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21 patients treated on trolleys at St Luke’s as Minister warns swine flu ‘has arrived’

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2019 0

TWENTY-ONE patients were being treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital today as Health Minister Simon Harris warned swine flu “has now arrived” in the country. Hospitals across the country had enjoyed a relatively quiet festive period in terms of overcrowding in emergency departments and wards. However, the number of patients left languishing on […]

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McGuinness and Funchion sought to fast-track tests for Kilkenny learner drivers: report

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2019 0

TWO local TDs are among a raft of opposition and Government deputies and ministers who have sought to fast-track driving tests for their constituents. Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness and Sinn Féin’s Kathleen Funchion contacted the Road Safety Authority to make representations on behalf of their learner drivers in Kilkenny, according to a report in […]

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Revealed: Top 10 new shows and films coming to Netflix this month

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2019 0

Medici – The Magnificent (pictured) January 25 Following on from Medici: Masters of Florence, the second season of this period drama sees the show jump right into the Renaissance with the family’s powehaving been consolidated in the past 20 years as their grip on the Italian city tightens. Daniel Sharman plays Lorenzo de’Medici, who assumes leadership […]

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Cats sharpen pre-season claws for Walsh Cup semi-final showdown with Wexford

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2019 0

THE weekend GAA action in Leinster has left a clearer picture ahead of the final stages of pre-season fare in the province. The Cats will line up against Wexford at Innovate Wexford Park in the semi-final of the Bord Na Móna Walsh Cup. Meanwhile, Dublin’s victory over Eddie Brennan’s Laois side has propelled them into […]

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Couple arrested after Kilkenny gardai discover heroin hidden under car bonnet

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

A MAN and a woman were arrested after Kilkenny gardai seized heroin and cannabis valued at €14,000 hidden under the bonnet of the car they were travelling in. The pair were arrested after gardai from the Thomastown Traffic Unit stopped and searched a blue Audi in Ballytobin shortly after 5pm on Friday. The driver attempted […]

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Vote on Brexit deal will take place next week: Theresa May

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

THE House of Commons vote on the Brexit deal will “definitely” go ahead next week, British Prime Minister Theresa said today. May also admitted the UK would be in uncharted territory if the agreement she reached with EU leaders is rejected. Britain is due to exit the EU on March 29. However, May’s inability so […]

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Rose of Tralee Kirsten focusing on ‘positives’ after alleged racist abuse in Kilkenny chipper

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 Post a comment

ROSE of Tralee Kirsten Mate Maher has vowed not to let “nasty” people get her down after gardai investigated an alleged racial attack on her at a Kilkenny chipper. The 21-year-old South Kilkenny woman, who represented Waterford in the Rose of Tralee, is half-Zambian and grew up and attended school in Mullinavat. Shortly after being […]

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Man charged with murdering young mother-of-two Jasmine McMonagle

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of young aspiring model and actress Jasmine McMonagle. Mother-of-two Ms McMonagle (28) who was originally from Castlefinn, was found dead at her home at Forest Park in Killygordon at 7.30am on Friday morning last. Richard Burke (27) appeared at a special sitting of Sligo District […]

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By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

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Kilkenny roads given €6.3m upgrade

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2019 0

KILKENNY has been given a €6.3 million roads upgrade. The funding will be used for improvements to sections of the N24 west of Mooncoin, and a safety scheme at the Tower Road, Piltown, close to a notorious accident blackspot. Funds have also been allocated for the N25 outside Glenmore, which will connect the New Ross […]