News

The big freeze: snow forecast as Kilkenny is included in five-day weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

KILKENNY could experience snow this week after the county was included in a new five-day nationwide yellow weather warning. Met Eireann issued the weather warning, which will come into effect from 6am tomorrow until 6pm on Saturday, earlier today. Snow is expected across the country. The national forecaster warned “some accumulations of snow are expected” […]

News Opinion

LAURA WARREN: Supplement your life – with a healthy and balanced diet

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

WITH so many supplements on the market, it can be very confusing to know what vitamins and supplements you really need to take, particularly as the first real cold snap of the Winter takes us in its icy grip! It seems as if there’s a pill for absolutely everything these days, whether you want to […]

News

Kilkenny from above – Garda chopper captures bird’s eye view of Marble City

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

CAN you see your house from here? This stunning aerial view of the Marble City was captured by the Garda Air Support Unit over the weekend. Local gardai confirmed the Air Support Unit were in the area “as part of our ongoing operations around Kilkenny and Carlow”. They added: “It gave us an opportunity to take […]

Business

Drop in for ‘Chamber Chat’ and see what supports are available to your business

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

BUSINESSES from across the city and county will get a unique opportunity to learn about the different type of supports that are available to them this week. Fiona Deegan, the head of the Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office (LEO), will lead a discussion on the subject at this month’s ‘Chamber Chat’, which will take place at […]

News

‘Far too young to die’ – tributes paid to inspirational young Kilkenny woman who lost brave battle with cervical cancer

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny community has been plunged into mourning following the news that an inspirational and hugely popular young local woman has lost her brave battle with cervical cancer. Alice Taylor (26) from Ballycallan passed away on Friday at St Anne’s Ward in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Alice had just started a new immunotherapy […]

News

Labour General Election candidate Denis Hynes to contest Cllr Maurice Shortall’s seat

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

DENIS Hynes, the Labour Party’s Carlow-Kilkenny candidate in the next General Election, is putting his name forward to contest this year’s local elections, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. Mr Hynes has revealed he was asked by his party colleague Cllr Maurice Shortall, who recently announced he was retiring from politics, to put his name forward to contest […]

News

Kilkenny pensioner killed in tragic road accident

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

AN elderly Kilkenny man has died in a road crash after his car collided with a pole at Coolcullen. The man, who was in his 80s and, was killed in the collision, which occurred sometime between 7pm and 8pm last night. His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford. The man was alone in the […]

News

Residents and businesses in city without water from 11am as works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

RESIDENTS and businesses in several parts of Kilkenny city will be without water supplies today. Kilkenny Count Council has confirmed there will be disruptions to supply from 11am until 6pm due to “essential repairs” being carried out by Irish Water. The affected areas are the Castlecomer Road, between the New Road and the Ballyfoyle Road Junction, […]

News

Kilkenny gardai uncover cannabis grow-house in heart of the city

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai have uncovered a “sophisticated” cannabis grow-house that was operating out of a building in the city. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit discovered the cannabis growing operation after they searched a premises in the city last night. They seized around €8,000 worth of cannabis during the search. Two people were arrested. They […]

Sport

Cats shoot down Rebels and get National League campaign off to a flier

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2019 0

Kilkenny 2-18      Cork 0-17 GOALS in both halves from Inistioge-Rower man Richie Leahy and Graigue Ballycallan’s Billy Ryan secured a comfortable victory for the Cats against the Rebels. The defending National League champions got their campaign off to a flier at Nowlan Park. Despite making a bright start, Cork’s challenge petered out fairly early […]