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Batten down the hatches – here comes Storm Diana

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2018 0

BATTEN down the hatches – Storm Diana is on the way and Kilkenny is right in the firing line, according to Met Éireann forecasters. Kilkenny is one of 16 counties across the county included in a Status Yellow wind warning as the storm approaches. The county is also among 13 unlucky counties who have been […]

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Andy Farrell to take over as Ireland manager after World Cup as Joe Schmidt announces retirement

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2018 0

IRISH rugby coach Joe Schmidt has announced he will retire from coaching after the 2019 World Cup and Andy Farrell (pictured above with Schmidt) will succeed him as Ireland boss. The New Zealand native had been widely touted as a future All Blacks coach, but he has announced that he will finish coaching following next […]

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Tenders to redevelop Kilkenny Brewhouse to go out within weeks: Council

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2018 0

THE Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council today welcomed the announcement of €4.764 million from the Government’s Urban Regeneration Development Fund towards the redevelopment of the Abbey Quarter in the heart of the city-centre. Cllr Eamon Aylward (pictured above) said: “With Phase 1 of the development, the redevelopment of the Brewhouse and the associated public

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Work to begin on Abbey Quarter early next year as Government confirms extra €4.75m funding

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2018 0

KILKENNY’S landmark Abbey Quarter development will receive an extra €4.764,000 million in funding, Minister and local TD John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The funding is part of the Government’s Project 2040 National Development Fund and will transform the former brewery site in the heart of the city. Kilkenny County Council approved the a masterplan for […]

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Government to unveil funding for landmark North Quays development

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2018 0

THE Government will today announce it is allocating €6 million in funding for the landmark North Quays development on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. The funding will come from the Government’s Project 2040 Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. Confirmation of the Government funding for the North Quays has paved the way for one of […]

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‘Martin will be feeling a bit raw so I’ll leave him alone and you’re probably right, I won’t be speaking to Roy’ – Mick McCarthy is unveiled as new Ireland manager. Again.

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2018 0

MICK McCarthy said he could not resist taking over again as Ireland manager when the post was offered to him a few days ago by the FAI. At his introductory press conference today, McCarthy confirmed he would not be staying on beyond 2020. “If we do really well in the next two years, then there […]

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BREAKING: European Union leaders endorse Brexit deal

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2018 0

ALL 27 European Union leaders have endorsed the Brexit deal, European Council president Donald Tusk confirmed today. The endorsement means all eyes now turn to Westminster, where British Prime Minister Theresa May faces an uphill battle to get the deal through the House of Commons. Despite the tentative breakthrough, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said:

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Ann Downey will lead Cats for another year

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2018 0

KILKENNY camogie has received a major boost with the news that Ann Downey has decided to stay on as team manager for another year. There had been some speculation about whether she would continue in the role after her team suffered a second successive All-Ireland final defeat at the hands of Cork. But after giving the […]

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Funerals take place of elderly couple found dead at their home

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2018 0

THE elderly couple who were found dead at their Kilkenny home last week lay in repose side-by-side yesterday evening as their families prepared for their separate funerals and burials today. The bodies of Michael Hurley (83) and his partner Mary Holohan (79) were discovered by a relative at their home in Kilderry, Johnswell on Wednesday […]

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Kilkenny mother’s heartbreaking letter to her ‘angel’ daughter leaves Ryan Tubridy close to tears

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2018 0

A KILKENNY mother wrote a heartbreaking letter to her late daughter Ciara, which left Ryan Tubridy struggling for words live on air yesterday. Ciara Lawlor (17) died tragically in July 2016 after collapsing at a Kodaline concert in Marlay Park, Dublin. Her grieving mother Eimear penned a moving letter to Ciara, which Ryan read out […]