News

BREAKING: Number of patients on trolleys at St Luke’s more than doubles in one day

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

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). […]

Business

Christmas comes early for Lidl’s Kilkenny workers

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

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 […]

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Flood warning as Kilkenny and Leinster are lashed by heavy showers

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

TORRENTIAL rainfall could lead to flooding throughout parts of Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, Met Eireann has warned. Kilkenny and the South East has been lashed by heavy showers over the past 24 hours, with further rainfall forecast over the coming days. Heavy rain last night and this afternoon is expected to ease by […]

Property

72-acre farm outside city sold for €1.75m at auction

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

A 72-ACRE residential farm located eight kilometres outside Kilkenny city as been sold for €1.75 million at auction. The sale was achieved by the Kilkenny Sherry FitzGerald team on Parliament Street. The lands at Dunderyark, Danesfort (pictured above, from Sherry FitzGerald website) lie in one large attractive block and are laid out in seven divisions […]

Business

CakeFace co-owner Laura Gannon shortlisted for Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2018

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

LAURA Gannon – co-owner of CakeFace – has been shortlisted within the prestigious IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2018. The Kilkenny businesswoman is one of 10 impressive women who have made the cut in the Start-up of the Year category. IMAGE Magazine received over 400 entries for the awards. Laura’s remarkable work ethic and successful business

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Woman who get up early in morning less likely to develop breast cancer – new study

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2018 0

WOMAN who are at their best early in the morning are less likely to develop breast cancer than their ‘night-owl’ sisters, a study has found. Scientists who discovered the association also unearthed evidence of a causal link between sleeping longer and the disease. The researchers who compared data on hundreds of thousands of women found […]

Opinion

No political will to deliver on rural broadband promises

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2018 0

By JOHN TIERNEY FOR those of us resident in the digital wasteland that either have no broadband coverage or have 1 Mb broadband access, the chatter about the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is tiresome. Despite the high-profile launch of NBP in 2012, vast swathes of Ireland remain devoid of high speed broadband for work and […]

Business Jobs

Free flights offer for ex-pats who want to work in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2018 0

A LEADING Irish recruitment company is offering free flights to ex-pats Down Under who want to return home and work in Kilkenny. The initiative by FRS Recuitment hopes to encourage people who moved to Australia during the recession to return home and avail of job opportunities here, particularly in the construction, IT and healthcare sectors. […]

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€300m North Quays project will enable Kilkenny and Waterford to prosper side-by-side – Minister

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2018 0

THE signing of the contracts for the €300 million North Quays project in Ferrybank signals the beginning of a historic development that will transform the area and create much needed employment for South Kilkenny and the wider region, Junior Minister John Paul Phelan has said. The Minister, local TD and Ferrybank resident also spoke of […]

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Jojo Dullard’s family issue appeal on eve of 23rd anniversary of her disappearance

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2018 0

THE family of missing Kilkenny woman Jo Jo Dullard have issued an emotional appeal for information as the 23rd anniversary of her disappearance approaches. Jojo (pictured) was just 21 years old when she vanished on the night of November 9, 1995. The young woman was hitchhiking home to Callan after missing a direct bus home […]