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WINE O’CLOCK: A wine lover’s guide to a ‘dry’ January

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

HAVE you been doing dry January? Me too. I had a nice dry Picpoul from the Languedoc, a beautifully crisp Viognier from the same French region and an unusually dry, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire. I went off the rails a bit with a sweetish Chardonnay from Australia but got back on the dry […]

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Kilkenny TD John McGuinness in Brexit warning amid predictions of food price hikes

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness said it is important Ireland is prepared for “all outcomes” as fears grow of a ‘hard’ or no-deal Brexit. Deputy McGuinness, who is Chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, was speaking this week as the Central Bank warned that a hard Brexit would cause a “severe shock” to to the […]

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Thomastown residents warned of traffic disruption as drainage works get underway

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 Post a comment

RESIDENTS in Thomastown have been warned to expect traffic disruption on Monday as drainage works get underway. Kilkenny County Council confirmed temporary traffic lights will be in operation at Baronsland from 8am to 5pm. The council apologised for “any inconvenience caused” by the works.

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Kilkenny businesses ‘crippled’ by rate hikes of up to 400%: Deputy Aylward

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

SMALL businesses in Kilkenny are being “crippled” by commercial rate hikes of up to 400%. And many local business owners have indicated they will be forced to close if the rates keep on climbing, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward told the Dáil. Deputy Aylward said: “I have correspondence from numerous small businesses in Carlow and Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny guesthouse is named in Tripadviser’s Top 10 list of Ireland’s best B&Bs

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

A CRITICALLY-acclaimed county Kilkenny guesthouse has made it into the top 10 of a prestigious new survey on Ireland best B&Bs. Lawcus Farm Guest House in Stoneyford came fourth in Tripadviser’s Top 10 Irish B&Bs for 2019. The guesthouse, owned and run by Mark and Ann-Marie Fisher, is a beautifully renovated stone farm house which […]

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HSE and St Luke’s apologise to Kilkenny couple whose baby died two weeks after birth

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

A BRAIN-damaged baby girl who suffered failings in care when she was born at St Luke’s General Hospital died in her heartbroken mother’s arms two weeks later. The Health Services Executive (HSE) has unreservedly apologised to the parents of Ali Dowling Crowe, who received €200,000 as part of a settlement of a High Court action. […]

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Ice, ice, maybe: Met Éireann warns Kilkenny motorists to expect ‘sharp frost’

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 Post a comment

MOTORISTS have been urged to beware of icy roads this weekend as temperatures plummet again with sleet and hail also forecast over the weekend. Today will be cloudy in Kilkenny and throughout most of Leinster with a few periods of light rain and drizzle, but overall it will be warm and dry with temperatures of […]

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End of the road: Kilkenny gardai seize car driven by unaccompanied learner with no tax or NCT

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2019 0

THIS was the moment Kilkenny gardai seized a car from a learner driver who was caught driving unaccompanied, with no NCT and tax that had expired over eight months ago. The vehicle was removed by the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act after the driver was stopped in Callan […]

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Crime gangs using M9 motorway to ‘terrorise’ Kilkenny communities

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2019 Post a comment

ORGANISED crime gangs driving high-speed vehicles are using the M9 to rob Kilkenny homes and businesses before returning to the motorway to make their escape. And despite Government promises to erect CCTV along key sections of the motorway to combat local crime, there is no evidence that anyone is actually monitoring the footage, Kilkenny TD […]

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Kilkenny schools can win €50,000 sports facility grant: rugby legend Paul O’Connell

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2019 0

FORMER Ireland rugby captain Paul O’Connell has urged every primary school in Kilkenny to take part in a new competition to win one of two sports facility grants worth €50,000. The initiative – part of Aldi’s Play Rugby programme – is open to all primary schools in Kilkenny and across the country. Speaking at the […]