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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Fix the date for Easter and leave the churches to their rambles

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 Post a comment

SO here comes Easter, meandering from March to May like a drunk who can’t find his way home. Late again, I see. I had a vague idea that the dates for this movable feast had something to do with the Jewish Passover and rashly decided to check it out a bit further. I have now […]

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Kilkenny communites get €650k boost from renewal scheme funding

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

KILKENNY communities have been urged to apply for the 2019 Town and Village Renewal scheme. The scheme supports the rejuvenation of rural towns and villages with populations of less than 10,000 people through projects that will have a viable, long-term benefit. Kilkenny has been a major beneficiary under the programme in recent years and Minister […]

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Man arrested after drugs bust in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after gardai seized €560 worth of cannabis herb in a planned operation on a house in Kilkenny city. The search of the house in the Dominick Street area of the city took place at 10pm last Wednesday and involved members of the Kilkenny Garda Divisional Drugs Unit. A 37-year-old male was […]

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Man pronounced dead at St Luke’s Hospital following fatal work accident

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

A MAN was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital after he was injured in an incident at his workplace, but was later pronounced dead. The man, who was in his 40s, suffered serious injuries in what has been described as an “industrial accident” in Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow, yesterday afternoon. He was rushed by ambulance to […]

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Kilkenny’s in for a scorcher of a bank holiday weekend: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

IT was a pretty miserable start to the week, but we’re in for a scorching Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Met Éireann has forecast temperatures of up to 20C on what is set to be a very Good Friday – and it’s predicted to get even hotter on Saturday and Sunday. Forecaster Liz Walsh said: “As […]

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Kilkenny motorists face more delays as new works get underway in city

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2019 0

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays as more road-works get underway in the city from tomorrow. Kilkenny County Council confirmed a traffic plan will be put in place on the Ballybought Street/Golf Links Road area starting from tomorrow. The temporary measures are expected to be in place for up to three weeks. The council […]

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Thug smashes window of Kilkenny city-centre pharmacy in late night attack

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

A VANDAL smashed the front window of a well-known pharmacy in Kilkenny city-centre before fleeing the scene. The window of O’Mahony’s Pharmacy on High Street was shattered in the incident, which occurred sometime between 12.15am and 12.30am on Sunday morning. Gardai were alerted and arrived at the scene a short time later. The person who […]

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Brave Kilkenny couple to wed, ‘in sickness and in health’

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A KILKENNY couple who plan to wed ‘in sickness and in health’ are on a mission to promote organ donation. Elaine Murphy and her fiancé Mark Kavanagh, who is on dialysis for up to nine hours a night as he awaits a kidney transplant, are due to get married in July 2020. […]

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Kilkenny’s net loss: yet another delay in roll-out of National Broadband Plan

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

RURAL parts of Kilkenny still without high speed internet access face another delay before the roll-out of the crisis-plagued National Broadband Plan (NBP). The latest setback came as Communications Minister Richard Bruton confirmed the NBP will not go before Cabinet today. It had been previously suggested by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that the matter would be […]

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BREAKING: Entire board of FAI to step down

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

THE entire board of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is to step down. The announcement was made by Sports Minister Shane Ross as it emerged the FAI’s own auditors have notified authorities of potential failures in the company’s accounts. According to reports this evening, Deloitte have filed a notice to the Company Registration Office […]

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