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BREXIT BREAKING: Hard border looks inevitable as UK moves to strike deals outside EU

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

A HARD border now looks inevitable as soon as Britain moves to strike trade deals with countries outside the EU. The nightmare scenario of a ‘no deal’ Brexit is looming as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today admitted Ireland will “get into real difficulties” once the UK government changes its customs rules and regulations. The Irish Government […]

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Kilkenny Co-op Mart Director Michael Parsons honoured with prestigious award

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

FORMER chairman and current director of Kilkenny Co-operative Mart and former director of Glanbia Co-operative, Michael Parsons, has been awarded the prestigious Plunkett Award. According to a statement from the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), Michael received the award for his “outstanding lifelong contribution to the Irish co-operative movement”. Michael,

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Kilkenny Lidl customers warned about Christmas text scam

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 Post a comment

LIDL has issued a warning to Kilkenny customers to beware of  a scam text message doing the rounds in the countdown to Christmas. The scam text messages are being sent to people, claiming to be from Lidl, saying that the recipient has won a prize in a Christmas draw. A Lidl spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “Please […]

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Tee time: €1.1m three-bed overlooking Mount Juliet’s 17th green is Kilkenny’s biggest property deal of 2018

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

A THREE-BED detached house overlooking the 17th green in of Mount Juliet golf course that sold for €1.1 million is the largest single property deal recorded in Kilkenny this year. The price was agreed for Number 16 Foxes Court in September. Just over €139.7 million had been spent on property so far this year in […]

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‘Generally dry with spells of sunshine’ – your Christmas weather forecast

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

THE stormy conditions Kilkenny and most of the country has endured in recent weeks are set to ease on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with even some rare and very welcome spells of sunshine breaking through at times. Today, unfortunately, is not so good, with more showers this morning across Kilkenny and Leinster, albeit with […]

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‘Henry will manage Cats one day’ – nine-time All Ireland winner Tommy Walsh

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2018 0

FORMER Kilkenny star and nine-time All-Ireland winner Tommy Walsh says he believes Henry Shefflin will manage the Cats one day. But the Tullaroan legend says he isn’t sure if ‘King Henry’ will be the man to take Brian Cody’s managerial crown. Shefflin has been a revelation in his first season as coach of his home […]

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COLD CASE BREAKTHROUGH: Potential witness in Marie Tierney murder investigation comes forward

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2018 0

HOPE of a breakthrough in the cold case investigation into the murder of a Kilkenny mother-of-two more than 30 years ago have grown after a potential new witness emerged in the wake of a recent Garda appeal. A local Garda source confirmed the potential witness is currently being questioned about the murder of Marie Tierney […]

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Consumers urged to shop local as storm conditions hit Kilkenny retailers

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2018 0

THIS morning would be a good time to get some last-minute Christmas shopping in as Kilkenny and parts of the country enjoy a lull in the stormy conditions that have battered Ireland over the past week. However, Met Éireann said the relatively good conditions will not last, with more heavy rain forecast for later today […]

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‘Nervous’ looking driver caught with €3,600 of cannabis at Garda checkpoint

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2018 0

KILKENNY gardai seized €3,600 worth of illegal cannabis when they stopped and searched a car being driven by a “nervous” looking young man. The incident occurred at a routine checkpoint in Raheen, New Ross, just after midnight on Sunday. A Garda spokesperson said the 28-year-old male driver appeared to be nervous, and the car was […]

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‘Time to get behind plans to develop brewery site’ – Councillor warns

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2018 0

LOCAL Councillor Michael Doyle has hit out at objectors who derailed plans for a temporary car-park on Kilkenny’s old brewery site. Kilkenny County Council recently opted to withdraw the car-park plans after the planning permission was challenged and taken to the High Court on environmental grounds. The council argued it could have faced a protracted […]