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Kilkenny parishioners asked to help foot €4m debt from Pope’s visit

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2018 0

KILKENNY parishioners have been urged to make donations towards a €4 million debt arising from the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) and the Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland in August. The Pope’s visit cost the State an estimated €19.4 million, but only €15.4 million has been raised for the event so far. Last weekend the […]

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Batten down the hatches – here comes Storm Deirdre

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

A STORM called Deirdre is brewing, and she’s set to batter Kilkenny and the rest of the country by the end of the week, forecasters predict. Temperatures dropped fairly dramatically this week as the clocks went back after an extremely mild September and first half of October. However, Cathal Nolan from the Midland Weather Channel […]

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Lord ‘not in’ Kilkenny mansion when eviction agents launched dawn raid – court

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

A MEMBER of the UK House Of Lords, who once owned and later rented one of Ireland’s finest palladian mansions was not in when eviction agents launched a “dawn raid” and took possession of the house and estate last May, the High Court has heard. Lord George Magan was not in Castletown Cox in Kilkenny […]

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Revealed – State company’s plan to create hundreds of new jobs in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 Post a comment

THE company that delivers the JobPath programme on behalf of the Government plans to help create hundreds of new jobs in Kilkenny over the next year. Turas Nua announced it is increasing its efforts to work with more employers in Kilkenny. The company already works with 712 employers across the county, and they now plan […]

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Six ‘drug drivers’ arrested locally – new figures

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

HALF a dozen people have been arrested locally while driving under the influence of drugs. It is the first time ‘drug driving’ figures have been released by the Department of Justice since new legislation allowing gardai to test drivers for drugs came into effect in April last year. Since then gardai have carried out at […]

Business

Don’t panic! Stock market slump is ‘correction’, not a crash – expert

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

THE current volatility in global equity markets does not signal the end of the remarkable decade-long bull market run, a highly experienced and respected international investment director said today. Momentum Investment Director Glyn Owen sounded a note of calm after financial markets suffered another bout of serious jitters, partly driven by concerns about American

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Have a happy – and safe – Halloween: emergency services

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

KILKENNY emergency services are appealing to young people to stay safe this Halloween. Every year, fire and emergency services are flat out dealing with incidents, some involving dangerous fireworks, which continue to be bought and sold illegally across the country in the countdown to Halloween. Gardai in neighbouring Carlow are investigating one such incident over […]

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Double digit growth in Kilkenny job vacancies

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

THE number of job vacancies in Kilkenny has soared by 10%, new research reveals. Overall, the number of job vacancies are up in 23 counties across the country, according to the latest IrishJobs.ie index for the third quarter of this year. Almost every county and major city experienced growth in job vacancies compared to the […]

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Rock ‘n Roll charity night at Kyteler’s Inn

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2018 0

KYTELER’S Inn will host a special fun-filled night of rockin’ and rollin’, all in the name of charity, next month. Rooters MCC will on microphone duty for Rock Night, in aid of St Patrick’s Centre and the Holy Angels, at the historic Kilkenny venue on Saturday, November 24. The doors open at 8pm and admission […]

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Casey was only bit of life in ‘exceptionally dull campaign’ – John Paul Phelan

By Kilkenny Now 29th October 2018 0

PETER Casey was the only bit of life in an “exceptionally dull campaign”, Minister of State and Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said after more than one-in-four of local voters backed the controversial candidate as their number one choice for the Áras. Michael D. Higgins comfortably retained the presidency as expected, but the surprise late […]