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City of love – four of Kilkenny’s most romantic destinations for your Valentine

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

KILKENNY has long been known as the destination of love stories, starting in the late 18th century with the Ladies of Llangollen. Then, two upper class women, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, left the Marble City and moved to Wales to escape face unwanted marriages. They lived happily for 50 years and are buried together […]

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‘I’m falling in love with John Nolan!’ Kilkenny dancer is a big hit with new partner on RTÉ show

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

WATCH out Mairéad – another woman is falling for your dance partner! Kilkenny’s John Nolan appears to have made quite an impression on his temporary dance partner, actor Clelia Murphy, as they came together for ‘Switch Up’ week on RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars. John was without his regular partner, presenter Mairéad Ronan, who was […]

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EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan defends meetings with local lobby groups

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has defended the number of meetings he has held with local lobby groups. The former minister has been named among a handful of EU commissioners who had a “disproportionately large” number of meetings with lobbyists and business groups from their home countries, according to a group that […]

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And they’re off! RED MILLS Hurdle and Chase at Gowran Park now worth €60,000

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

RACEGOERS are in for a treat this weekend as Gowran Park hosts the RED MILLS Hurdle and RED MILLS Chase. RED MILLS Raceday takes place at Gowran this Saturday, and both races are now worth €60,000, an increase of over 33%. The increase is part of a new initiative launched by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) […]

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Technology at your fingertips – Kilkenny Library giving free tablet classes this week

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

DO you sometimes feel as though technology is leaving you behind? Don’t worry – Kilkenny County Library is giving free tablet lessons for beginners and there are still a limited number of places available. The classes at Loughboy Library take place from 10.30am to 12.30pm tomorrow, February 12, and also on the 14th, 19th, 21st […]

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Hello Springtime! Temperatures to climb to 14 degrees in Kilkenny this week: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

IT’S a cold start to a Monday morning in much of Kilkenny, however Met Éireann has revealed we’ll see temperatures rising to as high as 14 degrees this week after the country was battered by Storm Erik last week. Spring is in the air and the national forecaster said we’ll see some sunny spells this […]

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Learner driver caught with no insurance, tax or NCT has car seized by Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 11th February 2019 0

A LEARNER driver had his car seized after gardai caught him driving unaccompanied with no insurance, tax or NCT. The motorist was stopped by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Burglary Response Unit at a checkpoint on Fiddown Bridge last week. They quickly discovered insurance and tax discs displayed on the front windscreen actually belonged to […]

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War of words erupts as anti-abortion activists protest outside county Kilkenny clinic

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

A WAR of words erupted on social media over the weekend after another anti-abortion protest was held outside a county Kilkenny that has signed up to provide termination services. A group of 11 people gathered outside the health centre in Graiguenamanagh yesterday morning holding signs that read “Smile – your mum chose life”, “Doctors save […]

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Castlecomer’s Roses in full bloom

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

CASTLECOMER’S roses were in full bloom last night as the town hosted its very first Rose of Tralee event. Breda Heary of the Castlecomer Rose Committee said they were “delighted” with the turnout for the launch night at Shortall’s Bar & Lounge in The Square. Breda told KilkennyNow.ie: “All the girls are really excited to […]

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Dogged Dunnamaggin crowned All-Ireland Champions after furious late flurry

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

Dunnamaggin 1-17 Castleblayney 1-13 NOEL Hickey crowned an incredible club and inter-county career as he left Croke Park this evening with a tenth All-Ireland medal. But the last, and possible sweetest, accolade of his medal haul came virtue of an incredible team effort by his club Dunnamaggin who battled from three points down against Monaghan’s […]