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M9 Motorway bust: Armed gardai arrest pair found with drugs in car

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2018 0

KILKENNY gardai backed up by members of the Armed Support Response Unit arrested two young men after their car was stopped and searched on the M9 Motorway. The pair were arrested and detained at Thomastown Garda Station after officers discovered €1,000 worth of illegal drugs in their car yesterday. The two men, who are both […]

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33-year-old mystery surrounding missing Kilkenny man is finally solved

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2018 Post a comment

THE family of a Kilkenny man who disappeared over 30 years ago will finally have closure this Christmas after his remains were formally identified using advanced DNA analysis. A “one-in-a-billion” DNA match on a body buried that was buried in Wales 33 years ago has finally been confirmed as the remains of missing Brendan Dowley. […]

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Key health service projects in South East could be shelved for years due to rising cost of new National Children’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2018 0

POTENTIALLY lifesaving health service investments in the South East could be shelved for up to five years because of the escalating cost of the new National Children’s Hospital, according to a confidential Government report. The total bill for developing the facility at St James’s Hospital is now expected to be more than €1.73 billion, an […]

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John McGuinness urges FF colleagues to ‘raise your voice’ and ‘demand change’

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuinness has heaped further pressure on his leader Micheál Martin after he urged Fianna Fáil party members to “raise your voice” and “demand change”. Deputy McGuinness has been a vocal critic of Mr Martin’s recent decision to back the Fine Gael-led minority government for another year. In an email sent to […]

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BREXIT BREAKING: Hard border looks inevitable as UK moves to strike deals outside EU

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

A HARD border now looks inevitable as soon as Britain moves to strike trade deals with countries outside the EU. The nightmare scenario of a ‘no deal’ Brexit is looming as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today admitted Ireland will “get into real difficulties” once the UK government changes its customs rules and regulations. The Irish Government […]

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Kilkenny Co-op Mart Director Michael Parsons honoured with prestigious award

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

FORMER chairman and current director of Kilkenny Co-operative Mart and former director of Glanbia Co-operative, Michael Parsons, has been awarded the prestigious Plunkett Award. According to a statement from the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), Michael received the award for his “outstanding lifelong contribution to the Irish co-operative movement”. Michael,

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Kilkenny Lidl customers warned about Christmas text scam

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 Post a comment

LIDL has issued a warning to Kilkenny customers to beware of a scam text message doing the rounds in the countdown to Christmas. The scam text messages are being sent to people, claiming to be from Lidl, saying that the recipient has won a prize in a Christmas draw. A Lidl spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “Please […]

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Tee time: €1.1m three-bed overlooking Mount Juliet’s 17th green is Kilkenny’s biggest property deal of 2018

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

A THREE-BED detached house overlooking the 17th green in of Mount Juliet golf course that sold for €1.1 million is the largest single property deal recorded in Kilkenny this year. The price was agreed for Number 16 Foxes Court in September. Just over €139.7 million had been spent on property so far this year in […]

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‘Generally dry with spells of sunshine’ – your Christmas weather forecast

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

THE stormy conditions Kilkenny and most of the country has endured in recent weeks are set to ease on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with even some rare and very welcome spells of sunshine breaking through at times. Today, unfortunately, is not so good, with more showers this morning across Kilkenny and Leinster, albeit with […]

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‘Henry will manage Cats one day’ – nine-time All Ireland winner Tommy Walsh

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2018 0

FORMER Kilkenny star and nine-time All-Ireland winner Tommy Walsh says he believes Henry Shefflin will manage the Cats one day. But the Tullaroan legend says he isn’t sure if ‘King Henry’ will be the man to take Brian Cody’s managerial crown. Shefflin has been a revelation in his first season as coach of his home […]