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Two gardai self-isolating after being attacked at Operation Fanacht checkpoint in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

Two Kilkenny gardai have had been told to self-isolate after being the victims of a horrific attack while on duty over the weekend. The two female gardai were brought to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny following the incident at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint outside of Callan in the early hours of Sunday morning, with […]

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WATCH: Historic building by Kilkenny man who designed The White House gutted by massive blaze

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2020 0

A building designed by one of Kilkenny’s most famous sons and the man who designed the most powerful home in the world, is in danger of being lost forever after being set ablaze for the second time in four years. Belcamp College designed by Callan’s James Hoban,  the man who designed the White House in […]

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Scenes of chaos as Kilkenny man drove straight at Garda car before swerving through traffic at high-speed

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2020 0

A Kilkenny man who played chicken with a Garda patrol car and then swerved through traffic as he tried to escape has been arrested and is due in court. Kilkenny gardai responded to call from the public of a car driving dangerously on the Church Hill, Cuffesgrange on the outskirts of the city on Thursday […]

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COVID-19: Work to recommence on ‘essential’ Kilkenny housing developments

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2020 Post a comment

Work is set to recommence on the sites of three Kilkenny housing developments in spite of the Covid-19 restrictions. It comes after the Department of Housing, Planning & local Government agreed to designate certain social housing projects as “essential projects” within the meaning of the Covid-19 health regulations. To meet the criteria to qualify as […]

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Could it be you? Mystery Kilkenny punter scoops almost €100k in lottery draw

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2020 0

A lucky local punter had a very Good Friday when they scopped €97,604 after matching five numbers in the EuroMillions draw. The National Lottery has appealed for its players in Callan, Co. Kilkenny to check their tickets as this winning Quick Pick ticket was sold in Glynn’s Daybreak store at the Friary Walk Retail Park. […]

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Gardai given powers to turn Kilkenny people away from holiday homes in Easter crackdown

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2020 0

An Garda Siochana have been given sweeping new powers that allows them to turn Kilkenny people to holidays homes and coastal regions for the Easter weekend. Minister for Health Simon Harris has signed regulations to give members the authority to enforce Covid-19 restrictions including forcing people to return to their homes and to arrest or […]

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Car smashed up in driveway of Kilkenny home as owner looked on in horror

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2020 0

A car parked in the driveway of a home in county Kilkenny was smashed up while the horrified owner looked on from inside the house. Gardai are investigating what is being called “an act of wanton vandalism”. A man was seen running from the scene and jumping into a waiting car after smashing the front […]

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Driver high on cocaine had toddler in back of car when stopped in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

A motorist who was travelling with a female and a three-year-old child tested positive for cocaine when he was stopped at gardai on a Covid-19 patrol in Kilkenny city. Gardai arrested the drug driver in the early hours of this morning after tests confirmed he had taken the drug. Meanwhile, members of the Kilkenny Roads […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Another 17 lose their lives as number of confirmed cases reaches 4,604

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 0

A further 17 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 137 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 4,604 after another 331 were diagnosed. In the North, eight died since yesterday while […]

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Plans for mixed development of family homes and serviced sites in Kilkenny town unveiled

By Kilkenny Now 4th April 2020 0

Plans for a large housing development, which will include the provision of a number of serviced sites, has landed on the desk of Kilkenny County Council planners. Developer Andrew Glennon is seeking to build 41 family homes and eight serviced sites on a new development at Friars Walk, Clashacollare in Callan. The development will be […]