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Ministerial heavyweights in Joe’s corner as first-time candidate launches election campaign

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

LOCAL candidate Joe Lyons had some ministerial heavyweights in his corner as he launched his election campaign in his hometown of Callan. My Lyons was flanked by local Minister and TD John Paul Phelan and the Minster of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, Andrew Doyle, as he hosted a large gathering of supporters at Lyons’ […]

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‘Fake Garda’ targeting vulnerable pensioners in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th April 2019 0

HOUSEHOLDERS have been urged to beware of a conman who is targeting vulnerable pensioners by pretending to be an “under cover” member of An Garda Siochána. An elderly man in Callan recently fell victim to the scam after a man called to his home claiming to be a plain clothes Garda. The conman told the […]

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‘More must be done to encourage women to take up apprenticeships’ – Kilkenny local election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 25th March 2019 0

PEOPLE must be better informed about the value of apprenticeships, Fianna Fáil local election candidate Deirdre Cullen said today. Ms Cullen, who was a secondary school teacher for 16 years, was speaking after Fianna Fáil unveiled its new apprenticeship policy, which the party says will make apprenticeships more “attractive, accessible and affordable”. Ms Cullen, who […]

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Kilkenny election hopeful to attend ‘bootcamp’ for FF’s female candidates

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2019 0

KILKENNY local election candidate Deirdre Cullen will attend a ‘boot camp’ for female Fianna Fáil candidates tomorrow. Former minister and author Mary ‘Mammy’ O’Rourke will be a keynote speaker at the training day event, which takes place at the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone. Ms Cullen, who is standing in the Callan-Thomastown electoral area, will be […]

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‘Ah sure, isn’t it grand’ – Kilkenny’s new Lotto millionaire takes it all in his strike

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2019 0

KILKENNY’S latest Lotto millionaire took it all in his stride as he collected his €1,000,000 cheque from the National Lottery HQ in Dublin earlier this week. When asked how it feels to be a millionaire, he simply replied: “Ah sure, isn’t it a grand feeling”, as he folded the cheque and tucked it into his pocket. […]

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Kilkenny Crystal plays replica Trump card

By Kilkenny Now 21st March 2019 0

KILKENNY Crystal has begun making replicas of its beautiful shamrock bowl which was presented to US President Donald Trump in the White House on St Patrick’s Day. Images of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presenting the Kilkenny Crystal bowl to President Trump were beamed all over the world, giving the Callan-based company, which celebrates its 50th birthday […]

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Kilkenny sparkles in the White House!

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2019 0

US President Donald Trump was bowled over after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented him with a beautiful piece of Kilkenny Crystal in the White House. Images of the shamrock bowl, which was made in Callan, have been beamed around the world in recent hours in a major global coup for the local company. Callan has very strong […]

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WATER WARNING: Homes and businesses in city and county face outages

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 Post a comment

HOUSEHOLDERS and business in parts of the city and county have been warned they face disruptions to their water supplies today and tomorrow. Some homes in Callan and surrounding areas have been without water since 7am this morning as leak detection works get underway. Irish Water warned “supply may take 2-3 hours to fully return to […]

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Kilkenny city-centre could hold the key to our housing crisis, event hears

By Kilkenny Now 11th March 2019 0

KILKENNY city-centre is a “huge untapped resource” to provide sustainable housing and accommodation for many more people and families, an event in the city has heard. Cllr Malcolm Noonan outlined a series of innovative urban housing initiatives at the recent ‘Talk of the Town’ event which was held in the Pembroke Hotel. He was joined […]

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‘Too hot to handle’ – Kilkenny’s enterprising students to represent county at Croke Park finale

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

FIVE teenage entrepreneurs from Kilkenny College and Colaiste Eamann Rís in Callan will represent Kilkenny at the Student Enterprise Programme National Finals in Croke Park. . There was a hive of entrepreneurial activity in the Lyrath Estate Hotel Kilkenny on Wednesday as the venue hosted the Student Enterprise Programme County Final. It was a great achievement […]