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‘Bring a friend’ – special parkrun in Kilkenny Castle to mark World Cancer Day

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

RUNNERS of all shapes, sizes and ages will take place in a special parkrun at Kilkenny Castle on Saturday to mark World Cancer Day. Participants are being urged to “bring a friend” to reduce risk of cancer and highlight the health benefits exercise can bring in preventing the disease. Kilkenny County Council said: “Exercise can […]

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Kilkenny farmers to benefit from Glanbia’s 2019 Trading Bonus Scheme

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

KILKENNY-based food giant Glanbia has announced details of its 2019 Trading Bonus Scheme. The scheme will reward farmer members of the Co-op for purchases made from Glanbia Ireland and its subsidiaries. For milk supplier members of Glanbia Co-op, the 2019 Trading Bonus is potentially worth up to 0.75 cent per litre (cpl) on all milk […]

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Never too late: Kilkenny library member returns book – almost 30 years later!

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

A KILKENNY book borrower returned this classic Enid Blyton edition to their local library – almost 28 years after its due return date! But because of the recent amnesty announced by Kilkenny Library Service, the lucky borrower will not be hit with any fines or penalties. The borrower took the book out on February 22, […]

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Waterworks cause traffic disruption in city; homes left without water in Callan

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

MANY homes and businesses in Callan will be temporarily without water today as “essential” works to repair leaks in our system continue. In Kilkenny city, works are continuing to replace 500 metres of old cast iron water mains on Dean Street. Kilkenny County Council said a “stop and go” traffic management system will be in […]

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MET ÉIREANN UPDATE: Heavy overnight showers to turn to sleet or snow today

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

KILKENNY and most parts of the country will be hit with “significant” levels of snow from early today, Met Éireann has forecast. Temperatures dipped to below freezing in many parts of the county last night. A status yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place for Kilkenny and the rest of the country until […]

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No deal Brexit would ‘decimate’ South East agri-food sector: Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

EVERY effort must be made to avoid a nightmare ‘no deal’ Brexit, which would “decimate” the agri-food sector that employs thousands of people in Kilkenny and the South East, a local TD has claimed. Fianna Fáil deputy Bobby Aylward spoke out as tensions between the Irish and British governments deepened after prime minister Theresa May […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Disgraceful, wasteful saga of world’s most expensive hospital’

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

IN 1995 Albert Reynolds, then Taoiseach, came back from Brussels with €8 billion for regional development. It was the largest single sum Ireland had ever seen and it revolutionised the country. It built roads, improved telecommunications and financed a huge amount of new infrastructure. It paid for the birth of the Celtic Tiger. Albert was […]

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‘An absolute scandal’ – Kilkenny TD John McGuinness hits out at banks’ ‘disgusting’ behaviour

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has launched a blistering attack on the “disgusting” behaviour of some banks in the Dáil. The Fianna Fáil deputy didn’t hold back during the second reading of Sinn Féin’s No Consent, No Sale Bill in the Dáil last night. Deputy McGuiness said he knew of families in mortgage arrears who […]

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Why Kilkenny communities are flocking back to their local libraries

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

COMMUNITIES across Kilkenny city and county are being urged to join their local libraries. Kilkenny Library Service has declared February to be ‘Sign Up’ month. Libraries across Kilkenny are encouraging as many people as possible to become members of their local library and experience the range of services and opportunities they provide. Kilkenny County Council […]

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‘Significant’ snow forecast for Kilkenny and South Leinster tomorrow: Met Eireann

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

KILKENNY and South Leinster will experience “significant accumulations” of snow tomorrow as we feel the full brunt of blizzards that could last up until the weekend. Met Éireann’s latest weather update today warned frost would set in quickly after dark tonight, “becoming severe” with snowfall and widespread ice and temperatures as low as -4C. Today […]