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Uncle Gaybo: 1934 -2019

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 2

The death has been announced of legendary broadcaster Gay Byrne, the father of Irish broadcasting. Tributes have been flooding in for the 85-year-old who had been ill for some time. President Michael D Higgins called Gay Byrne “a man of great charisma who exuded warmth and presence, who was possessed of effortless wit and charm. […]

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New car sales in Kilkenny stuck in second gear as they crash by 12%

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

New car sales in Kilkenny have dropped by 12%, latest figures reveal. Nationally, the total level of new car registrations are down 7.0% (116,129) when compared to the same period last year (124,884), according to figures published by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). In Killkenny, a total of 2,338 new cars were […]

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Kilkenny gardai dispute Justice Department’s drop in drug unit numbers as a ‘technicality’

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Kilkenny gardaí are disputing recently released Government figures which said there has been a significant reduction in the number of gardai working in the local drug unit. Figures released by the Department of Justice last week, show just one Garda and one sergeant are working in the Kilkenny/ Carlow drug unit at the current time, […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All your latest local results and tables

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Permanent TSB Under 19 Hurling Mon, 28 Oct, (Round: Quarter Final), Lisdowney 2-13 Graigue Ballycallan 0-14 Sun, 03 Nov, (Round: Quarter Final), Bennettsbridge 0-19 Rower Inistioge 1-15 Permanent TSB Under 19 Hurling Mon, 28 Oct, (Round: Quarter Final), Glenmore 5-15 Graignamanagh 1-23 Sat, 02 Nov, (Round: Quarter Final), St Lachtain’s 4-12 Barrow Rangers 2-6

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Man arrested after body of young boy (11) discovered with ‘multiple injuries’

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

A man has been arrested after the body of an 11-year-old boy was discovered in a house in Limerick. The boy’s body was discovered by gardaí at the house in the Ballynanty area of the city shortly after 7pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Reports this morning said the […]

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‘Ah, seriously Bishop Phonsie?’ Former President hits out at prelate’s attack on yoga

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Former president Mary McAleese has rubbished recent comments by the Bishop in our neighbouring diocese of Waterford and Lismore in which he denounced yoga. Referring to Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan’s widely publicised criticism of yoga and meditation, the former president said: “I speak as somebody who knows him and I think he’s a fabulous singer. “He […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Wrap up well – we’re in for a wet and windy week

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

JUST when you thought it was safe to go outside … Met Éireann has forecast a wet and windy few days ahead for Kilkenny and the South East. The national forecast said it will be mostly cloudy today, with outbreaks of rain, persistent and quite heavy at times. Met Éireann said: “Highest temperatures of 9 […]

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Teen caught with 15 bags of cocaine during ‘on-the-spot’ Garda search in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

A teenager was arrested after he was found in possession of €1,000 of cocaine in Kilkenny. Members of Unit D of the Kilkenny gardai were patrolling the city centre in early hours of last Sunday morning as part of Operation City-Safe. They noticed a young male acting suspiciously and performed an on-the-spot search. The teenager […]

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Defence Forces in ‘secret mission’ to bring Isis bride and child back to Ireland: report

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

IRELAND’S Defence Forces have launched “a secret mission” to help bring Islamic State bride Lisa Smith and her two-year-old daughter back to Ireland, reports claim today. Military personnel, including members of the elite Irish Army Ranger Wing, have been deployed to a location near the border between Turkey and Syria with the goal of repatriating […]

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Hat’s off! More than one-in-10 WIT graduates hail from Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

More than 250 county Kilkenny students, who graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) this week, were told they “will contribute to a bright future for the region.” 268 of those conferred at WIT’s College Street campus were from Kilkenny and made up 11% of all the students receiving their academic awards. Addressing the graduates, […]

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