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Three masked burglars subject Kilkenny pensioner to terrifying ordeal in her home

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

AN ELDERLY county Kilkenny pensioner who lives alone was held hostage in her home as thieves ransacked her house late at night. The shocking incident occurred in the townland of Kilbraghan near Glenmore overnight between last Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. KilkennyNow.ie has learned it is the second time the woman’s home has […]

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Eddie Brennan: ‘Limerick are beginning to look like my old Kilkenny team’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

HURLING legend Eddie Brennan says Limerick are beginning to resemble the great Kilkenny team he starred in at the height of its powers. His former teammate Jackie Tyrrell recently expressed doubts about their ability to retain the All-Ireland title they won for the first time since 1973 last year. But Brennan (pictured above in his […]

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UPDATE: Community vigil taking place at vandalised World War 1 Memorial

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A SPECIAL community vigil is taking place at the World War 1 Memorial in the city. The vigil was due to begin at 6pm this evening after it was extensively damaged in “a mindless act of vandalism” earlier this week. Vandals damaged the face of a statue of the fallen soldier and hacked off part […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Why try to save the pay-phone when half the country doesn’t even know what a pay-phone is’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A STRANGE dispute has broken out between Eir and ComReg, the outfit that governs the telecom industry. Under a regulation dating from its Telecom Éireann days, Eir is obliged to maintain the country’s last few public pay phones and ComReg insists it should keep the service running. Eir says the ruling is “absolute folly” and […]

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Cycle Against Suicide: Kilkenny householders urged to lend a room to help mental health charity drive

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

KILKENNY householders are being urged to make their homes available for just one night to a team of charity cyclists who are using their pedal power to drive awareness of mental health issues. The Homestay Programme is central to the success of the Cycle Against Suicide initiative. Each year, throughout the island, people welcome participants of the […]

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Phil under fire: I wouldn’t make Hogan’s monthly salary in a year, says election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A EUROPEAN election candidate has accused Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan of accepting an “obscene amount of money” from the EU. Adrienne Wallace (pictured below) said the former Kilkenny TD was paid more than €300,000 a year, plus expenses. She said: “He has a basic monthly salary of €20,832, a ‘residence allowance’ of 15% of his […]

Business News

New scheme to help Kilkenny businesses to slash their energy bills by 30%

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

KILKENNY businesses have been urged to apply for new funding that will help them to save up to 30% a year on energy costs. Applications to the SEAI Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) Scheme are now open. And a fund of up to €6 million is available for projects delivering best practice in the […]

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Vandalism to Kilkenny WW1 Memorial is ‘attack on the whole community’

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 Post a comment

A POLITICIAN has decried the actions of the vandals who defaced the Kilkenny World War 1 Memorial, describing the incident as “an attack on the whole community”. Denis Hynes, the Labour Party General Election candidate for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, said the attack was an insult to all the Kilkenny people who, like his own, had […]

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Heavy showers will give way to sunny spells in Kilkenny today: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

KILKENNY motorists have again been urged to drive with caution as a Status Yellow rainfall alert remained in place until this morning. Torrential rain yesterday evening and heavy overnight showers made driving conditions treacherous in many parts of the county. Met Éireann issued a yellow rainfall warning yesterday evening for Leinster and Munster, which remained […]

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Kilkenny mourners’ cash and handbags stolen from vehicles as they attended funeral nearby

By Kilkenny Now 5th March 2019 0

HEARTLESS thieves smashed the windows of three vehicles and stole handbags, cash and electronic equipment while the unsuspecting owners were attending a funeral nearby. The shocking incident occurred at Kilbride Cemetery in Callan on Saturday. Kilkenny gardai tonight renewed their appeal for any potential eyewitnesses to come forward to assist their investigation. The