ESB Networks crews are battling to restore power to thousands of homes who felt the full brunt of Storm Diana today. Kilkenny was among one of the worst affected counties, along with neighbouring Carlow and Cork, Kerry and Tipperary. Around 19,000 homes, farms and businesses were left without power as severe gusts of up to […]
UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined €1,000 after admitting driving at 154km/h in a 100km/h zone He was stopped by gardaí in Co Kildare in October last year while travelling at about 1.5 times the speed limit. McGregor, with an address given in the Lucan area of […]
A JURY will continue to consider their verdict tomorrow in a trial of a 32-year-old man who denies murdering his partner at their county Kilkenny home. Renars Veigulis of Old Bridge Street in Freshford has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Rita Apine (29) at their home on or about May […]
THE Government plans to ‘fast-track’ broadband access for rural communities in Kilkenny and across the country by the end of next year, according to reports this morning. Under the plan, the first of 540,000 rural homes and businesses under the State-sponsored scheme would get high-speed broadband in 2019, ahead of the expected 2020 rollout. The […]
ENABLE Ireland Kilkenny has been given a €500 grant from the Aldi store in Callan in recognition of the charity’s work within the local community. The €500 giant cheque was presented to Paula Rudkins and Hannah Carey, representing Enable Ireland Kilkenny, by Ger Quinn, the Aldi Callan store ‘Charity Champion’ (pictured together above). Aldi has […]
THE trailer has just been released for the new Disney film Artemis Fowl – starring talented Kilkenny teenager Ferida Shaw. The segment shows Ferdia in the lead role of Artemis, alongside his co-stars, Lara McDonnell and Josh Gad (pictured above on set). Ferdia landed the coveted role of the young criminal mastermind in the big-screen […]
CAMPAIGNER Vicky Phelan has called for all women with cervical cancer to be given free access to an expensive drug she has credited with reducing her tumours. The Kilkenny woman said the drug Pembrolizumab, which is free to all women who are suitable in the 221 CervicalCheck group, is paid for by the HSE and […]
KILKENNY and counties across the country will be battered by strong gales and heavy showers today as Storm Diana bears down on Ireland. Met Éireann has issued a yellow alert for every county in the country. It means Kilkenny will face more gales of up to 100km/h and spells of heavy rainfall following yesterday’s torrential […]
A JUDGE has jailed a young woman for two months for causing criminal damage to a €1.50 tube of Pringle crisps in a Tesco supermarket. Judge Brian O’Shea jailed Kathleen McDonagh (25) at Cork District Court after hearing she opened the crisp container in a Tesco outlet from which she had been barred when approached […]
KILKENNY city-centre will be transformed into a festive fun-derland this Saturday with the switching-on of the Christmas Lights. Kilkenny County Council today confirmed the event will take place on the Parade at 4.30pm. The theme of the event for 2018 will be to ‘shop Kilkenny’ – a drive to encourage people to buy local and […]