HOPE of a breakthrough in the cold case investigation into the murder of a Kilkenny mother-of-two more than 30 years ago have grown after a potential new witness emerged in the wake of a recent Garda appeal. A local Garda source confirmed the potential witness is currently being questioned about the murder of Marie Tierney […]
THIS morning would be a good time to get some last-minute Christmas shopping in as Kilkenny and parts of the country enjoy a lull in the stormy conditions that have battered Ireland over the past week. However, Met Éireann said the relatively good conditions will not last, with more heavy rain forecast for later today […]
KILKENNY gardai seized €3,600 worth of illegal cannabis when they stopped and searched a car being driven by a “nervous” looking young man. The incident occurred at a routine checkpoint in Raheen, New Ross, just after midnight on Sunday. A Garda spokesperson said the 28-year-old male driver appeared to be nervous, and the car was […]
LOCAL Councillor Michael Doyle has hit out at objectors who derailed plans for a temporary car-park on Kilkenny’s old brewery site. Kilkenny County Council recently opted to withdraw the car-park plans after the planning permission was challenged and taken to the High Court on environmental grounds. The council argued it could have faced a protracted […]
KILKENNY’S world famous Cartoon Saloon team has done it again. The local animation company’s new short film ‘Late Afternoon’ is in the running for another Oscar nomination after it made a shortlist of 10 chosen from around the world. It is just the latest success story for the Kilkenny-based studio, whose first feature, ‘The Secret […]
HENRY Shefflin’s wife Deirdre has described how her father told her ‘to stay away from him, he has a busy year ahead of him’ after she first told her family she was dating the hurling star. Deirdre, who played camogie and hails from a strong GAA background, recalls her family’s fairly typical Kilkenny hurling response […]
KILKENNY and the entire South East region received a major blow with the announcement that Irish Ferries is unlikely to operate a service between Rosslare and France next year. Irish Continental Group (ICG), the company behind the ferry firm, has claimed passengers have expressed a preference for travelling from Dublin. “Irish Ferries wish to inform […]
STORM conditions caused havoc for the second time in 48 hours across Kilkenny as Met Éireann warned the approach to Christmas Day will be marked by further spells of heavy rain and strong winds. Ireland now has no chance of a white Christmas, with December 25 likely to prove mild with a combination of sunshine, […]
THE Government is failing the people of rural Ireland through its inadequate response to the closure of rural post offices, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward has said. Deputy Aylward spoke out after he asked the Minister for Rural Affairs and Community Development Michael Ring about his plans to ensure the viability and sustainability of towns and […]
JOSE Mourinho is in line for a €22.5 million payoff as the price of leading Manchester United to their worst ever start to a Premier League season. Appointed to much fanfare in the summer of 2016, the 55-year-old became the first manager in the club’s history to win a major trophy in his maiden season. […]