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Glanbia warns of dairy downturn

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

GLANBIA has warned of a downturn in dairy prices. The Kilkenny food giant today confirmed it will pay its milk suppliers 32 cent per litre including VAT for October, manufacturing milk supplies at 3.6pc butterfat and 3.3pc protein. This is unchanged from the September price. However, Glanbia Chairman Martin Keane warned milk suppliers there has […]

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Freshford murder trial: partner claimed Rita fell down the stairs

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

A MAN who told gardaí that his partner died after falling down the stairs of their county Kilkenny home was charged with murder after a post-mortem examination showed her injuries were not consistent with a fall, a court has heard. The trial of Renars Veigulis, of Old Bridge Street in Freshford, opened in the Central […]

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Final call for tickets to business event of the year

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

A LIMITED number of tickets are still available for Kilkenny’s business event of the year. The 2018 Kilkenny Business Awards will take place this Saturday at the Lyrath Estate Hotel. Forty-four local businesses of all sizes have been shortlisted for this year’s awards. Organisers today confirmed a limited number of tickets are still available for […]

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M&S may be coming to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

SUPERMARKET and clothing giant Marks & Spencer could be coming to Kilkenny. The UK retailer has announced major expansion plans for the Irish market, despite the fact that 100 stores are earmarked for closure across the chain by 2022, M&S is close to agreeing to a new location for a store in Limerick that will […]

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A touch of frost as Council rolls out winter roads plan

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 2

AFTER a brief respite from showers this morning, heavy rain will return to batter Kilkenny and the rest of the country over the coming days as temperatures plummet. Today will get wetter as the evening sets in, but Kilkenny and Leinster will be saved the worst of the heaviest rain that will drench Munster, Connacht […]

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Kilkenny rents will soar even higher after Brexit – ESRI

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

SOARING rents in Kilkenny and across the country are set to climb far higher as a result of Brexit, the State’s leading economic think tank has warned. Yesterday KilkennyNow.ie revealed that rents in Kilkenny rose by 9.4% to an average €930 in the year leading up to last September. However, The Economic, Social and Research […]

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New Garda clampdown to target rogue drivers in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2018 0

GARDAI are set to roll out a new campaign using new handheld technology to target uninsured drivers in Kilkenny and other parts of the country. Officers will soon be armed with new devices that will instantly tell if a vehicle is insured. The devices will also be linked to a new ‘hotlist’ of rogue drivers […]

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Kilkenny tenants now paying €930 a month

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2018 0

RENTS in Kilkenny soared by almost 10% in the year to September 2018, with no slowdown in sight. The average rent in Kilkenny city and county now stands at €930, a new nationwide rental survey has found. The 9.4pc rent rise in Kilkenny for the period is lower than the national average of 11.3% recorded […]

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Council paid €7m for ‘library’ building that was never used – report

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2018 0

KILKENNY County Council paid €7 million for a building to house a library at the height of the economic boom that has since remained largely vacant. The revelation is contained in a 2017 Local Government Audit Service report on Kilkenny County Council. The report also criticised the council for awarding contracts for housing maintenance, valued […]

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Remembering Kilkenny’s fallen World War 1 soldiers

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2018 0

SPECIAL events are taking place in Kilkenny today to mark the centenary of the end of World War 1. Thousands of local soldiers fought in the Great War, many of them never returning home. A service will be held at 11am this morning at St Canice’s Cathedral, which will begin with 35,000 poppies floating down […]

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Glanbia warns of dairy downturn

Freshford murder trial: partner claimed Rita fell down the stairs

Final call for tickets to business event of the year

M&S may be coming to Kilkenny

A touch of frost as Council rolls out winter roads plan

Kilkenny rents will soar even higher after Brexit – ESRI

New Garda clampdown to target rogue drivers in Kilkenny

Kilkenny tenants now paying €930 a month

Council paid €7m for ‘library’ building that was never used – report

Remembering Kilkenny’s fallen World War 1 soldiers