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Kilkenny’s John Nolan and partner Mairéad among bookies’ favourites to win Dancing With The Stars

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

KILKENNY’S John Nolan and his partner Mairéad Ronan have emerged as one of the bookies’ favourites to win this year’s Dancing With The Stars. The dancing duo had their odds slashed to 3/1 after topping the scoring charts in week five of the hit TV show on Saturday night. Boylesports spokesperson Aoife Heffron said today: […]

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Toy stories: ‘hidden’ LEGO men helping kids unlock Kilkenny’s rich history

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

LEGO men and women are helping to teach children about Kilkenny’s rich history at the Medieval Mile Museum. Ten miniature figures, each representing different chapters in Kilkenny’s history, have been strategically hidden in different locations around the museum as part of an innovative new initiative to encourage children to learn more about their past. The […]

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State of some Kilkenny highways gives Tipp politician a dose of road rage

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

THE state of some Kilkenny roads appears to be driving one Tipperary politician around the bend. Thurles-based Councillor John Hogan went on his local radio station Tipp FM to hit out at the quality of the roads close to the border of his electoral area. He drew particular attention to the state of one particular […]

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Protest groups target Kilkenny councillor leading local ‘Irexit’ campaign

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor will contest this year’s local elections on an ‘Irexit’ platform. Ferrybank-based politician Melissa O’Neill launched her election campaign at the Rhu Glenn Hotel on Friday. The event sparked a backlash from some groups. Over the weekend O’Neill, a former Sinn Féin councillor, claimed staff at the hotel were subjected to abuse and […]

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EU Commissioner Phil Hogan finalising Brexit emergency aid deal for local farmers

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 Post a comment

THE Irish EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan is putting together a new deal to come to the aid of Irish farmers in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Under the deal, farmers in Kilkenny and throughout the rest of the country would be eligible to avail of hundreds of millions of euros […]

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Kilkenny patients face more disruption this week as nurses escalate strike action

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2019 0

PATIENT services at St Luke’s General Hospital will be severely curtailed again this week when striking nurses return to the picket line tomorrow and Thursday. And our ailing health services’ winter of discontent looks set to continue after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) confirmed a major escalation in its dispute with the Government […]

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Beer keg throwing burglar busted after late night break in at Kilkenny pharmacy

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2019 0

A KILKENNY man was arrested after he smashed a beer keg through the window of a well-known city-centre pharmacy in the early hours of the morning and then tried to loot the premises. The would-be thief targeted O’Shea’s Pharmacy in Market Yard at around 3.40am last Wednesday morning, gardai confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie. According to local […]

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Radio wars: Former correspondent accuses RTÉ of slashing news coverage in South East

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2019 0

FORMER RTÉ South East correspondent Damien Tiernan has accused the national broadcaster of drastically cutting back its news coverage in the region. Tiernan recently left his €90,000 a year job after 23 years with RTÉ. During this time he was the face and voice of some of the biggest news stories that broke in Kilkenny […]

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Last gasp goal not enough as Cats go down fighting in Ennis

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2019 0

Clare 2-20 Kilkenny 1-22 KILKENNY netted with the final act of the game – but the last gasp score was too little, too late for the Cats against a competitive Clare side in the second round of the Allianz National Hurling League. After making a bright start to the campaign against Cork last week, Brian […]

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Kilkenny businessman Paschal Phelan good as he strikes it rich in the sun

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2019 Post a comment

A WELL-KNOWN businessman who lived and worked in Kilkenny for years is striking it rich in the sun. Phelan Energy, a renewable energy developer run by Paschal Phelan, has agreed a financing deal for a €113 million solar project in South Africa, the Sunday Times reports today. The company said its subsidiary, Solar Capital, finalised […]