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Castlecomer’s Roses in full bloom

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

CASTLECOMER’S roses were in full bloom last night as the town hosted its very first Rose of Tralee event. Breda Heary of the Castlecomer Rose Committee said they were “delighted” with the turnout for the launch night at Shortall’s Bar & Lounge in The Square. Breda told KilkennyNow.ie: “All the girls are really excited to […]

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Dogged Dunnamaggin crowned All-Ireland Champions after furious late flurry

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

Dunnamaggin 1-17 Castleblayney 1-13 NOEL Hickey crowned an incredible club and inter-county career as he left Croke Park this evening with a tenth All-Ireland medal. But the last, and possible sweetest, accolade of his medal haul came virtue of an incredible team effort by his club Dunnamaggin who battled from three points down against Monaghan’s […]

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Gardai locate jeep vandals used to tear up Thomastown GAA pitch

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 Post a comment

GARDAI have been given a license plate that was left behind on the grounds of Thomastown GAA Club after it was attacked by vandals on Friday night. Club members and players were left shocked to discover their beautiful pitch on the banks of the River Nore destroyed what has been described as “a mindless act […]

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Kilkenny’s Campagne named one of Ireland’s ‘most romantic restaurants’

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Campagne has been named in an exclusive new list of Ireland’s ‘most romantic restaurants’. Garett Byrne and Brid Hannon’s Michelin-starred restaurant featured in a new ‘Top 30’ list compiled by Irish Independent food writer Katy McGuinness. As Valentine’s Day approaches, McGuinness singled out her favourite eateries “for loved up dining all year round”.

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Kilkenny tenants now paying €931 a month as housing crisis deepens

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2019 0

THE average rent in Kilkenny city and county now stands an average of €931 – a jump of 8.4% on last year. The significant increase revealed in the latest quarterly report by the property website Daft.ie comes as tenants in Kilkenny find it increasingly difficult to find affordable accommodation. The report follows the publication of […]

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Ballyhale put Ballygunner to the sword and march into All-Ireland club final

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

BALLYHALE are just one match away from being crowned All-Ireland senior club hurling champions for the seventh time. They’ve already won the crown six times, but now King Henry Shefflin’s talented young guns have a chance to go one better in Croke Park next month after they put Ballygunner to the sword this evening. In […]

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‘Life changing’ drug must be made available to families in Kilkenny: local TD

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

KILKENNY families of children who suffer from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – a life-threatening and debilitating disease – have urged the health authorities to make a new “life-changing” drug available to them. Local Fianna Fáil TD Bobby Aylward said parents in Kilkenny and across Ireland “have been waiting long enough” for a decision on whether […]

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US visitors get a taste of South Kilkenny hospitality – and a lesson in local policing!

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

SOME American visitors to South Kilkenny were given a taste of true Irish hospitality – and a lesson in local community policing – when they visited Billy’s Tearooms and Shop in Ballyhale earlier this week. The Munson family from South Minneapolis were in the area tracing their Irish roots when they dropped into Billy’s Tearooms […]

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‘Mindless vandals’ cause extensive damage to Kilkenny GAA grounds overnight

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

THIS was the scene of devastation at a county Kilkenny GAA grounds this morning. Thomastown GAA Club members were left distraught by the mindless act of vandalism which destroyed their immaculately kept pitch, ripped expensive nets and knocked over training goalposts. Deep tire tracks cut through the playing pitch, in some parts in circular patterns […]

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Calm after Storm Erik – sunny spells in Kilkenny today, but more heavy gusts on way

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

MET Éireann’s Status Yellow weather warning lifted at 6am this morning after Storm Erik battered the country will severe gusts of up to 130km/hr. However, the national forecaster has warned of further severe gusts, with sleet, hail and possibly some thunder throughout Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster. Heavy rainfall overnight and early this morning […]

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