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Words on wheels – Kilkenny’s mobile library is coming to a school near you

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council’s mobile library is on the move – visiting several schools in the south of the county earlier today. The mobile library rolled into Knocktopher Vocational School at 9.30am this morning, before driving down the road to Ballyhale National School at 10.45am. Then it was back to Knocktopher for lunchtime before visiting Hugginstown […]

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‘Leo Varadkar is all talk and no action’ – hero Kilkenny cancer campaigner Vicky

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

HERO cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has hit out at the Taoiseach over the Government’s response to the needs of cervical cancer patients since she exposed the CervicalCheck controversy last year. The Kilkenny Person of the Year, who is from Mooncoin, spoke out before she was awarded the Fitzgerald Bible Bruff Award for 2018 over […]

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BREXIT D-DAY: Theresa May’s EU deal faces defeat in House of Commons vote

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal is likely to suffer a heavy defeat in the House of Commons today. This is despite fresh assurances about the Northern Ireland backstop it was hoped would help to win over Conservative Brexiteers and the DUP. Mrs May admitted that a letter from Jean-Claude Junker and Donald Tusk did […]

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MENINGITIS UPDATE: Kilkenny parents urged to get children vaccinated as HSE investigates new case

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 0

KILKENNY parents have been urged to be vigilant after health authorities confirmed they are investigating another possible case of meningitis. The twelfth suspected case emerged just days after the Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed three people have died from various strains of the lethal infection in recent weeks. The HSE warned the public to be […]

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11 treated on trolleys at St Luke’s as hospital overcrowding levels soar across country

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 0

ELEVEN patients were treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital today as overcrowding in hospitals across the country peaked to its highest levels so far this year. A total of 606 people nationwide were left waiting for hospital beds, according to latest figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch. […]

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Missing a drill? Local gardai recover huge haul of stolen power tools during search

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 0

GARDAI investigating the theft of power tools across Kilkenny and Carlow uncovered this massive haul of equipment during a search of a property over the weekend. The raid on the property in Carlow was made by members of the Kilkenny-Carlow division as part of Operation Trojan. Gardai say they will arrange a viewing day so […]

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Kilkenny residents and businesses face five months of water works, starting today

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 0

RESIDENTS and businesses in the city face endure further disruptions to their water supply as major new works get underway today. Irish Water confirmed works will commence today to replace 500 metres of old cast iron water mains with high density plastic pipes in the city. The works will take place along Dean Street, where […]

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Temperatures to plummet to below minus as cold front sweeps in: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 0

TEMPERATURES in Kilkenny and across the country are set to plummet over the coming days after an unseasonably mild December and January so far. Met Éireann said temperatures for today and tomorrow could reach up to 10C. However, Wednesday will see rain and colder weather, which will become even worse by Thursday and could see […]

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Severe shortage of housing in Kilkenny making it ‘impossible’ to rent in city: guide

By Kilkenny Now 14th January 2019 Post a comment

A SIGNIFICANT shortage of housing units in Kilkenny is making it almost impossible to find properties to rent in the city. There were no new developments in the city last year, but it is hoped building will commence over the coming months following significant land sales in Roberts Hill and the western outlying areas of […]

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Under-strength Cats edged out by Wexford in fiery Walsh Cup semi-final

By Kilkenny Now 13th January 2019 0

Wexford 0-16 Kilkenny 0-13 AN under-strength Kilkenny side were edged out by Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford in a fiery Walsh Cup senior hurling semi-final. Sharpshooter Paudie Foley proved to be the difference between the sides as Wexford overturned a 0-10 to 0-9 deficit after 44 minutes to secure a home-date against Galway in next weekend’s tournament-decider. […]