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Vomiting bug outbreak hits Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has been detected in St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny. Hospital management has placed visiting restrictions on the affected ward in St Luke’s. The norovirus (winter vomiting bug) outbreak was detected on Surgical Ward 2 on Monday. Since then hospital staff have been battling to contain […]

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Wet weather poses serious risk to Kilkenny crops

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THERE’S a farming crisis looming in Kilkenny due to the wet weather, with some crops stuck in the ground and conditions not suitable to plant others. As much as 70% of potatoes grown have not been harvested, while cereal farmers are struggling to sow their winter crops due to the soggy land […]

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Luxury car, drugs and cash seized in CAB raids targeting organised crime

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CARS, drugs and cash were seized in significant Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) operation targeting the proceeds of crime in neighbouring Waterford this morning. CAB officers raided two locations in Waterford city and arrested one man as part of an operation targeting organised crime across the region. Two vehicles, a 191-registration Volkswagen Arteon […]

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Speeding motorist clocked doing 178kph on M9, then fails drugs test

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A DRIVER who was stopped on the motorway after being clocked doing almost 180mphh on the motorway by local gardai was arrested after he failed a drugs test. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Roads Policing Unit detected a car travelling at 178kph on the M9 motorway just before midnight on Sunday. After being […]

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KICK-OFF: The Kilkenny & District League soccer round-up

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

LAST weekend saw the second round of the FAI Junior Cup in Kilkenny. Bridge United welcomed Crossbeg of Wexford to Goresbridge on Sunday morning and it was the local side who advanced on a 4-2 scoreline. Freebooters travelled to Shamrock Rovers of Wexford and came away with a 3-0 win thanks to goals from Peter […]

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Overturned lorry closes Kilkenny road

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny road has been closed off this morning after a lorry overturned. The stretch of road between Paulstown and Goresbridge will remain closed for the next few hours. A cement lorry toppled over at Duninga, close to the Mullins family horse training facilities and has blocked the road. No one […]

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Innovative Kilkenny food project makes dining experience easier to swallow

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is leading the way when it comes to creating inclusive dining experiences for diners who have difficulties swallowing. The Building an Inclusive Food Culture programme develops partnerships with local restaurants and retailers in an effort to make dining out or eating at home easier. The new landmark initiative has been developed […]

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Kilkenny Council is one of the country’s best performing local authorities: report

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council continues to be regarded as one of the best performing local authorities in the country, a new report reveals. Just 27 social houses in Kilkenny were vacant at the end of 2018, while it took less than five months to move in new tenants to vacated local authority houses. […]

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Burglars steal ‘substantial’ amount of cash after breaking into Kilkenny family’s home

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THEIVES made off with a substantial amount of cash after breaking into and ransacking a home in county Kilkenny. The burglars broke into a house in Barracore, Goresbridge, sometime between 1.30pm on Friday and 1.45am on Saturday. The burglars gained entry by forcing open a front window. They then proceeded to ransack […]

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Kilkenny Minister admits mistakingly casting vote for colleague

By Kilkenny Now 21st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD admitted he once cast a vote for a colleague in Dáil Eireann accidentally, but he immediately corrected the “mistake” and had it properly recorded. Junior Minister John Paul Phelan said he once pressing the wrong button during a vote in Leinster House. But he instantly realised he had made […]

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Vomiting bug outbreak hits Kilkenny hospital

Wet weather poses serious risk to Kilkenny crops

Luxury car, drugs and cash seized in CAB raids targeting organised crime

Speeding motorist clocked doing 178kph on M9, then fails drugs test

KICK-OFF: The Kilkenny & District League soccer round-up

Overturned lorry closes Kilkenny road

Innovative Kilkenny food project makes dining experience easier to swallow

Kilkenny Council is one of the country’s best performing local authorities: report

Burglars steal ‘substantial’ amount of cash after breaking into Kilkenny family’s home

Kilkenny Minister admits mistakingly casting vote for colleague