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Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon: lunching with the stars at Oscars’ lunch in LA

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

FROM Kilkenny to the Oscar Nominees Lunch in LA … Cartoon Saloon’s Academy Award-nominated duo Nuria Blanco and Louise Bagnall were living the high life in Los Angeles yesterday ahead of their big night at this year’s Oscars’ at the end of the month. The director and producer behind the multi award-winning Kilkenny studio’s beautiful […]

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Construction work gets underway on 17 new homes in Piltown

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council Cathaoirleach Eamon Aylward was on hand to ‘turn the sod’ on a brand new estate consisting of 17 homes in Piltown yesterday. The new estate, which will be called Breagagh Place, is being funded under the Rebuilding Ireland Programme. Cllr Aylward said: “The provision of these 17 houses will be very much […]

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Hair we go again! Kilkenny to be battered by gale force winds: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

STRONG gales are set to batter Kilkenny as the country was included in another Status Yellow weather warning. The alert will come into effect at 6am tomorrow and remain in place for a full 14 hours. And parts of the country could be lashed by storm force winds, Met Éireann has warned. The national forecaster […]

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NURSES’ STRIKE, DAY 3: Kilkenny TD says Government must ‘meet nurses halfway’

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

KILKENNY patients have been urged to stay away from local hospitals again today as day three of the nurses’ ongoing strike over pay and conditions gets underway. Nurses will return to the picket lines at St Luke’s General Hospital and Kilcreene hospital from 8.30am amid mounting calls for a resolution in the dispute that has […]

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BUSTED: Kilkenny gardai arrest man caught with €500k of cannabis stuffed in car boot

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have arrested a man after they seized €500,000 worth of cannabis stuffed into black sacks in the boot of his car. The foreign national was stopped by gardai as he was driving along the M9 motorway at Templemartin at around 10am. A quick search revealed the entire boot of the suspect’s vehicle was […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: The last thing we need is directly-elected mayors

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

IF there is one thing Ireland doesn’t need it is directly-elected mayors for our cities. If there is one thing it needs even less, it is directly-elected mayors for our towns. And if there is one piece of flaithulach nonsense to top those two, it is directly-elected leaders for every local authority in the land. […]

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Kilkenny Rev takes Fintan O’Toole to task in row over controversial new film

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

A KILKENNY cleric has tackled Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole after the writer dismissed criticisms of a controversial new Irish film about the killing of James Bulger as misdirected “moral opprobrium”. O’Toole wrote earlier this week that the film Detainment by director James Lambe was a “serious and moral piece of work”. Controversy has erupted […]

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Kilkenny householders face inspection in new clampdown on illegal dumping

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

KILKENNY householders who don’t use unthorised bin collection companies face inspection this year. The move is part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal dumping. Local authorities, including Kilkenny County Council, are passing by-laws to beef up their powers to act against homeowners they suspect of illegally disposing their waste. Licensed kerb-side bin collectors

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Warning to Woodstock walkers as works get underway at scenic gardens

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

WALKERS who love to stroll in Inistioge’s stunning Woodstock Gardens have been warned to expect some disruption as major rehabilitation works get underway from next Monday, February 11. Kilkenny County Council confirmed there will be disruption to walkers as work progresses. The necessary signage and notices will be clearly displayed and members of the public […]

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Kilkenny to sparkle at Oscars as Cartoon Saloon duo get designer red carpet treatment

By Kilkenny Now 6th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is getting ready to sparkle at the Oscars! The Cartoon Saloon team are well used to the red-carpet treatment – this year will be the Kilkenny animation studio’s fourth time at the Academy Awards after their latest short film, Late Afternoon was nominated for a golden statue. But that’s no reason for director Louise […]