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CRIME SPREE: Four homes in Kilkenny village hit by burglars on same day

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2019 0

Gardai are hunting for burglars who targeted four separate homes in the same Kilkenny village last week The break-ins occurred in Ballyfoyle last Wednesday, November 6. The first incident occurred at a house in Webbsboro between 9.15am and 6.00pm. The burglars got in through the back door. They ransacked the house, but nothing was taken. Gardaí […]

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Kilkenny artist takes centre stage at Ireland’s largest art fair

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

An acclaimed Kilkenny artist, who rose to national prominence after appearing on a popular TV show, is set to be the centre of attention at Ireland’s largest art fair. Castlecomer’s Jane Willoughby and her keen eye for decoration came to national prominence when her house featured on RTÉ’s Home of the Year 2019. Now her […]

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Hunt for ‘man in a van’ after burglaries hit county Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

Gardai are looking to talk to a “man in a van” following two burglaries that took place over a short period of time in a county Kilkenny village. The first incident happened in Chatsworth, Clough near Castlecomer between 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Wednesday. The homeowner was made aware his house had been broken into after […]

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Seven Kilkenny towns and villages share €400k pot aimed at enhancing area

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

Close to €400,000 has been earmarked for seven Kilkenny communities under the Towns and Villages Renewal Scheme. The scheme aims to enhance Kilkenny’s towns and villages, to make them more attractive places in which to live and work. Slieverue takes the lions share of the funding as it has been allocated €200,000 to develop a […]

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Kilkenny libraries launch autism-friendly experiences

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2019 0

A programme aimed at improving the library experience in Kilkenny for those with autism kicks off today. The programme run by the Kilkenny Library Services includes a series of talks and workshops for parents and teachers, autism-friendly storytimes for children, as well as autism-friendly events such as Lego and yoga workshops. In addition, the libraries […]

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Bungling burglars bail-out after waking Kilkenny publican during botched break-in

By Kilkenny Now 30th October 2019 0

Burglars who broke into a popular county Kilkenny pub fled empty-handed after being rumbled by the bar owner. A number of men forced their way into a bar on the Square in Castlecomer around 3am on Tuesday. The bar owner was woken by a loud bang downstairs, he then heard voices coming from the private […]

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Brazen thief breaks into car parked in driveway of Kilkenny city home as owners sleep

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

A SHOCKED Kilkenny-city homeowner woke to discover their car had been broken into overnight. The vehicle was parked in the driveway of a home on the Castlecomer Road sometime between 8.30pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The car was not damaged, but the glove compartment had been gone through […]

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Kilkenny’s Credit Unions remain Ireland’s best customer experience

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY’S six Credit Unions have come out tops in a survey of people’s customer experience. The Credit Union movement has been named as Ireland’s best customer service for the fifth time in a row in the CXi Ireland Customer Experience (CX) Report and has won the award in each of the years […]

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All aboard for Conor: Big machinery comes out to help Kilkenny boy with big smile

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY community is pulling together by bringing out the big machinery to try and grow funds for a local boy’s battle with cancer. Five-year-old Conor Parr from Clough, near Castlecomer was diagnosed with cancer in March this year. While Conor undergoes his daily chemotherapy, the people of Clough and further afield […]

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OPERATION THOR: 34 arrests, 14 people charged and three vehicles seized

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THIRTY-four people were arrested, 14 are now facing court charges and three vehicles were seized as part of Operation Thor in Kilkenny yesterday. The day of action at disrupting criminal activity and preventing crime in the Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Division took place throughout yesterday and was a great success for gardai. A total […]