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Kilkenny households to fork out €2,700 on Christmas presents this year: survey

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2018 0

THE average household in Kilkenny and the rest of the country will fork out €2,700 on Christmas presents, food and drink this year, a new survey reveals. In its Christmas Retail Monitor, Retail Ireland predicts households will spend an average of €2,690 in shops this December, up €866 on any other month this year. It […]

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Patrick Street temporarily closed off to traffic after man knocked down

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2018 0

PATRICK Street in Kilkenny was a no-go area for traffic earlier today after a man was knocked down. Gardai temporarily closed the busy street off to traffic after the man was struck by a vehicle at around lunchtime. The incident resulted in some traffic congestion around the city centre. An ambulance was called to the […]

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Michael Fennelly predicts King Henry will manage Kilkenny in the future

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2018 Post a comment

MICHAEL Fennelly has tipped Henry Shefflin to lead Kilkenny in the future after the new Ballyhale coach steered his beloved club to a ninth provincial title. Speaking after his acceptance speech following Ballyhale’s comprehensive defeat of Dublin’s Ballyboden St Enda’s, Fennelly praised Henry Shefflin’s leadership and predicted he will manage of Kilkenny at some point

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BREAKING: €1.85m funding announced for new National Design Hub in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2018 0

THE new national design centre of excellence has been awarded funding of almost €2m. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys today confirmed a total of €1,843,320 under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) will be made available to the National Design Innovation Hub, which will be based in Kilkenny. The Hub, which will […]

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Gardai and emergency services at scene of crash on M9 near Knocktopher

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2018 0

GARDAI and emergency services have attended the scene of a crash on the M9 motorway near Knocktopher. The crash occurred on the M9 southbound before J10 Knocktopher at around 8.30am. The incident caused delays on approach, but gardai in Thomastown say traffic is now moving again. There are no reports of casualties.  

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Frost, ice and possibly snow forecast as temperatures plummet: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2018 0

FROST, ice and maybe snow in some parts – get your woolly scarves and hats out as Met Éireann has warned temperatures are set to plummet this week. Rain storms aside, Kilkenny, the South East and the country at large have experienced a comparatively mild winter thus far. But this is likely to change this […]

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Ballyhale hammer Dublin champs to complete impressive triple Leinster crown for Kilkenny clubs

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2018 0

BALLYHALE Shamrocks completed an impressive triple Leinster crown for Kilkenny clubs as they put Dublin’s Ballyboden St Enda’s to the sword in a one-sided provincial final in Carlow today. Yesterday Eddie Brennan’s Graigue-Ballycallan became the seventh Kilkenny club in a row who have gone on to lift the Leinster intermediate championship when they comfortably overcame

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St Luke’s bucks alarming national trend as it halves numbers treated on trolleys

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2018 0

  THE number of patients treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital last month was almost half the number recorded for the same period last year. A new analysis by the INMO reveals our local hospital is bucking an alarming national trend, with this year officially the worst November on record for hospital overcrowding. […]

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Mayor switches on Christmas tree lights – assisted by a few special little helpers

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2018 0

THE Parade was lit up in festive style yesterday evening as Kilkenny’s official Christmas celebrations got underway. Municipal Mayor of Kilkenny, Cllr Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, was the master of Christmas ceremonies as he switched on the Christmas tree lights – but with the assistance of a few little helpers! Cllr Cleere gave a warm festive […]

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Ballyhale aim to complete Leinster hat-trick for Kilkenny clubs

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2018 0

BALLYHALE Shamrocks will be looking to complete a glorious triple Leinster crown for Kilkenny clubs when they take on Ballyboden St Enda’s this evening. Eddie Brennan’s Graigue-Ballycallan became the seventh Kilkenny club in a row who have gone on to lift the Leinster intermediate championship when they put Portlaoise to the sword by a nine-point […]