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UPDATE: Langton’s ‘open for business’ just day after blaze broke out at iconic venue

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2018 0

LANGTON’S House Hotel is “open for business”, just a day after a fire broke out at the iconic Kilkenny venue. In a statement issued on social media this evening, the Langton family and management confirmed: “Thanks to the hard work of our fantastic team – we are happy to say we are open for our […]

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Bargain hunters descend on Kilkenny for annual St Stephen’s Day sales splurge

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2018 0

BARGAIN hunters descended on Kilkenny city this morning in a hunt for cut price deals as retailers slashed prices for the annual St Stephen’s Day sales. MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre reported brick trade from early this morning, with a steady stream of shoppers browsing the best bargains on offer at the centre’s outlets, almost all […]

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Average house in Kilkenny city and county now valued at €213,500: survey

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2018 0

HOUSE Prices in Kilkenny largely remained static in the last three months of the year, new figures reveal. The average house price in Kilkenny now stands at €213,500, a rise of just 0.06% on the previous quarter in 2018. This is exactly the same figure for the average national rise in home values for the […]

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Man treated in St Luke’s after Christmas Day fire breaks out at Langton’s Hotel and Nightclub

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2018 0

A MAN was treated at St Luke’s General Hospital after a fire broke out in Langton’s Hotel and Nightclub on Christmas morning. The blaze broke out in the kitchen area of the iconic John Street venue at around 9am. It was initially reported that no one was injured in the fire, but it subsequently emerged […]

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TSUNAMI LATEST: 429 now confirmed dead, 1,400 injured, 16,000 more displaced

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2018 0

THE death toll from the Indonesian tsunami has risen to 429, with thousands left homeless. Prayers were said today for the tsunami victims, with Pastor Markus Taekzsaying saying his Rahmat Pentecostal Church in the hard-hit area of Carita did not celebrate Christmas with joyous songs. Instead, he said only about 100 people showed up for […]

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‘A time for giving’ – 450 attend Christmas Day dinner at RDS

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2018 0

HOMELESS people, families and those in need enjoyed a three-course Christmas meal with all the traditional festive trimmings at the annual Knights of St Columbanus Christmas Day Dinner. More than 450 people attended the annual Knights Christmas Day dinner at the RDS in Dublin today. The event is in its 94th year and has seen […]

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Minister confirms Santa has been given clearance to enter Irish airspace

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2018 Post a comment

NEWS has just come in that Santa Claus has been cleared to enter Irish airspace by aviation bosses ahead of his mission to deliver presents to children all over the world by tomorrow morning. In a statement this evening, Transport Minister Shane Ross confirmed that Santa’s magic sleigh has been given the green light to […]

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Festive wedding bells ring out for John Paul and his stunning new bride Claire

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2018 0

FESTIVE wedding bells have rung out for Kilkenny Minister John Paul Phelan and his stunning new bride Claire McTernan. The pair got married in Claire’s native Co Leitrim over the weekend, in the family’s local church in Dromahair. After the ceremony, the wedding party celebrated at the Castle Dargan Hotel in Ballygawley, Co Sligo. Taoiseach […]

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TV Christmas guide: All your favourite classics on the box this week

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2018 0

ONE of the best parts of Christmas is vegging out in front of the TV, remote in hand, after a traditional festive helping of turkey, ham and all the trimmings. But with all of the TV viewing options out there now, the hardest part is often trying to decide what to watch. With so many […]

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TSUNAMI UPDATE: Death toll rises to 373, more than 1,400 injured

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2018 0

THE tsunami in Indonesia has now killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 on the islands of Java and Sumatra, an official confirmed today. “1,459 people are injured, while 128 remain missing,” Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, said in a statement. Indonesian military and rescue teams fanned out […]