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WINE O’CLOCK: Try Madeira, it’s not just for cakes

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

I am loathe to mention the C-word before November is out, but there are only five wine-buying weeks to Christmas so it’s time I started looking at seasonal wines. We buy two types of wine specially for Christmas: sparkling and fortified. There was a time when most houses had a bottle of Sherry or Port […]

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Bishop confirms number of masses said in Kilkenny will be reduced

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

The Diocese of Ossory has confirmed it will publish its full programme of rescheduled mass times this week, following confirmation the number of masses in the county will be reduced. Bishop Dermot Farrell, in his Winter 2019 Pastoral Letter entitled “Our Living Church,” confirmed there will be new mass times in every parish in the […]

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Swings and roundabouts: Kilkenny TD says party had ‘no option’ but to drop compo claim colleague Maria Bailey

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

Minister John Paul Phelan said Fine Gael had “no other option” but to remove controversial swing compo case TD Maria Bailey as a General Election candidate. The Kilkenny TD is a member of the Fine Gael National Executive that made the decision to de-select Deputy Bailey as a candidate for the party in the wake […]

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REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 Post a comment

Johnny DOYLE Darby’s Hill, Woodsgift, Kilkenny Johnny died, peacefully, surrounded by his family. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Geraldine, his family Paddy, Mary (Bourke), Sheila (Walsh), Brian, Annie and Johnny, sons in law Peter and Thomas, grandchildren Sean, Cormac, Fionn, Roisin, Tommy and Jack, brother Michael, sister Breda (Brennan), sisters in law,

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Housing crisis: Just two apartments completed in Kilkenny so far this year

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

The Government is failing to meet its housing targets in Kilkenny in relation to apartments. New figures reveal just two apartments have been completed in Kilkenny up until September 30. As part of the Government’s Ireland 2040 plan, Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, put apartment building at the centre of the plan to house the population, […]

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‘You dream of these moments’ – Kilkenny star nets first goal for boys in green

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

It was a good night for Castlecomer’s Seani Maguire, scoring his first international goal and impressing the fans, the pundits and most importantly the manager. “I’d say notably Seani Maguire played well,” enthused Mick McCarthy, the Ireland manager, after watching the boys in green come from behind to beat New Zealand 3-1 last night in […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Wrap up well – temperatures to plummet to -3C

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2019 0

Have your wolly hats and scarves at the ready if you’re venturing outside this weekend. Kilkenny and the South East is bracing itself for a Big Freeze this weekend, with temperatures set to plummet to an icy -3 degrees tonight. Motorists are being urged to take it easy on our roads after Kilkenny, along with […]

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LATEST: More details emerge about bizarre theft of 40 cattle from Kilkenny farm

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

Fresh details have emerged regarding the mysterious disappearance of a herd of cattle stolen from a farm in county Kilkenny. Gardai are still hunting for a gang of rustlers who stole an entire herd of 40 calves from a farm in Jerpoint Hill outside Thomastown last week. The gang made off with 26 Friesian calves […]

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Number of Kilkenny people who fought and died in World War II revealed

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

This week, 101 years ago, the guns fell silent. The Great War or World War 1 came to an end, and like many from around Ireland, many a person from Kilkenny answered a call and either served or fought. Twenty years later fewer Irish, and Kilkenny people, signed up during World War II. It is […]

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Beautiful family home in ‘Village of the Monks’ (but with all modern amenities …)

By Kilkenny Now 14th November 2019 0

The address: No. 18 Cois Na Bearu, Graignamanagh, county Kilkenny The lowdown: Quality three-bed family home situated on the edge in one of Kilkenny’s most picturesque towns The price: €225,000 ______________________________________________ Situated on the fringes of picturesque Graiguenamanagh, the Cois na Bearu (meaning Village of the Monks) estate is a high

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WINE O’CLOCK: Try Madeira, it’s not just for cakes

Bishop confirms number of masses said in Kilkenny will be reduced

Swings and roundabouts: Kilkenny TD says party had ‘no option’ but to drop compo claim colleague Maria Bailey

REST IN PEACE: Kilkenny Death Notices

Housing crisis: Just two apartments completed in Kilkenny so far this year

‘You dream of these moments’ – Kilkenny star nets first goal for boys in green

WEEKEND WEATHER: Wrap up well – temperatures to plummet to -3C

LATEST: More details emerge about bizarre theft of 40 cattle from Kilkenny farm

Number of Kilkenny people who fought and died in World War II revealed

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Beautiful family home in ‘Village of the Monks’ (but with all modern amenities …)