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A dog’s life: €22,000 set aside for Kilkenny animal charities

By Kilkenny Now 24th December 2019 0

Three animal welfare groups in Kilkenny are to share €22,000 in grant aid from the government to assist with their work for animals in need. The announcement was made by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed as part of a record funding awards of €2,906,000 to 106 animal welfare organisations throughout the country. The Kilkenny organisations benefitting […]

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Kilkenny TD calls for urgent start to all-party beef talks

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2019 Post a comment

A Kilkenny TD is calling on the Agriculture Minister to get the beef market taskforce started as a matter of urgency, as farmers have seen no progress since they called off factory pickets over the summer. Fianna Fáil TD, Bobby Aylward, today said farmers in Kilkenny have been badly let down by Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, due […]

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Kilkenny Council seizes 184 stray horses in just four years

By Kilkenny Now 26th November 2019 0

Animal authorities in Kilkenny have seized 184 horses across the city and council over the past four years. Thousands of stray or abandoned horses have been seized by councils in Ireland since 2015, according to the latest official figures. Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed told the Dáil the number being seized by county and city […]

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Kilkenny TD pleads with Minister to extend slurry spreading season

By Kilkenny Now 18th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY TD Bobby Aylward has written to Agriculture Minister Micheal Creed urging him to grant an extension to the slurry spreading season. The dealdine for spreading slurry, essential in replenishing soil, passed on October 15. But the recent harsen harsh weather has reaped havoc on Kilkenny’s farming land, meaning it is not […]