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Hero campaigner Vicky: ‘Make drug available to all women with cervical cancer’

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2018 0

CAMPAIGNER Vicky Phelan has called for all women with cervical cancer to be given free access to an expensive drug she has credited with reducing her tumours. The Kilkenny woman said the drug Pembrolizumab, which is free to all women who are suitable in the 221 CervicalCheck group, is paid for by the HSE and […]

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Hair we go again! Met Éireann forecasts more heavy showers and 100km/h gales

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2018 0

KILKENNY and counties across the country will be battered by strong gales and heavy showers today as Storm Diana bears down on Ireland. Met Éireann has issued a yellow alert for every county in the country. It means Kilkenny will face more gales of up to 100km/h and spells of heavy rainfall following yesterday’s torrential […]

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Woman jailed for opening €1.50 tube of Pringles in Tesco

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

A JUDGE has jailed a young woman for two months for causing criminal damage to a €1.50 tube of Pringle crisps in a Tesco supermarket. Judge Brian O’Shea jailed Kathleen McDonagh (25) at Cork District Court after hearing she opened the crisp container in a Tesco outlet from which she had been barred when approached […]

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City gets into festive mood with switching on of Christmas Lights this Saturday

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

KILKENNY city-centre will be transformed into a festive fun-derland  this Saturday with the switching-on of the Christmas Lights. Kilkenny County Council today confirmed the event will take place on the Parade at 4.30pm. The theme of the event for 2018 will be to ‘shop Kilkenny’ – a drive to encourage people to buy local and […]

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Homes and businesses in Callan hit by Irish Water works

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

HOMES and businesses in Callan are experiencing disruptions to their water supplies. Irish Water today confirmed that mains rehabilitation works “may cause supply disruptions to West Street, Callan and surrounding areas in Co Kilkenny”. A spokesperson for Irish Water told KilkennyNow.ie the disruption to supplies could last up to three hours but are expected to […]

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Aldi’s new ‘Project Fresh’ store in Graiguenamanagh to open on Thursday

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

ALDI’s new Graiguenamanagh ‘Project Fresh’ store will open its doors to customers for the first time on Thursday morning. Featuring Aldi’s award-winning Project Fresh layout and design, the new store boasts a large shop floor spanning 1,140m², 93 free car parking spaces, wide aisles and hi-spec fixtures and fittings. The new store will be Aldi’s fourth in […]

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We’re getting paid more than ever before – but our stress levels are soaring

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

WE’RE earning more than ever before – but our work-stress levels are rising along with the few extra quid in our pay packets, two new surveys have revealed. According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), employees in Kilkenny and across the country are earning more money than ever before. However a separate […]

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Freshford murder trial: jury urged to acquit man accused of murdering partner

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2018 0

A BARRISTER defending a man accused of murdering the mother of his child at their county Kilkenny home has accused the prosecution of engaging in “pseudoscience” to convict a young man who has lost his partner in tragic circumstances. Michael Bowman SC urged the jury of eight men and four women to acquit his client, […]

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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 […]