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Santa Claus is coming to town… to launch Yulefest Kilkenny!

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2024 0

The Man in Red himself is paying a special pre-Christmas visit to Kilkenny to officially launch this year’s Yulefest. Kilkenny will be transformed into a winter wonderland on Saturday as Santa travels by boat down the River Nore (Rudolph and Co. have been given the weekend off) before taking a trip around the city and […]

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Kilkenny teen performs in Madrid ahead of Junior Eurovision Song Contest

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2024 0

Kilkenny teenager Enya Cox Dempsey took to the stage in Madrid in style yesterday as she performed her first rehearsal ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest this weekend. On Saturday, the talented Castlecomer will perform her son ‘Le Chéile’ entirely as Gaeilge as one of the 17 entries in this year’s competition. And you […]

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Elderly man taken to hospital after gang break into county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2024 0

An elderly man was hospitalised after a gang of thieves broke into his home in the north of the county. The aggravated burglary occurred at a residence in Castlecomer at around 5.30pm on Monday. It is understood at least three assailants left the scene around 15 minutes later and headed in the direction of Yellow […]

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Kilkenny’s Enya to represent Ireland at Junior Eurovision 2024

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2024 0

A talented Kilkenny girl will represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision song contest. Enya Cox Dempsey, from Castlecomer, has been crowned as this year’s Junior Eurovision entry for Ireland after wowing judges in the ‘Junior Eurovision Éire’ series on TG4 over a five week period. Enya will sing a newly written song “Le Chéile” (entirely […]

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Kilkenny communities hit by water restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 19th September 2024 0

Communities in the north of the county will have to endure nightly water restrictions from tonight until Monday. The restrictions to supply – which take effect from 9pm to 9am – will impact parts of Clogh, Massford, Moneenroe, Gorteen and Coolbawn, Castlecomer. Uisce Éireann – formerly Irish Water – confirmed similar restrictions that affected Castlecomer […]

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Thieves force open front door of county Kilkenny house and ransack rooms

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2022 0

Burglars forced their way through the front door of a house in county Kilkenny before ransacking the bedrooms. The break-in occurred at a property in Cooloultha, Galmoy at around 2.30pm last Thursday. Gardaí have asked anyone who may have noticed any suspicious people or vehicles in the area at the time to contact Castlecomer or […]

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Thieves escape with cash after smashing down door of house in rural Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2022 0

Burglars smashed down the back door of a house in county Kilkenny before making off with a stash of cash. The burglary occurred in the Barna area near Freshford between 7am and 2pm on Thursday last. A Garda source told KilkennyNow a door at the rear of the house was ‘smashed in order to gain […]

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‘Cian would brighten your day’ – moving tributes to Kilkenny teen killed in road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2022 0

Warm tributes have been paid to the Kilkenny teenager who tragically lost his life in a car crash earlier this wek. Cian Mooney (17), a student at Kildalton College who was from Castlecomer, died after the car in which he was a passenger crashed outside Piltown at around 8pm on Wednesday. Two other young men […]

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Crime gang steals safe during late night break-in at county Kilkenny premises

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2022 Post a comment

Thieves smashed their way through the front door of a county Kilkenny premises and made off with a safe. The planned early-morning break-in took place at a business premises in the Square, Castlecomer, shortly after 2am on Friday. A local Garda source told KilkennyNow: “The front door was forced open shortly after 2am, the safe […]

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Thief steals wallet after smashing in window of car parked in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2022 0

A thief smashed in the front passenger window of a car parked in a Kilkenny town before stealing a wallet from the vehicle. The theft occurred in Castlecomer sometime between 5pm and 10pm last Thursday, St Patrick’s Day. Gardai have asked witnesses or anyone with information to contact Castlecomer Garda Station.