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Local council buying up ‘strategic’ properties across Kilkenny

By Colin Bartley 1st December 2020 0

Kilkenny County Council has been busy this week trying to arrange compulsory buying orders on a portfolio of buildings across the city and county. The local authority this week made 10 applications to An Bord Pleanála for compulsory buying orders on the buildings. The properties the council are seeking orders are located in: Barna, Freshford […]

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Man arrested and 27 animals rescued during raid on premises in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2020 0

A man was arrested after 27 animals were rescued following a planned Garda raid on a premises in a county Kilkenny town. Gardai and Detectives from Unit B Kilkenny searched a premises in Callan yesterday afternoon and discovered 23 dogs and four horses. The rescued dogs included lurchers, terriers, and greyhounds. All the animals were […]

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10 drug seizures in Kilkenny in just one week

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2020 0

Gardai in Kilkenny have carried no fewer than 10 separate drug busts in the city and county over the past week. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow.ie the seizures are not connected. One of the largest raids took place on the Old Callan Road in the city on Thursday. Members of the Kilkenny Garda Drugs […]

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Four Kilkenny community groups battle it out for ‘Pride of Place’ award

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2020 0

Four Kilkenny community initiatives are in the running for one of Ireland’s most prestigious awards. Clogh Village, the Castlecomer Discovery Park, the Ferrybank Allotment Project and the Callan Town Team are among the 82 groups to have been nominated for the 18th Annual All-Ireland Pride of Place Gala Awards Ceremony, which will take place online […]

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‘A great character’ – warm tributes paid to young Kilkenny father killed in road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2020 0

Tributes have been paid to the man who was tragically killed a a road crash in county Kilkenny earlier this week. James Cody Junior, frmo Sion Hill Road in the city was pronounced dead at the scene after the car he was driving left the road near Killamery, Callan on the N76 at around 11am […]

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Kilkenny house ransacked in countdown to Christmas, all for some ‘loose change’

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2020 0

A burglar broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked the property before making off with some “loose change”. The break-in occurred at the house in Mallardstown, Callan on Friday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed the thief gained entry to the house via a window at the back of the property. The spokesperson added: “Entry […]

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Tragedy as man killed in county Kilkenny road crash just weeks before Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2020 0

A man has been killed in a fatal road tragedy in county Kilkenny. The single-vehicle collision occurred shortly after 11am this morning on the N76 in Killamery, Callan. A male, aged in his 40s, was fatally injured during the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “His body has been […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny farm and make off with large cattle trailer

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2020 0

Thieves broke into a farm in county Kilkenny under the cover of darkness before making off with a cattle trailer. The break-in occurred at the farm in Riversfield, Callan sometime between 4.30pm on Thursday evening and 9.30am the next morning. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the lock on a gate “was broken in order to […]

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New apartment block to be built on partially protected site in centre of Kilkenny town

By Colin Bartley 31st October 2020 0

A new apartment block will be built in the centre of Callan. It comes after Kilkenny County Council approved plans by developers James Ryan and Shane Lynch to convert a cottage on Mill Street and built 12 new apartments on the site. Parts of the site are listed on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and […]

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Five Kilkenny supermarkets extend Christmas opening hours

By Colin Bartley 25th October 2020 2

One of Ireland’s leading supermarket retailers has announced it is extending the opening hours of its Kilkenny stores in the run-up to Christmas. Aldi Ireland confirm its five stores in Kilkenny city and county will open later over Christmas week to ensure their customers can do their festive shopping quickly and safely at a time […]