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Have a heart, Taoiseach! Local cardiac campaigners deliver powerful message to Leo

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Cardiac care campaigners from Kilkenny and across the South East have delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s office in Dublin. The signatures were collected in October following the high profile Hand On Heart campaign organised by the Health Equality For the South East (HEFSE) group. HEFSE is demanding that the Government […]

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Ballyhale Shamrocks are Kings of Leinster again

By Kilkenny Now 1st December 2019 0

Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 1-21 St Mullins (Carlow) 0-15  Henry Shefflin’s Ballyhale Shamrocks are just two games away from being crowned All-Ireland club champions for a second successive season. The Kilkenny and All-Ireland kingpins are AIB Leinster club champions for a record tenth time after they showed true grit to secure back-to-back titles against a gutsy

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Members of burglar gang tackled by hero Kilkenny farmers appear in court

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2019 0

Three Kilkenny are men due in court this afternoon after being charged in relation to a farm burglar earlier this week which led to a dramatic manhunt involving the Garda helicopter. The three men charged are all in their 20s and have addresses in Kilkenny. They are to appear before a sitting of Carlow District […]

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‘This is unbelievable!’ Kilkenny mother pops over to Carlow – and picks up winning €500,000 EuroMillions ticket

By Kilkenny Now 21st November 2019 0

There were joyous scenes for a lucky Kilkenny family in the National Lottery Winners’ Room in Dublin yesterday as they gathered to celebrate their mother’s €500,000 windfall after she landed the EuroMillions Plus top prize. The delighted Kilkenny woman, who wishes to keep her win private, was only passing through Co Carlow last week when […]

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Kilkenny early risers spot giant fireball in the frosty sky

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

A GIANT fireball was spotted streaking over Kilkenny’s frosty sky early this morning. Some reports are saying it was a meteorite, while some claim it landed in neighbouring Carlow. At 5.20am this morning, the flashing fireball was seen by those up early for work, or those out for an early morning run. The huge fireball […]

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Girls who set up suicide awareness group the big winners at inaugural Kilkenny Gardai Youth Awards

By Kilkenny Now 9th November 2019 0

A pair of teenagers girls who set up a suicide awareness programme for the people of North Kilkenny were the big local winners at the inaugural Kilkenny/ Carlow Garda youth awards. Holly Farrell (15) and Laura Delaney (17) won the group award for their Light up the Night initiative. Light up the Night is a […]

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Kilkenny and Carlow councils unite for cross-border development plan

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 Post a comment

An information meeting discussing a unique and innovative plan seeking to kick-start development in a Kilkenny town and a neighbouring Carlow village, is being held this evening. The Local Area Plan for Graiguenamanagh and Tinnahinch in Carlow, which has been created by both Kilkenny and Carlow County Councils, will be up for consultation. The plan […]

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‘Class’ war of words erupts between rival Kilkenny-Carlow TDs

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2019 0

KILKENNY Deputy Kathleen Funchion has launched a scathing attack on fellow constituency TD Pat Deering for making “classist” remarks during a live televised debate. Deputy Funchion also called on Leo Varadkar to “clarify” comments made by Carlow-Kilkenny TD Pat Deering (pictured below) on RTÉ’s Late Debate programme. “The remarks by

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Standing room only on the Misery Express

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

It is 8.14 and I am standing in a corridor on the Misery Express, as regulars call this morning train that runs from Dundalk, in Co Louth, to Bray in Co Wicklow. I got on at the fourth stop, so my chances of being seated were nil. But we are standing comfortably enough with some […]

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REVEALED: The takeaway treats Kilkenny diners spend their dough on!

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

What takeaway do Kilkenny people click on when they just want to kick up their feet and forget about cooking? It’s Pizza apparently! Just Eat has revealed every Irish county’s preferred top five takeaways and the Italian delight that’s simply bread, cheese and whatever you’re having yourself, tops the list of Kilkenny’s favourite takeaways. And […]