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‘Disgusting’ – motorists throwing dirty nappies and waste out of car windows near scenic Kilkenny river

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

BRAVE Kilkenny volunteers banded together over the weekend to clean up an area that has become a notorious blackspot for littering. Local councillor Malcolm Noonan and the River Bregagh clean-up crew filled sacks full of discarded household waste that appears to have been dumped by passing motorists with no regard for the local environment. Cllr […]

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Kilkenny women among 4,300 given retests after HPV screening scare will have results soon

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KILKENNY women among the 4,300 who are being offered retests by CervicalCheck arising out of revelations on HPV screening in one of its labs will get their results within four weeks, health authorities have confirmed. The women were contacted after it emerged Quest Diagnostics, the US-based laboratory carrying out cervical screening, was using the wrong […]

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South East had highest failure rate for job creation targets

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

THE South East had the highest failure rate when it came to meeting Government targets for job creation. The Government’s regional enterprise plans placed targets on all of the country’s regions to reduce unemployment to just 1% of the national average, which currently stands at 6%. But three regions – the South East (8.6%), the […]

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€100,000 prize up for grabs in exciting new search for ‘Kilkenny’s Energy Town’

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

KILKENNY is leading the way in a new nationwide sustainable and renewable energy competition with a €100,000 plus prize fund up for grabs. And the organisers are hopeful the exciting initiative will catch on not, just in Ireland, but also on the international stage. Kilkenny LEADER Partnership has teamed up with the internationally-renowned and locally […]

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Text alert neighbours help gardai track down trailer thieves within hours

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

TWO thieves who stole a trailer from a farmyard in county Kilkenny were arrested after eagle-eyed neighbours circulated information via the Garda text alert scheme. The thieves made off with the trailer (pictured above) after casing out the farmyard in Listerlin, Mullinavat, last week. But thanks to the text alert scheme, gardai in Mooncoin managed […]

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Kilkenny’s John Nolan and celebrity dance partner Mairéad wow judges again

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

PRESENTER Mairéad Ronan said she was relieved to be back with her Kilkenny partner John Nolan as the couple impressed the judges on Dancing With The Stars last night. Reunited after switch-up week, John and Mairéad danced a quickstep to Nothing Breaks like a Heart by Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus. The couple’s performance earned high praise […]

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Forget last year’s snowstorms – Kilkenny will have a real Spring in its step this season

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2019 0

KILKENNY can look forward to a true Spring, with warm weather and little likelihood of a repeat of last year’s snowstorms. Last year Storm Emma brought the country to a virtual standstill, with snow accumulations of up 30cms in Kilkenny and much of the country. However AccuWeather forecasters have concluded there is little chance of […]

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Top of the World: Record breaking Kilkenny athlete Mary FitzGerald wins two gold medals

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2019 0

KILKENNY athlete Mary FitzGerald did her county proud as she took home two gold medals from the 2019 IWAS World Games in UAE. The Callan native and Gowran AC member won gold in the women’s javelin event on day one of the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports event. She followed this up with another gold […]

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Cartoon Saloon director reveals grannies’ inspiration for Oscar-nominated film

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2019 0

THE writer and director of Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon’s short film Late Afternoon has revealed how her grannies provided the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated animation. Both Louise Bagnall’s grandmothers died before she was an adult, but both left an indelible mark on the her life. Late Afternoon, voiced by Irish actor Fionnula Flanagan, poignantly explores […]

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Kilkenny Rose Helena Hughes presents sashes to Castlecomer’s contestants

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2019 0

KILKENNY Rose Helena Hughes was on hand to present sashes to the Castlecomer contestants of this year’s event in the north Kilkenny town last night. The night kicked off in style at the Vault Bar at 9pm and was very well attended by locals and businesses who have helped to sponsor Castlecomer’s first ever Rose […]