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House prices in Kilkenny and South East rose by over 10% in 12 months: CSO figures

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2019 0

HOUSE prices in Kilkenny and the South East rose by an average of just over 10% in the year to November, a new report published by the Central Statistics Office reveals. Overall, the CSO’s Residential Property Price Index for November 2018 shows there has been another slowdown in the rate of house price increases. Nationally, […]

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Snow joke – Met Éireann warns of frost and ice as temperatures plummet

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2019 0

WRAP up warm – Met Éireann has forecast the first fall of snow in 2019 as temperatures plummet to icy lows in Kilkenny and across the country. The national forecaster said this morning will be crisp and sunny, but with “frost and icy stretches”. Today will be cold, but dry in most areas “with a […]

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Kilkenny talisman TJ Reid to captain Cats this season

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

KILKENNY talisman TJ Reid is set to lead the Cats for the second time as Brian Cody’s side prepare to battle for All-Ireland glory in 2019. In line with Kilkenny’s system in which the county’s senior club champions nominate the captain for the following season, reports today confirmed the Ballyhale Shamrocks star has been chosen […]

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BREXIT BREAKING: Theresa May limps on after surviving vote of no confidence

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

THERESA May has won a vote of no confidence in her government even as the embattled British prime minister struggled to make progress on breaking the Brexit deadlock in parliament. Mrs May survived the attempted coup by 325 to 306 votes in the House of Commons tonight. Both Conservative Eurosceptics and the Democratic Unionists MPs who […]

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Burst main leaves Kilkenny city residents and businesses temporarily without water

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

SOME Kilkenny residents and businesses had their water supplies switched off today after a mains burst, Kilkenny County Council has confirmed. Homes and businesses in the Rothe Terrace and Kennyswell Road areas were affected. Water supplies in these areas were temporarily cut off at 11am, but a council spokesperson said normal services would resume by […]

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Signed Irish rugby jersey just one of the fabulous auction items on offer at this year’s Valentine’s Dinner

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

THIS Ireland rugby jersey – signed by every one of coach Joe Schmidt’s squad members during the last Autumn international series – is just one of the fabulous auction items up for grabs at this year’s Valentine’s Dinner. The charity event, now in its ninth year, will take place at the Ormonde Hotel on February 14, with […]

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BREXIT FALLOUT: Kilkenny businesses urged to avail of Enterprise Ireland supports

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

KILKENNY businesses have been put on alert and warned to be ‘Brexit-ready’ amid growing fears Britain will crash out of the EU without a deal. The prospect of a no-deal Brexit, with the potential to have a devastating knock-on effect on many Irish companies, now looms larger after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU deal […]

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Kilkenny consumers hit in pocket as restaurants and pubs hike prices: CSO figures

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

KILKENNY consumers are being hit in the pocket as restaurants and pubs pass on VAT rate hikes to their customers, new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures reveal. Rising café and restaurant prices and more expensive alcohol saw the inflation rate move up last month. And these prices are expected to keep going up following the […]

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BREXIT RESULT: Fears of no-deal grow as British MPs resoundingly reject May’s EU deal

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

THE nightmare prospect of a no-deal Brexit is looming after British MPs emphatically rejected Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement. The British prime minister’s deal was defeated by 432 votes to 202 in a landmark House of Commons ballot tonight. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn introduced a motion of no confidence in the government, which will […]

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Cats on the money: Kilkenny supporters help Leinster hurling reap €2.7m windfall

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

LAST year’s gripping clashes between Kilkenny and Galway helped hurling to outpoint football in the Leinster GAA money stakes, new figures reveal. Gate returns from the Leinster senior football championship plummeted by almost 30pc last year. However, Leinster GAA’s coffers were boosted by bigger hurling attendences, with the small ball game raking in more than […]