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Kilkenny motorists have second highest drive test failure rate in the country

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2018 0

KILKENNY learner drivers have the second highest drive test failure rate in the country, new figures reveal. The majority of motorists failed their tests across the county between January and October 2018. Just 49% of people who took their test passed – compared to 51% who failed. Kilrush had the lowest pass rate of just […]

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Value of Kilkenny homes rising by €1,250 every month: Daft.ie House Price Report

By Kilkenny Now 30th December 2018 0

THE value of homes across Kilkenny city and county rose by an average of more than €1,250 every month in 2018. New figures contained in the latest House Price Report from the property website Daft.ie reveal the average home in Kilkenny is now worth €221,000. House prices in Kilkenny grew by 6.8% in 2018, which […]

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‘Sudden stratospheric warming’ raises fears of another Beast from the East

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2018 Post a comment

KILKENNY and the rest of the country continues to enjoy unseasonably warm temperatures, a welcome calm after the storm conditions we experienced in the weeks leading up to Christmas. However, Met Éireann has warned Ireland is in the midst of a “sudden stratospheric warming”, a phenomenon that caused the so-called ‘Beast from the East’ earlier […]

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Three treated on trolleys at St Luke’s amid warnings of a ‘surge’ in winter flu cases

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2018 Post a comment

LOCAL hospitals are bracing themselves for a “surge” in flu cases over the coming weeks. So far, hospital overcrowding has not been a major problem in Kilkenny over the traditionally busy festive season. Just three patients were treated on trolleys yesterday at St Luke’s General Hospital, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Associates’ latest […]

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Criminal Assets Bureau targeting 20 major criminals in Kilkenny area

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2018 0

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is now targeting 20 criminals operating the Kilkenny-Carlow area. CAB has seen its operations expand significantly in recent years and has more than doubled the number of targets on its books in the past two years. This number jumped from 600 to 973 this year, with briefings given by CAB […]

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Kilkenny to enjoy a mild and dry end to 2018: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2018 0

SOME more welcome news on the weather front – the unseasonably mild temperatures we’ve seen in Kilkenny and throughout the country in recent days are set to continue for the final days of 2018. Met Éireann has forecast dry conditions as Kilkenny rings in the New Year early next week. The national forecaster said it is […]

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REVEALED: 11,000 Kilkenny drivers clocked up penalty points in 2018

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2018 0

ALMOST 11,000 Kilkenny motorists clocked up penalty points on their driving licenses this year, new figures reveal. A total of 10,922 drivers across the city and county received points on their licenses for offences in 2018. Ten local motorists racked up a maximum 12 points, earning them a six-month driving ban. A further 27 drivers […]

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Elderly cancer patient killed in fire that broke out in hospital ward on Christmas Eve

By Kilkenny Now 27th December 2018 0

GARDAI and health authorities are investigating the death of an elderly cancer patient who died after a fire broke out in a hospital ward on Christmas Eve. The man, who was in his 80s, died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the fire at St Luke’s Hospital in Rathgar, Dublin. A number […]

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‘Serious concerns’ raised over Ross’s controversial new anti-speeding penalties

By Kilkenny Now 27th December 2018 0

THE Government’s top lawyer has raised serious concerns about controversial new anti-speeding measures proposed by Transport Minister Shane Ross. Ross’s plans have been widely condemned as another attack on rural Ireland. They have also been heavily criticised by the Dublin-based minister’s Fine Gael colleagues in government. Under his proposals, drivers

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PREMIERSHIP ROUND-UP: Rampant Reds go six points clear as City slump to third

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2018 Post a comment

MANCHESTER City’s miserable Christmas continued as Pep Guardiola’s team slumped to their second successive defeat and to third place in a Premiership race many predicted they would comfortably dominate at the beginning of the season. Instead, Liverpool are now perched firmly at the top at the halfway point in the season, seven points clear of […]