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BREAKING: Kilkenny road closed off after truck bursts into flames

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY road has been closed as emergency services deal with a truck that’s on fire. The truck caught fire on the road between Paulstown and Castlecomer, at Ballinvally, close to the Paulstown turnoff. The road has been closed off as the fire services deal with the incident. The truck caught fire […]

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UPDATE: 33 arrested in day long crime crackdown by Kilkenny gardai

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 33 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man appeared in court earlier today and more have been charged in relation to various crimes today. Over 120 gardai took part in the operation including 26 trainee […]

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15 arrested in major crackdown on crime in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI have arrested 15 people and recovered a quantity of drugs, as part of Operation Storm aimed at preventing crime in county Kilkenny. One man has been charged already and is due in court later today. Up to 100 gardai are taking part in the operation including 26 trainee gardai and armed […]

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Plans to expand two Kilkenny schools

By Kilkenny Now 22nd September 2019 0

TWO Kilkenny primary schools have lodged planning applications with the local authroity seeking to expand their facilities. Bunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan, which currently educates nearly 900 children, is looking to add an extra classroom, an entrance hall, three Special Education Teacher (SET) rooms, and toilets. The school opened in 2015. Due to the demand […]

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Lightning strikes – leaving thousands in Kilkenny without power

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THOUSANDS of Kilkenny people are currently without power after unexpectedly powerful thunderstorms hit the county. Close to 1,000 homes from all around the county are currently without power. Homes as far north as Castlecomer to as far south as Glenmore are affected, as the frequency and strength of the thunderstorms and lightning […]

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CULTURE NIGHT 2019: Your guide to all the best events happening around Kilkenny city and county

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY prides itself on its Culture and Arts as much as its hurling and tonight will host many amazing events throughout the city and county for Culture Night 2019 and remember all the events are free. Everything from spoken word and music to unguided tours, printing and visual design, exhibitions and archeology […]

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Leading Kilkenny venue named Ireland’s best Family Friendly Hotel at 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

KILKENNY’S Newpark Hotel has been named Ireland’s leading Family Friendly Hotel at the 2020 Georgina Campbell Awards. It’s just the latest accolade for the four-star Kilkenny hotel, which is renowned for its family-friendly facilities. In 2018 Newpark won the Gold Medal Award for Ireland’s Best Family Friendly Hotel, and has again been nominated in the […]

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Brazen thieves steal vintage tractor and trailer from front yard of Kilkenny farmhouse

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2019 0

THIEVES broke into the front yard of a county Kilkenny farmhouse and made off with a vintage tractor and trailer. The theft occurred at the property in Coon, sometime between 1.30pm and 3.30pm last Friday, September 6. A local Garda spokesperson described the tractor as ”a multi coloured Ursus”. Gardai have potential eyewitnesses or anyone […]

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Kilkenny bar settles €477,000 Revenue bill

By Kilkenny Now 11th September 2019 2

By COLIN BARTLEY A POPULAR bar in Kilkenny city has made a settlement of nearly €500,000 with the Revenue for under-declaring VAT. Dayhoff Limited, which runs Breathnach’s and the Bodega restaurant, made a settlement of €477,000 in their VAT case with the Revenue. The owners of the bar on John Street Upper under-declared their VAT […]

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Glanbia’s CountryLife.ie named one of Ireland’s Top 5 online retailers

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

GLANBIA’S CountryLife.ie has been named in a new Top 5 list of Ireland best online retailers. The competition is run by Retail Excellence, Ireland’s largest retail representative body. All entrants were subjected to an independent website audit conducted by experts StudioForty9, which investigated page load speed, first impressions, product search, navigation, cart,