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Council given a taste of army life during special visit to James Stephen’s Barracks

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2018 0

KILKENNY County Council recently paid a visit to James Stephen’s Army Barracks in recognition of the major role the Defence Forces’ base contributes to the social and economic life of the city. The visiting group, which consisted of the Cathaoirleach Cllr Eamonn Aylward plus elected council members and officials, were given a special Guard of […]

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From Russia with love: Ambassador drops by to catch a movie

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2018 0

THE RUSSIAN Ambassador to Ireland paid a visit to the Marble City where he attended the screening of the Russian film Coach. Coach was one of the works screened as part of Kilkenny’s SUBTITLE film festival. The Ambassador, Yury Filatov, and his Head of Protocol, Artur Pankov, were greeted by the Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County […]

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Henry Shefflin says brave son ‘back playing sport’ after lawnmower accident

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2018 0

HURLING legend Henry Shefflin has said his son is now thriving following a harrowing accident at their Ballyhale home two years ago. Little Henry lost four toes in a lawnmower accident, but the brave nine-year-old is now back playing sport with his friends, his proud father has revealed. Henry Snr, who has a record 10 […]

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Flood alert as heavy showers lash Kilkenny and South East: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2018 0

TORRENTIAL rain lashed Kilkenny overnight raising fears of flooding, particularly in the south of the county. Met Éireann has forecast up to 30mm of rain today, with the South East and Leinster experiencing some of the heaviest downpours. Another Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for neighbouring counties Wexford and Waterford, and also for […]

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REVEALED: Top performing Kilkenny schools in 2018 college ‘feeder’ tables

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2018 0

KILKENNY’S Scoil na mBraithre Críostaí has made it into the top 10 list of schools across the country with the highest progression rates of students who went on to study at third level. The school on James’ Street in the city scored a hugely impressive 108% increase in the 2018 so-called ‘feeder school tables’. The […]

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Major boost for Kilkenny as agri business confirms 50 new jobs at €2m centre in city

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2018 0

KILKENNY received a major employment boost today after leading farm and agri-business firm Ifac announced plans to create 50 new jobs in the city. The agri accountancy and professional services group is investing €2 million on a client shared services centre in Kilkenny, which will be housed in the Danville Business Park on the Ring […]

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Kilkenny Group launches Christmas gift-wrapping service to help the homeless

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2018 0

THE Kilkenny Group has teamed up with the Simon Community to run a special festive gift-wrapping service across their stores nationwide in the countdown to Christmas. The home of Irish craft and design will be accepting donations for the complimentary wrapping service and will match every cent raised before being donated to the Simon Community. […]

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Kilkenny auctioneer puts James Joyce’s iconic spectacles up for public sale

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2018 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny auctioneer is putting an iconic pair of spectacles worn by James while he wrote his major work Ulysses up for public sale today. The original pair of pince-nez glasses are conservatively estimated to be worth up to €15,000. The glasses are in good condition and come with a velvet lined morocco case […]

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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 […]