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‘You’ve won a prize!’- fraudsters target Kilkenny people in new text scam

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN Post and the gardai have warned Kilkenny people to watch out for a new text scam. The latest scam involved fraudsters contacting people via their mobile phone claiming to be from An Post, informing them they have won a prize. The message, which claims to be from An Post, asks people […]

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Kilkenny group that works with elderly gets €60,000 funding

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY sports initiative that helps the elderly remain active has been granted nearly €60,000 as part of a programme aimed at bringing care back to the home. Kilkenny Recreational and Sports Partnership (KRSP) received €58,714 through the Sláintecare Integration Fund for its ‘Active for Life’ programme. The highly successful county-wide programme […]

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PLOUGH ON! Our complete guide to the 2019 National Ploughing Championships

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY UP to 250,000 people are expected to descend upon a small village in neighbouring Carlow this week, for Europe’s largest agricultural show. The National Ploughing Championships takes place this year in Ballintrane, Fenagh, county Carlow. Now in its 88th edition, organisers say the event could top the records crowds seen last year […]

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GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local results and league tables

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

Kilkenny Honda Centre Minor A Hurling Championship Sun, 15 Sept (Round: 1st Round (A)), Mooncoin 0-13 Thomastown 0-12 Kilkenny Honda Centre Kilkenny Honda Centre Minor A Hurling League Tue, 10 Sept (Round: Round 9), Rower Inistioge 1-22 Piltown 0-20 Fri, 13 Sept (Round: Round 6), Galmoy/Windgap 7-14 James Stephens 2-9 Kilkenny Honda Centre […]

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4,000 Kilkenny patients now on waiting lists to see consultant at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY 4,000 people in Kilkenny are waiting to see a consultant for an outpatient appointment at St Luke’s General Hospital, new figures reveal. And over 600 people have been waiting a year or more to get an appointment with a consultant at our local hospital. The figures emerged from the monthly National […]

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Kilkenny gardai probe bizarre case of criminal damage

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny business owner was left perplexed after he arrived at his premises to discover a side window on one of his vehicles had been carefully removed and placed directly in front of it. The bizarre incident occurred at the premises in Maddockstown sometime between 7.30pm last Wednesday and 8.30am the next morning. A […]

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Man airlifted to hospital after horror crash in south Kilkenny has died

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

A MAN who was suffered horrific injuries in a road accident in south Kilkenny earlier this month has died. The crash occurred on the M25 near Glenmore on September 2. The victim was airlifted to from the scene and taken to University Hospital Waterford (UHW). However, the man, who is from Co Wexford, died from […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Ray of light – see what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE weather in Kilkenny this week will be settled and sunny, and there’s very nice news for the thousands making the annual pilgrimage to the Ploughing Championship up the road in Carlow tomorrow. Today will be mainly cloudy, but the sun will break through at times, with temperatures of between 16C and […]

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Leading Kilkenny venue named Ireland’s best Family Friendly Hotel at 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Newpark Hotel has been named Ireland’s leading Family Friendly Hotel at the 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards. It’s just the latest accolade for the four-star Kilkenny hotel, which is renowned for its family-friendly facilities. In 2018 Newpark won the Gold Medal Award for Ireland’s Best Family Friendly Hotel, and has again been nominated in the […]

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BREAKING: Chaos as arsonists set HSE building in Kilkenny city ablaze

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A HOUSE earmarked by the state to provide much need accommodation in Kilkenny city was almost razed to the ground overnight. The Health Service Executive building known as HSE House, in Wetlands would have been destroyed if it were not for the quick reactions of the emergency services. It is the fourth […]

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‘You’ve won a prize!’- fraudsters target Kilkenny people in new text scam

Kilkenny group that works with elderly gets €60,000 funding

PLOUGH ON! Our complete guide to the 2019 National Ploughing Championships

GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local results and league tables

4,000 Kilkenny patients now on waiting lists to see consultant at St Luke’s Hospital

Kilkenny gardai probe bizarre case of criminal damage

Man airlifted to hospital after horror crash in south Kilkenny has died

WEATHER FORECAST: Ray of light – see what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

Leading Kilkenny venue named Ireland’s best Family Friendly Hotel at 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards

BREAKING: Chaos as arsonists set HSE building in Kilkenny city ablaze