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Armed stand-off between man and local gardai in Carlow home resolved

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2021 0

A stand-off between a man who claimed to have a firearm and the Garda at a house in county Carlow has been resolved. Gardaí responded to an incident at a house near The Laurels in county Carlow at 6.30am this morning, following a 999 call. A man inside the house, in a distressed state made […]

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Kilkenny man takes charge of Carlow hurlers for coming year

By Kilkenny Now 22nd January 2021 0

Carlow GAA have turned to a Kilkenny man to take the reigns as Senior Hurling Manager for the coming season with an eye in returning to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. Tom Mullally, a native of Glenmore, is no stranger to the Carlow GAA having had great success at club level for one of the […]

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Sadness as former Carlow-Kilkenny general election candidate passes away

By Kilkenny Now 7th January 2021 0

A former Labour Party candidate who stood in three general elections in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency has passed away. Jim Townsend (83), a former Senator from Carlow town, ran in the 1997, 2002 and 2007 general elections, narrowly missing out on a seat in his second election when he was eliminated in the last count. On […]

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Kilkenny gardai out in force on our roads, drug driver arrested at checkpoint

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2021 0

Local gardai arrested a drug driver after he failed a road side test. Gardai have been out in force on Kilkenny and Carlow roads in recent days manning anti-crime checkpoints and policing the Covid-restrictions. This driver of the above car was arrested in Carlow at a checkpoint over the weekend after failing a drugs test […]

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WARNING: Snow and ice makes driving conditions trecherous, car skids on black ice on Kilkenny Road

By Kilkenny Now 31st December 2020 0

Kilkenny gardai have urged motorists to drive carefully and slowly on “trecherous” local roads that have been left with patches of black ice. One car was involved in a single-vehicle accident after it skidded on ice on the Kilkenny Road in Carlow early this morning. A local Garda spokesperson urged motorists to “drive with caution, […]

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South East’s first university could be signed off by April: Minister

By Kilkenny Now 18th December 2020 0

The Government expects an application to create the long-awaited Technological University of the South East(TUSE) will be with them by next April. The announcement was made this week by Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris. The TUSE project would see Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology, Carlow merging, creating a new educational

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Lots of room at our inns: Three out of four hotel rooms in Kilkenny vacant

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2020 Post a comment

By Jayde Maher Kilkenny and surrounding counties’ hotels are running at occupancy levels of just 25%, according to a new survey. The poll was conducted by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), who said failure to support the local accommodation and tourism sectors will have serious implications for the sector that could many years to recover […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Hair we go again! Kilkenny battered by 100kph winds

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2020 0

Kilkenny will be hit by 100kph winds which are set to hit the city and county all day and into tomorrow morning. Kilkenny was one of nine counties issued with a Status Yellow wind alert by Met Éireann last night. The warning will be in place until 9am tomorrow morning. Neighbouring Carlow, Wexford, Waterford, Tipperary […]

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‘Alarming’ – 2,000 local students waiting over two years to see dentist: Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2020 0

Up to 8,000 local students are being forced to wait up to two years for a dental appointment under the school dental service. The figures were revealed by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion, who expressed “deep concern” at the waiting times for school dentist appointment in the constituency. Deputy Funchion, who is Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on […]

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‘This is not acceptable’ – Kilkenny TD writes to school that told female students not to wear ‘tight fitting’ PE gear

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD has weighed in on the controversy involving a school that reportedly told female students not to wear “tight fitting” PE clothing because it was distracting to staff. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, who is Sinn Féin spokesperson for children, descibed reports involving Presentation College Carlow as “very concerning”. The Carlow Nationalist