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EU Commissioner and former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan launches scathing attack on British politicians

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2019 0

FORMER Kilkenny TD and minister Phil Hogan has led the EU fightback on Brexit The EU Commissioner launched a scathing attack on the entire UK political system and accused members of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party are of peddling a “toxic lie”. Mr Hogan also criticised Mrs May’s management of the Brexit crisis and […]

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BREXIT BREAKING: Theresa May limps on after surviving vote of no confidence

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

THERESA May has won a vote of no confidence in her government even as the embattled British prime minister struggled to make progress on breaking the Brexit deadlock in parliament. Mrs May survived the attempted coup by 325 to 306 votes in the House of Commons tonight. Both Conservative Eurosceptics and the Democratic Unionists MPs who […]

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BREXIT FALLOUT: Kilkenny businesses urged to avail of Enterprise Ireland supports

By Kilkenny Now 16th January 2019 0

KILKENNY businesses have been put on alert and warned to be ‘Brexit-ready’ amid growing fears Britain will crash out of the EU without a deal. The prospect of a no-deal Brexit, with the potential to have a devastating knock-on effect on many Irish companies, now looms larger after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU deal […]

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BREXIT RESULT: Fears of no-deal grow as British MPs resoundingly reject May’s EU deal

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2019 0

THE nightmare prospect of a no-deal Brexit is looming after British MPs emphatically rejected Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement. The British prime minister’s deal was defeated by 432 votes to 202 in a landmark House of Commons ballot tonight. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn introduced a motion of no confidence in the government, which will […]

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Vote on Brexit deal will take place next week: Theresa May

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2019 0

THE House of Commons vote on the Brexit deal will “definitely” go ahead next week, British Prime Minister Theresa said today. May also admitted the UK would be in uncharted territory if the agreement she reached with EU leaders is rejected. Britain is due to exit the EU on March 29. However, May’s inability so […]

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House prices in Kilkenny to rise by 2% in 2019: forecast

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2018 0

HOUSE prices in Kilkenny are set to rise by just 2% in the new year, according to the Irish Independent/Real Estate Alliance (REA) house price forecast for 2019. However, uncertainty surrounding Brexit could scupper any growth in home values next year, the analysis warns. Nationally, the study predicts prices will rise by 4.2% in 2019. […]

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Average house in Kilkenny city and county now valued at €213,500: survey

By Kilkenny Now 26th December 2018 0

HOUSE Prices in Kilkenny largely remained static in the last three months of the year, new figures reveal. The average house price in Kilkenny now stands at €213,500, a rise of just 0.06% on the previous quarter in 2018. This is exactly the same figure for the average national rise in home values for the […]

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BREXIT BREAKING: Hard border looks inevitable as UK moves to strike deals outside EU

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2018 0

A HARD border now looks inevitable as soon as Britain moves to strike trade deals with countries outside the EU. The nightmare scenario of a ‘no deal’ Brexit is looming as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar today admitted Ireland will “get into real difficulties” once the UK government changes its customs rules and regulations. The Irish Government […]