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Near 20% increase in Kilkenny homeless since start of the year

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By Colin Bartley THE amount of people homeless or living in emergency accommodation in Kilkenny continues to rise. Homelessness in Kilkenny city and county has increased by 18% since the turn of the year. And this trend is set to continue if a solution to the private rental market shortage in Kilkenny isn’t addressed according […]

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

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling League Group A Sat, 07 Sept (Round: Round 5), Graigue Ballycallan 1-16 Erins Own 1-13 (Round: Round 5), Dicksboro 1-24 Rower Inistioge 0-12 (Round: Round 5), Danesfort 1-17 St. Patrick’s 0-16 St Canice’s Credit Union (Kilkenny) Senior Hurling League Group B Sat, 07 Sept (Round: Round 5), […]

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‘No backstop is no-deal’ – Varadkar tells Boris Johnson

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Dublin this morning with the Prime Minister stating he wants a deal before leaving the EU. Mr Johnson, speaking on the steps of Leinster House, said he wants to protect the economic unity of Ireland, to uphold the Good […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE weather in Kilkenny this week will be pretty good for the most part, but those showers just won’t go away. Today will be cloudy mainly with a good chance of showers. It will be breezy with winds up to 30kph. It won’t be warm though temperatures of just 15 to 17 […]

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Man (40s) dies from injuries after falling while walking in mountains

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN has died after sustaining fatal injuries following a fall while out walking yesterday afternoon. The man in his 40s fell while near the top of the Mahon Falls in the Comeragh Mountains in neighbouring Waterford. It is understood the man was walking with relatives at the time of the accident. […]

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Phil Hogan and chief US agriculture negotiator to speak at Kilkenny conference

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO heavyweights of global agriculture will share a platform in Kilkenny next weekend. Ireland’s EU Commissioner from Kilkenny, Phil Hogan, will be joined at one of Ireland’s most important agricultural conferences by his US counterpart. Gregg Doud, the chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, will address […]

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More heartbreak for Cats as brave Kilkenny lose third All-Ireland final in a row

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY fell to a six-point loss in today’s All-Ireland Camogie final, consigning the Cats to their third final loss in a row. The Cats can have no real complaints, having been behind all game and by as much as seven points at times. Galway seemed to get their match-ups better than Kilkenny […]

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Kilkenny’s ‘Reign of Terror’ has ended – unless a new insurer is found

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN EVENT which attracted people from all over the world to county Kilkenny has been cancelled for the second year running due to rocketing insurance cover. The ‘Reign of Terror’ mud run, held in Kells for two years from 2016, this week confirmed it has been forced to cancel this year’s event […]

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Plans for new development of 35 homes in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PLAN for a development of 35 new homes have been resubmitted to Kilkenny County Council. The Cois na Bearu development in Graiguenamanagh would create homes for more than 130 people. Corestone 4 Ltd has resubmitted the planning application to the council for the construction of the houses on the northern outskirts of […]

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‘It’s still a man’s world in Leinster House’ – Kilkenny TD hits out at ‘zero family friendly practices’ in Dail Eireann

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN CLAIMS from political parties that they are encouraging more female participation in politics are just “waffle” and the entire system in Leinster House puts women at a huge disadvantage, a TD and young mother has claimed. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion was overjoyed when she was propelled into the Dáil following her breakthrough […]

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Near 20% increase in Kilkenny homeless since start of the year

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

‘No backstop is no-deal’ – Varadkar tells Boris Johnson

WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

Man (40s) dies from injuries after falling while walking in mountains

Phil Hogan and chief US agriculture negotiator to speak at Kilkenny conference

More heartbreak for Cats as brave Kilkenny lose third All-Ireland final in a row

Kilkenny’s ‘Reign of Terror’ has ended – unless a new insurer is found

Plans for new development of 35 homes in Kilkenny town

‘It’s still a man’s world in Leinster House’ – Kilkenny TD hits out at ‘zero family friendly practices’ in Dail Eireann