businesses: ‘Prepare for a no-deal Brexit’

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor and general election candidate has urged local businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. The likelihood of the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal grew significantly this evening after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal was defeated in the House of Commons for a third time. A no-deal Brexit […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: A nice wee Prosecco, just what mammy ordered

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

WHAT’S your mum’s favourite tipple, asks a flier that has popped into my email basket. I didn’t have a mum. I had a mam, sometimes a mammy, and her favourite tipple was tea. She drank gallons of the stuff and always in the same minuscule measure. Whether quaffed from a giant mug or sipped like […]

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Friday Night Fever! Check out all the fantastic events happening in the Marble City tonight

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

Tonight – 6pm –  Matt The Millers – Live traditional music followed by Recoil & DJ till late  Traditional Irish music starts off the weekend at Matt The Millers tonight at 6pm followed by a night of great entertainment by Recoil and DJ till late. Tonight 7.30pm – Joe Dolan Music Celebration at Springhill Court Hotel, […]