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Traffic carnage: Chaos on Kilkenny roads, multiple crashes and trucks jack-knifing on icy roads

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2019 0

Road conditions around Kilkenny are lethal this morning and have already been the cause of several serious accidents. Conditions are so bad in places some school bus operators decided it was too dangerous to drive and did not run their services today and the Castle Park in Kilkenny has been closed in the interest of […]

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M9 Motorway in Kilkenny down to single lane following crash

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2019 0

Emergency services are rushing to the scene of a crash on a Kilkenny motorway. The incident happened just before 6pm on the M9 Motorway southbound. The motorway is down to one lane between junction 9, Kilkenny South and junction 10, Knocktopher. Extra care is required on the stretch of road due to the heavy rains […]

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Kilkenny motorists could face €2,000 fine for speeding

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2019 0

Kilkenny motorists caught speeding could face increasing fines depending on how fast they were going over the speed limit. Transport Minister Shane Ross is to ask Cabinet to sign off on his revised plans to introduce graduated speeding penalties. Under Minister Ross’s proposals, those caught driving up to 10kphover the limit would get  two penalty points […]

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BREAKING: Warning after vehicle burst into flames on M9 outside Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

MOTORISTS using the M9 outside Kilkenny are being urged to use caution after a vehicle burst into flames on a stretch of the motorway this morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the incident, which occurred on the M9 Northbound between Kilkenny and Paulstown. Motorists in the area have been warned to use caution […]

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Section of M9 closed after ‘serious’ crash in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2019 0

THIS was the scene of a “serious” road collision in county Kilkenny tonight that has resulted in a section of the M9 being temporarily shut off to traffic. Over a dozen members of the emergency services were at the scene of the collision, which occurred a short distance after the Knocktopher turnoff on the motorway. […]

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MET ÉIREANN UPDATE: Heavy overnight showers to turn to sleet or snow today

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

KILKENNY and most parts of the country will be hit with “significant” levels of snow from early today, Met Éireann has forecast. Temperatures dipped to below freezing in many parts of the county last night. A status yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place for Kilkenny and the rest of the country until […]

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MET ÉIREANN UPDATE: Heavy snow forecast, but Kilkenny may escape worst

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2019 0

MET Éireann has updated its current weather warning, warning “significant accumulations” of snow are expected this week. However, Kilkenny may escape heavy blizzards as worst of the snowfall is forecast for the North and West regions. The national forecaster said there will be showers of hail, sleet and snow today, heaviest in the South-West, West […]

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Thousands of homes without power as gale force winds batter country

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2019 0

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 […]