HOMES and businesses in Callan are experiencing disruptions to their water supplies. Irish Water today confirmed that mains rehabilitation works “may cause supply disruptions to West Street, Callan and surrounding areas in Co Kilkenny”. A spokesperson for Irish Water told KilkennyNow.ie the disruption to supplies could last up to three hours but are expected to […]
ALDI’s new Graiguenamanagh ‘Project Fresh’ store will open its doors to customers for the first time on Thursday morning. Featuring Aldi’s award-winning Project Fresh layout and design, the new store boasts a large shop floor spanning 1,140m², 93 free car parking spaces, wide aisles and hi-spec fixtures and fittings. The new store will be Aldi’s fourth in […]
WE’RE earning more than ever before – but our work-stress levels are rising along with the few extra quid in our pay packets, two new surveys have revealed. According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), employees in Kilkenny and across the country are earning more money than ever before. However a separate […]
A BARRISTER defending a man accused of murdering the mother of his child at their county Kilkenny home has accused the prosecution of engaging in “pseudoscience” to convict a young man who has lost his partner in tragic circumstances. Michael Bowman SC urged the jury of eight men and four women to acquit his client, […]
BATTEN down the hatches – Storm Diana is on the way and Kilkenny is right in the firing line, according to Met Éireann forecasters. Kilkenny is one of 16 counties across the county included in a Status Yellow wind warning as the storm approaches. The county is also among 13 unlucky counties who have been […]
IRISH rugby coach Joe Schmidt has announced he will retire from coaching after the 2019 World Cup and Andy Farrell (pictured above with Schmidt) will succeed him as Ireland boss. The New Zealand native had been widely touted as a future All Blacks coach, but he has announced that he will finish coaching following next […]
THE Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council today welcomed the announcement of €4.764 million from the Government’s Urban Regeneration Development Fund towards the redevelopment of the Abbey Quarter in the heart of the city-centre. Cllr Eamon Aylward (pictured above) said: “With Phase 1 of the development, the redevelopment of the Brewhouse and the associated public
KILKENNY’S landmark Abbey Quarter development will receive an extra €4.764,000 million in funding, Minister and local TD John Paul Phelan confirmed today. The funding is part of the Government’s Project 2040 National Development Fund and will transform the former brewery site in the heart of the city. Kilkenny County Council approved the a masterplan for […]
THE Government will today announce it is allocating €6 million in funding for the landmark North Quays development on the Kilkenny-Waterford border, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. The funding will come from the Government’s Project 2040 Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. Confirmation of the Government funding for the North Quays has paved the way for one of […]
MICK McCarthy said he could not resist taking over again as Ireland manager when the post was offered to him a few days ago by the FAI. At his introductory press conference today, McCarthy confirmed he would not be staying on beyond 2020. “If we do really well in the next two years, then there […]