THERE was nothing sheepish about this brave Kilkenny Garda who came to the rescue of a new-born lamb and its mother. The drama unfolded this week when gardai and officials from the Department of Agriculture visited a farm in the Thomastown area after it received reports of suspected animal neglect. But when they arrived at […]
BIG-HEARTED members of the public from across the South East have launched a series of innovative fundraising drives to help a brave boy undergo life-saving surgery in the US. Noah O’Sullivan (4) was born at just 29 weeks old and diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy 18 months later. He has survived two brain […]
PATIENT services at St Luke’s General Hospital will be severely affected on Wednesday when the first of six planned 24-hour nurses’ strikes gets underway. The strike action now seems certain to go ahead following the breakdown of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission yesterday. The Health Services Executive (HSE) has warned of widespread closures and restrictions
RETAILERS across Kilkenny city and county are being urged to become accredited Age Friendly businesses. According to estimates, 1.4 million people throughout Kilkenny and the rest of the country will be aged 65 and over by 2041 – more than one-in-five of the total population. Kilkenny has played an active role in a campaign by […]
GUSTS of up 100km/hr are set to batter Kilkenny tonight. Met Éireann has issued two fresh Status Yellow wind warnings, which combined encompass the entire island. The second of the warnings has been issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster at 8pm tonight. The alert also covers neighbouring Waterford and Tipperary, along with counties […]
A WEEKLY ‘Varied Ability’ bowling tournament is attracting huge numbers of players and groups from across Kilkenny city and county. Kilkenny’s KBowl at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre launched the first ‘Varied Ability’ tournament back in October. The event proved to be a huge hit, and organisers have just launched a new tournament for 2019. Some […]
LOCAL gardai are trying to reunite these valuable tools with their rightful owners. Gardaí from the Kilkenny-Carlow division recovered an estimated €92,000 worth of expensive hardware, including power tools, generators, building tools and gardening equipment, during a search of a property recently. Several homes and businesses throughout Kilkenny and Carlow have been
GARDAI are hunting for the person who filmed horrific video footage of the M50 crash that claimed the life of a young woman which was circulated widely on social media. They are investigating the possibility that a passing driver took photos or videos of the horrific crash on the M50 while they were behind the […]
HAVE you been doing dry January? Me too. I had a nice dry Picpoul from the Languedoc, a beautifully crisp Viognier from the same French region and an unusually dry, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire. I went off the rails a bit with a sweetish Chardonnay from Australia but got back on the dry […]
OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness said it is important Ireland is prepared for “all outcomes” as fears grow of a ‘hard’ or no-deal Brexit. Deputy McGuinness, who is Chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, was speaking this week as the Central Bank warned that a hard Brexit would cause a “severe shock” to to the […]