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British Lord forced to move out of €20m Kilkenny mansion given one-week jail term

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BRITISH Lord who recently lost the right to live in a salubrious Kilkenny estate has found himself at the wrong end of another legal dispute. Lord George Magan, the 73-year-old Conservative peer and former treasurer of the UK Conservative Party, was this week given a jail sentence for being in breach […]

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Dubs up first for Cats: Leinster Hurling Championship 2020 fixtures announced

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY will take on Dublin in the opening round of the 2020 Leinster Hurling Championship. The Leinster Council announced the fixtures this morning and the Cats have possibly the best draw, having the bye week on the third weekend. Kilkenny face Eddie Brennan’s Laois in the second round of matches, then getting […]

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Gardai launch winter crackdown on rural crime in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI will put on more high-visibility patrols around Kilkenny over the winter months in an effort to discourage rural burglaries. As part of the ongoing campaign Operation Thor, which targets gangs committing crime in rural areas, gardai will increase patrols around Kilkenny, target criminal activity and increase enforcement, and promote preventative

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Kilkenny farmer becomes one with nature for sexy charity calendar

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY farmer is getting back to nature in more way than one, by stripping down to what Mother Nature gave him for a risque calendar aiming to raise money for an overseas farming charity. Kilkenny farmer Brian Alcorn has popped up in the Irish Farmers Calendar, 2020 – the annual tongue-in-cheek […]

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Kilkenny charity store manager attacked after confronting gang of young thieves

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A GROUP of youths attacked a charity store manager in Kilkenny after he confronted them when he caught trying to rob the shop. The shocking incident occurred shortly after a number of youths entered the National Council for the Blind store on Kilkenny’s High Street last Thursday afternoon. The manager of the […]

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Kilkenny’s army barracks to benefit from €37m investment as part of upgrade

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY STEPHENS Barracks in Kilkenny is set to benefit from one of the Government’s largest allocations to the Defence Forces in the history of the state. Brand new training facilities are to be constructed at the city’s barracks as part of a €37 million investment in capital projects designed to upgrade military facilities. […]

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Kilkenny’s Credit Unions remain Ireland’s best customer experience

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S six Credit Unions have come out tops in a survey of people’s customer experience. The Credit Union movement has been named as Ireland’s best customer service for the fifth time in a row in the CXi Ireland Customer Experience (CX) Report and has won the award in each of the years […]

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Gardai hunt truck driver involved in Kilkenny hit-and-run

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are on the lookout for an articulated truck and its driver involved in a hit and run county Kilkenny. The incident occurred on the N25 close to Glenmore in South Kilkenny shortly after noon on Monday. The white truck was traveling southbound from Waterford towards New Ross when it hit the […]

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Nothing done to help Kilkenny parents combat crippling childcare costs, says TD

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

BUDGET 2020 failed to tackle the crippling cost of childcare for hard-pressed parents, according to a Kilkenny TD. A recent report released by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs revealed Kilkenny parents are paying an average of €132.25 every week for childcare, or €8,750 a year. There had been hopes the Government would introduce […]

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Investigation underway following tragic death of patient at St Luke’s in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A REVIEW by health services is currently underway following the unexpected death of a patient at St Luke’s General Hospital earlier this week. The death occurred on Monday evening at the Department of Psychiatry (DoP), the acute mental health facility located on the grounds of St Luke’s. A Health Service Executive (HSE) […]

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British Lord forced to move out of €20m Kilkenny mansion given one-week jail term

Dubs up first for Cats: Leinster Hurling Championship 2020 fixtures announced

Gardai launch winter crackdown on rural crime in Kilkenny

Kilkenny farmer becomes one with nature for sexy charity calendar

Kilkenny charity store manager attacked after confronting gang of young thieves

Kilkenny’s army barracks to benefit from €37m investment as part of upgrade

Kilkenny’s Credit Unions remain Ireland’s best customer experience

Gardai hunt truck driver involved in Kilkenny hit-and-run

Nothing done to help Kilkenny parents combat crippling childcare costs, says TD

Investigation underway following tragic death of patient at St Luke’s in Kilkenny