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St Luke’s Hospital faces threat of new strike action

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

SUPPORT staff at St Luke’s General Hospital – including porters, cleaners, healthcare professionals and security personnel – will be balloted for strike action next strike. The move comes after the country’s largest trade union announced plans to ballot 17,000 hospital support staff in a new dispute over the implementation of pay rises. St Luke’s is […]

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Lights, camera, action! Inistioge named one of Ireland’s ‘Top 25’ movie locations

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S picture-postcard village of Inistioge has been named in a new list of Ireland’s ‘Top 25 Movie and TV Locations’. The people of Inistioge are well used to the sight of film crews descending on their pretty village to shoot a wide variety of films, blockbusters and – most recently – the nostalgic Dunnes Stores […]

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Ministerial heavyweights in Joe’s corner as first-time candidate launches election campaign

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

LOCAL candidate Joe Lyons had some ministerial heavyweights in his corner as he launched his election campaign in his hometown of Callan. My Lyons was flanked by local Minister and TD John Paul Phelan and the Minster of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, Andrew Doyle, as he hosted a large gathering of supporters at Lyons’ […]

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Motorway misery: Kilkenny commuters forced to endure M7 delays until July

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

KILKENNY commuters travelling to and from the capital will have to endure frustrating traffic delays on the M7 well into the summer. An upgrade project on one of the country’s busiest motorway was expected to be completed by the end of this month after an earlier deadline was pushed back. But now Kildare County Council […]

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BREAKING: Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

NOTRE Dame Cathedral, one of the world’s most famous buildings, is engulfed in flames tonight after a devastating blaze broke out. The spire of the cathedral collapsed, after firefighters cleared the area around one of Paris’ most visited landmarks. No injuries have been reported yet, as authorities begin investigating the cause of the fire. French […]

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Thieves make off with €10,000 worth of goods after break-in at rural Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

THIEVES made off with a massive haul of stolen machinery worth €10,000 after they broke into a property in county Kilkenny. The burglary occurred in Clonassey, Mullinavat, sometime between 8.30am and 10.20am last Thursday, gardai confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie. The daughter of the owner of the house returned home to discover the lock on the garage […]

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War of words erupts over ‘disgusting’ call to suspend Kilkenny Council grant payments to FAI

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

A WAR of words has erupted over a proposal to suspend Kilkenny County Council grant payments to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The proposal was made by Fine Gael councillor David Fitzgerald at today’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Fitzgerald made the call as Sport Ireland today confirmed it will conduct an audit […]

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‘Thrilling and diverse’ – Kilkenny Arts Festival unveil highlights of 2019 classical music programme

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

SOME of the biggest names in international classical music will perform at the 2019 Kilkenny Arts Festival. The renowned festival, now in its 46th year, has unveiled the main highlights of its classical music programme. Festival Director Olga Barry said: “We’re proud to announce our main classical music programme for our 46th Festival. Kilkenny Arts […]

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From Lyrath to the Istrian Riviera: Kilkenny hotel’s Easter package named in ‘Top 5’ best value list

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Lyrath Estate features alongside Paris, Greece, the Istrian Riviera and a luxury Portuguese cruise in a new list of the top five best travel packages on offer in the country this week. Leading travel writer Pól Ó Conghaile said the Lyrath has “oodles of activities over the Easter holiday”, nothing that an impressive €5 […]

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Waterford FG members reject Minister Phelan’s plan for directly-elected mayors

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

MINISTER John Paul Phelan’s plans to have directly-elected mayors in every local authority have received a setback after one of his own party colleagues called for the proposal to be “withdrawn and forgotten about”. The Fine Gael mayor of Waterford, Declan Doocey, also said he is advising constituents to vote No in next month’s poll […]

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