A garda was injured after a patrol car was rammed at a checkpoint in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred near Callan at 4.30pm yesterday. A local Garda source confirmed two officers were manning the check point when a four-wheel drive vehicle approached. The 4×4 failed to stop and rammed into the patrol car, injuring one […]
Two disqualified drivers were arrested after they were stopped at separate Garda checkpoints in county Kilkenny. In the first incident, the disqualified motorist was caught red-handed by gardai conducting speed checks on the M9 at Paulstown who was clocked driving at excessive speed. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “With use of Garda mobility device, it was […]
Enterprising Kilkenny students have scooped three awards at this year’s National Student Enterprise Programme. Mark Srouji, from Coláiste Éamann Rís in Callan, won for the second year running, taking first prize in the ‘My Entrepreneurial Journey’ competition at Intermediate level. Mark set up a business called ‘Mark’s Productions’, making themed table
Two Kilkenny schoolgirls are going above and beyond in an effort to tackle two scourges on society in just one blow. Annamaria (11) and Sara Ventimiglia (9), from Callan, are on a daily grind of picking up rubbish in their community in order to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society. And they’re not alone: […]
The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in county Kilkenny continues to rise, despite a ban on viewings, a new survey has revealed. A three-bed semi-detached home can now fetch €211,000 in county Kilkenny, up 1.2% in the last three months, according to the Real Estate Alliance (REA) Average House Price Index. The survey […]
Thieves broke into a property in county Kilkenny and sprang off with a bouncy castle. The inflatable playhouse was taken from a farmyard in the Ballytobin area of Callan sometime between Monday, February 1 and last Friday, April 2. Local gardai described the stolen items as a Princess Carriage brand of bouncy castle. Anyone with […]
A county Kilkenny school have been granted permission to build new temporary classrooms. Kilkenny County Council has given the Board of Management Colaiste Eamann Ris on the Kilkenny Road in Callan the go-ahead to build two new classes at the school. Coláiste Éamann Rís is a Christian Brothers secondary school for boys that caters for […]
Some 22 local artists are among the ‘Who’s Who’ of Irish and international artists taking part in this year’s Incognito 2021 online art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. The identity of the artits taking part in the Incognito art collection is kept a secret, so people who buy custom-made prints […]
More than €4.3Million has been announced for walking and cycling infrastructure across county Kilkenny. The funding has been made available by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for the provision of sustainable transport projects. Overall, the projects allocated funding in Kilkenny will receive €4,333,000 and will include an allocation of €1,100,000 for the development
A former motor garage in the centre of a Kilkenny town could be set for a new lease of life. Kilkenny County Council has received an application to build a number of commercial units on the site of the former Callan Motor Garage on Lower Green Lane in the town. The owners have applied to […]