CAN you see your house from here? This stunning aerial view of the Marble City was captured by the Garda Air Support Unit over the weekend. Local gardai confirmed the Air Support Unit were in the area “as part of our ongoing operations around Kilkenny and Carlow”. They added: “It gave us an opportunity to take […]
BUSINESSES from across the city and county will get a unique opportunity to learn about the different type of supports that are available to them this week. Fiona Deegan, the head of the Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office (LEO), will lead a discussion on the subject at this month’s ‘Chamber Chat’, which will take place at […]
A COUNTY Kilkenny community has been plunged into mourning following the news that an inspirational and hugely popular young local woman has lost her brave battle with cervical cancer. Alice Taylor (26) from Ballycallan passed away on Friday at St Anne’s Ward in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Alice had just started a new immunotherapy […]
DENIS Hynes, the Labour Party’s Carlow-Kilkenny candidate in the next General Election, is putting his name forward to contest this year’s local elections, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. Mr Hynes has revealed he was asked by his party colleague Cllr Maurice Shortall, who recently announced he was retiring from politics, to put his name forward to contest […]
AN elderly Kilkenny man has died in a road crash after his car collided with a pole at Coolcullen. The man, who was in his 80s and, was killed in the collision, which occurred sometime between 7pm and 8pm last night. His body was removed to University Hospital Waterford. The man was alone in the […]
RESIDENTS and businesses in several parts of Kilkenny city will be without water supplies today. Kilkenny Count Council has confirmed there will be disruptions to supply from 11am until 6pm due to “essential repairs” being carried out by Irish Water. The affected areas are the Castlecomer Road, between the New Road and the Ballyfoyle Road Junction, […]
KILKENNY gardai have uncovered a “sophisticated” cannabis grow-house that was operating out of a building in the city. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit discovered the cannabis growing operation after they searched a premises in the city last night. They seized around €8,000 worth of cannabis during the search. Two people were arrested. They […]
Kilkenny 2-18 Cork 0-17 GOALS in both halves from Inistioge-Rower man Richie Leahy and Graigue Ballycallan’s Billy Ryan secured a comfortable victory for the Cats against the Rebels. The defending National League champions got their campaign off to a flier at Nowlan Park. Despite making a bright start, Cork’s challenge petered out fairly early […]
TWO critically-acclaimed Kilkenny restaurants have featured in a new guide to ‘Ireland’s Top 100’ eateries. Rinuccini and Campagne were served up glowing reviews in the guide, published in today’s Sunday Times. It describes Ristorante Rinuccini, which celebrates its 30th birthday this Tuesday, as “a great restaurant that offers authentic Italian cooking” and
UP to 10,000 homes and businesses are without electricity today after gale force gusts and heavy rain showers battered the country last night. Kilkenny was hit by winds of up to 100km/hr, which uprooted several trees and left debris scattered on many roads across the county this morning. AA Roadwatch urged motorists to take extra […]