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Kilkenny’s cat and dog lovers put their purr-fect pals above their partners

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is famous for its connection with cats, and as we celebrate St Valentine’s Day it seems most of us care more about our pets than our partners. According to a new survey, the majority of people in Kilkenny and across the country put their four-legged pals before their actual human partner. Over two-thirds (67%) […]

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‘It’s not a job’ – 11 times All-Ireland winner Brian Cody dismisses retirement talk

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2019 0

BRIAN CODY has no intention of retiring anytime soon from a “job” he doesn’t even consider to be a job! Cody has already delivered a record 11 All-Ireland titles for his county. He turns 65 in July and retired from teaching back in 2015. But it appears he has no intention to handing over the […]

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Kilkenny gardai seize €60,000 of cocaine in separate drug busts in city

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2019 0

GARDAI have seized up to €60,000 in separate cocaine busts in the city in less than a week. Yesterday Kilkenny gardai seized €30,000 of cocaine during an intense day-long crackdown on organised criminals which involved up to 80 local and specialist gardai. At least 12 people have been charged with criminal offences. Some are due […]

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UPDATE: 30 arrests, €80k of drugs seized in Garda crackdown on Kilkenny criminals

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

THIRTY people were arrested and €80,000 worth of drugs seized in a major crackdown on Kilkenny criminals involving up to 80 gardai in the city and county today. The arrests and drugs seizures are part of the ongoing Garda Operation Storm investigating organised criminal activity in the Kilkenny area. The high-profile operation involved up to […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Last chance for the suits to save Irish soccer’

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

WHEN Irish soccer split, back in 1921, the League of Ireland and its northern equivalent, the Irish League, both inherited what, in business-speak, would be termed sound franchises. Attendances were in the region of 10,000 to 15,000 and big games could easily attract twice that. Stadium facilities were primitive by today’s standards. Not that anyone […]

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New animation series created in Kilkenny will be seen by kids all over the world

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

KILKENNY’S multi Oscar nominated studio Cartoon Saloon has signed a new deal to create a major new animated series that will be broadcast across the world on the global kids’ network Nickelodeon. The series, Dorg Van Dango, is an Ireland-Canada co-production from Cartoon Saloon and DHX Media, in association with Family Channel in Canada and […]

Business

€10m bonus for Glanbia Co-op’s milk suppliers

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

GLANBIA Co-operative Society has announced that a total of €10.9 million will be paid to milk supplier members this month as part of its Trading Bonus Scheme. The payment will be made to qualifying members with their January milk payment and is based on 2018 milk supply volumes. A total of 3,755 Glanbia Co-op members […]

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Picture postcard Inistioge the perfect romantic getaway for couples: guide

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

BEAUTIFUL Inistioge has featured alongside the Cliffs of Moher and Powerscourt Gardens as one of the most romantic day-trip venues in the country for loved-up couples this Valentine’s Day. The guide, published in the Irish Examiner, describes the famous county Kilkenny village as the perfect spot “for couples who want to get away from it […]

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‘I won’t be bullied or intimidated’ – John McGuinness hits back at FF colleague

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuiness was involved in a heated row with a senior Fianna Fáil colleague during a stormy parliamentary party meeting this week. The row erupted after Barry Cowen, Fianna Fáil’s spokesman on public expenditure, criticised some figures in the party for speaking in a “personal capacity” in recent interviews on subjects such […]

Business

Kilkenny Design Centre hosts meeting of South East’s leading marketing minds

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

KILKENNY will today host a meeting of some of the region’s finest marketing minds. Professionals from the tourism, hospitality, retail, food and drink industries will take part in the innovative event which has been organised by the South East Marketing Forum (SMF) and its co-host and main sponsor, Kilkenny Design Centre. SMF was established by marketing […]