MORE than 1,000 motorists are waiting for a driving test in Kilkenny, new figures reveal. A total of 476 are waiting for an appointment for the Kilkenny centre, while a further 617 who already have an appointment are still waiting to do the test. Figures released by Transport Minister Shane Ross show that the average […]
KILKENNY motorists have been warned to expect delays as more road works get underway in the county. Kilkenny County Council has announced a temporary road closure on the L6707 between 8am and 1pm today. Diversions will be put in place at Rathcash West, between the R702 Gorwan Road and L6706 at Blanchvillestown. The council said […]
AN ELDERLY county Kilkenny pensioner who lives alone was held hostage in her home as thieves ransacked her house late at night. The shocking incident occurred in the townland of Kilbraghan near Glenmore overnight between last Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2. KilkennyNow.ie has learned it is the second time the woman’s home has […]
HURLING legend Eddie Brennan says Limerick are beginning to resemble the great Kilkenny team he starred in at the height of its powers. His former teammate Jackie Tyrrell recently expressed doubts about their ability to retain the All-Ireland title they won for the first time since 1973 last year. But Brennan (pictured above in his […]
A SPECIAL community vigil is taking place at the World War 1 Memorial in the city. The vigil was due to begin at 6pm this evening after it was extensively damaged in “a mindless act of vandalism” earlier this week. Vandals damaged the face of a statue of the fallen soldier and hacked off part […]
A STRANGE dispute has broken out between Eir and ComReg, the outfit that governs the telecom industry. Under a regulation dating from its Telecom Éireann days, Eir is obliged to maintain the country’s last few public pay phones and ComReg insists it should keep the service running. Eir says the ruling is “absolute folly” and […]
KILKENNY householders are being urged to make their homes available for just one night to a team of charity cyclists who are using their pedal power to drive awareness of mental health issues. The Homestay Programme is central to the success of the Cycle Against Suicide initiative. Each year, throughout the island, people welcome participants of the […]
A EUROPEAN election candidate has accused Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan of accepting an “obscene amount of money” from the EU. Adrienne Wallace (pictured below) said the former Kilkenny TD was paid more than €300,000 a year, plus expenses. She said: “He has a basic monthly salary of €20,832, a ‘residence allowance’ of 15% of his […]
KILKENNY businesses have been urged to apply for new funding that will help them to save up to 30% a year on energy costs. Applications to the SEAI Excellence in Energy Efficient Design (EXEED) Scheme are now open. And a fund of up to €6 million is available for projects delivering best practice in the […]
A POLITICIAN has decried the actions of the vandals who defaced the Kilkenny World War 1 Memorial, describing the incident as “an attack on the whole community”. Denis Hynes, the Labour Party General Election candidate for the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency, said the attack was an insult to all the Kilkenny people who, like his own, had […]