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Kilkenny one of Ireland’s most energy efficient counties: 3CEA

By Kilkenny Now 14th March 2019 0

THE Kilkenny-headquartered 3 Counties Energy Agency (3CEA) is helping a growing number of home owners, businesses, community groups and organisations to cut their energy costs and cut down on harmful carbon emissions. Latest figures released both by 3CEA and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) reveals Kilkenny continues to be one of the most […]

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Man arrested after kicking moving car on John’s Bridge and assaulting driver

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after he kicked a car in the city-centre before attacking the driver. The incident occurred on John’s Bridge at around 8.20pm last Tuesday, March 5. It is understood the suspect was walking over John’s Bridge before he stepped out onto the road and kicked the front of an approaching vehicle. The […]

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Anti-abortion group stage third protest outside county Kilkenny health centre

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2019 0

A THIRD anti-abortion protest has been held outside a county Kilkenny health centre that has previously been subjected to abusive phone calls and threatening letters. The latest protest was staged outside the Health Centre in Graiguenamanagh yesterday. A small group of up to a dozen protesters (pictured above at an earlier demonstration) held aloft signs with […]

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Scam warning: criminal posing as Garda trying to gain entry to pensioners’ homes

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

GARDAI are urging Kilkenny householders to beware of a new scam in which a man pretending to be a plain clothes Garda is attempting to gain entry into people’s homes. In one case last Thursday, a man posing as a police officer called to the house of an elderly lady in Bagenalstown claiming he had […]

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Beef farmers’ confidence ‘at all time low’, warns Kilkenny councillor

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2019 0

BEEF farming has never faced such an uncertain future and farmers’ confidence is at an “all time low”, a Kilkenny councillor and General Election candidate said today. Councillor Patrick O’Neill (pictured below) spoke out in the wake of a recent Teagasc report which reveals beef farmers are earning an annual income of just €12,000, far […]

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Phil under fire: I wouldn’t make Hogan’s monthly salary in a year, says election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2019 0

A EUROPEAN election candidate has accused Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan of accepting an “obscene amount of money” from the EU. Adrienne Wallace (pictured below) said the former Kilkenny TD was paid more than €300,000 a year, plus expenses. She said: “He has a basic monthly salary of €20,832, a ‘residence allowance’ of 15% of his […]

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Role models Henry Shefflin and Evanne Ní Chuillin launch Garda Youth Awards

By Kilkenny Now 4th March 2019 0

HURLING legend Henry Shefflin and RTÉ journalist Evanne Ní Chuilinn have thrown their support behind an innovative new initiative to recognise the hugely positive contributions that young people are making to their local communities. The Garda Youth Awards will recognise the “outstanding contribution” young people between the ages of 13 and 21 are making to […]

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Local youth clubs to benefit from €61,386 in new Government funding

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2019 0

YOUTH clubs in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow will benefit from €61,386 in Government funding. The funding represents a 12% increase in funding for the Local Youth Club Grand Scheme for 2019. Welcoming the announcement, Cllr Patrick O’Neill said the increased funding will provide small volunteer-led youth clubs with greater capacity to reach more local young […]

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More than one-in-five Kilkenny drivers have clocked up penalty points: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2019 0

MORE than one out of every five Kilkenny motorists have clocked up penalty points on their licence. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal a total of 15,019 (20.4%) local drivers had points on their license in 2017. This is higher than the national average of one-in-six drivers who were recorded as […]

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Have your say on the problem of drug abuse

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2019 3

A PUBLIC consultation, aimed at collecting information about drug abuse, is coming to Kilkenny. The aim is to assess the problem and look at ways to combat it. The so-called ‘network café’ will offer the opportunity for discussion and the information gathered will feed into a drug and alcohol strategy for the South East. The café […]