GARDAI have raided a number of properties in Dublin in connection with a spate of break-ins in Kilkenny last Friday. Detectives from Kilkenny Garda Station took part in the searches, which targeted four properties in the Tallaght area. A number of suspects were arrested and are currently in custody. It is believed a Dublin-based criminal […]
KILKENNY TD John McGuiness will quiz Europe’s top banker today. The Fianna Fáil deputy, who is also the Chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, will question Mario Draghi, the Head of the European Central Bank, about the relationship between the bank and Ireland. Brexit, tracker mortgage overcharging, interest rates and inflation are among the topics […]
RETUNING Kilkenny star Ger Aylward hopes he is finally over the injury problems that have plagued his last two seasons. The Glenmore clubman is back on track and gunning for a return to his All-Star form of 2015. Speaking ahead of the game between Kilkenny and Galway Down Under on Sunday, Aylward said: “I’m trying […]
A PEDESTRIAN who was injured after he was struck by a car in the city yesterday had to make his own way to hospital after he was told there would be “a long wait” for an ambulance. The man told KCLR earlier today that he wasn’t seriously injured in the collision, but still required medical treatment. […]
GOLDEN Discs is coming to Kilkenny. The music chain’s new store in the Market Cross Shopping Centre will open its doors to the public this Saturday. The announcement follows the opening of a new Golden Discs outlet in Dublin’s Liffey Valley last weekend, with another store in Limerick’s Crescent Shopping Centre also scheduled to open […]
ALL Kilkenny hospital workers – including consultants, nurses and back-up staff – have been told they must work over the Christmas and New Near holiday period to avoid the worst ever trolley crisis. KilkennyNow.ie revealed yesterday that the number number of patients on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital had more than doubled in the […]
KILKENNY Senior All-Star goalkeeper Eoin Murphy has praised his teammates for pushing him to go the extra mile in training, particularly during the dark winter months. Speaking after the Amanda Stapleton hurling benefit game in Borrisoleigh last weekend, Eoin said winning an All-Star was a proud moment for himself personally. But he said he wished […]
A PEDESTRIAN was injured after they were struck by a car in a housing estate in the city this evening. The incident occurred at the road through Dean Cavanagh Place and Father Albert Place at around 6pm. Local gardai attended the scene. The Garda Press Office confirmed the incident is being investigated. A Garda spokesperson […]
THE number of patients on trolleys at St Luke’s Hospital has more than doubled in the space of just 24 hours amid growing concerns of hospital overcrowding across the country as the winter sets in. A total of 20 patients were recorded on trolleys and wards today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). […]
STAFF employed by Lidl in Kilkenny and across the country have received an early Christmas bonus after it became the first supermarket chain in Ireland to announce a minimum hourly rate of €11.90. This means more than 700 workers are in line for a pay increase in March 2019. The move is to match the […]