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Kilkenny bus services disrupted due to Covid-19 outbreak

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2021 0

A number of bus services in county Kilkenny have been cancelled following an outbreak of Covid-19 at the bus depot in Waterford City. Three services, Route No.4, Route No X4 and Route 55, all of which service a number of towns and villages in county Kilkenny have had their services curtailed. Route No 4 and […]

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WEATHER WARNING: 1,200 Kilkenny homes without power, dangerous debris loose on M7 motorway

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2021 0

Close to 1,200 houses in Kilkenny are without power this morning following the high winds and heavy rains that are currently battering the county. There are also reports of debris coming loose on roads across the county and motorist are being urged to drive with care. ESB Networks are reporting five different outages across the […]

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Massive 271 hectare wind farm development planned for scenic area of Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 4th February 2021 Post a comment

Plans have been unveiled for a huge 271 hectare windfarm in a scenic part of south Kilkenny. Springfield Renewables has applied to An Bord Pleanála seeking permission to develop a 21 turbine wind farm on lands at Castlebanny between Mullinavat and Inistioge. They are seeking to have the project approved as a Strategic Infrastructural Development […]

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Major boost for plans to build biggest wind farm in south east in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2021 0

Plans to build a the largest wind farm in the south east outside a village in south Kilkenny have been given a significant boost. It comes after An Bord Pleanála ruled that the proposed wind farm, which would be located just 2km from Ballyhale, is a “strategic infrastructure project”. This effectively means the developers, An […]

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‘A gentleman’ – warm tributes paid to Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Denis

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2020 0

Kilkenny says goodbye to another of its hurling legends as former All-Ireland winner Denis Heaslip is buried today. The Knocktopher man will be laid to rest after a family service subject to Covid guidelines at noon. His former club Ballyhale Shamrock paid tribute to Denis on social media, saying they “are deeply saddened to hear […]

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King Henry and wife Deirdre join Kilkenny volunteers to help homeless on streets of Dublin

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Hurling legend Henry Shefflin, who gave so much to so many during his stellar career on the field, is still giving back. The 10-time All-Ireland winner and his wife, former Kilkenny camogie player Deirdre, joined the Kilkenny Helping the Homeless team giving out food and clothes on Dublin’s streets over the weekend. Henry wrote on […]

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€200,000 to enhance outdoor spaces in Kilkenny town and villages

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

More than €200,000 has been awarded to seven projects that will help local communities to adjust to life in the face of the pandemic. Kilkenny city, Callan, Freshford, Piltown and Ballyhale are among the more than 100 towns and villages across the country that will benefit from €4.25 million in funding under the Government’s enhanced […]

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Thousands affected by power cuts across Kilkenny city and county

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2020 Post a comment

Thosuands of people in Kilkenny are without power this morning after a number of faults were discovered in the network earlier today. Some 1,378 ESB households and businesses served by the MacDonagh Junction station in the city have been without power since early this morning. ESB Networks are currently working on the problem and expect […]

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Ballyhale sharpshooters hot favourites for three-in-a-row after semi scare

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2020 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks will march into the Kilkenny Senior Club Hurling final as hot odds-on shots for a third consecutive crown after grinding it out in a gripping semi-final encounter against James Stephens. The defending All-Ireland champions edged their way into the decider on Saturday when an upset had looked to be on the cards. But […]

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Ballyhale Shamrocks odds-on to be crowned Kilkenny champs for third year in a row

By Kilkenny Now 8th September 2020 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks are hot odds-on shots to be crowned Kilkenny Senior Club Hurling champions again after their demolition job on Clara in Sunday’s quarter-final. The All-Ireland champions flew out of the traps at Nowlan Park with four quickfire goals and their eventual 19-point winning margin saw them backed into 4/7 from 5/4 with BoyleSports to […]