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ELECTIONS 2019: First new faces elected to Kilkenny County Council

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE FINAL count is in for Castlecomer – and Kilkenny County Council has its first new members. The last count in North Kilkenny saw newcomer Fianna Fáil candidate Michael Delaney elected after transfers gave him a total vote of 1,520. And Labour’s Denis Hynes (pictured above with outgoing Cllr Maurice Shortall) took the final seat […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: Counting resumes, FF account for six of eight councillors elected so far

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

COUNTING has resumed this morning to elect the remaining 16 candidates to Kilkenny County Council. After a day of drama at Cillín Hill yesterday, and into the small hours, a third of the 24 positions on the council have now been filled. And so far Fianna Fáil has dominated the proceedings locally, taking six out […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: First tallies in, see how the parties and candidates are faring

By Kilkenny Now 25th May 2019 0

COUNTING is well underway and the first tallies for Kilkenny’s four electoral areas have come in. The final picture, of course, won’t be known until the final votes and transfers are in and there may still be a few twists in the 2019 local election tale. But we are seeing a broad picture emerging, and […]

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Tyre slash yob leaves county Kilkenny man deflated

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

A COUNTY Kilkenny man woke up to discover one of the tyres of his car had been slashed overnight. The incident happened on Patrick Street in Ballyragget overnight between last Tuesday, May 13 and the following morning. Gardai in Castlecomer are investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact 056 […]

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Heroin seized in raid on drug den in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 20th May 2019 0

GARDAI seized €7,000 worth of heroin during a planned raid on a house in Castlecomer. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on the house in the Church Avenue area of the north Kilkenny town just after 5pm last Friday. Gardai confirmed a quantity of heroin with a street value of just under €7,000 […]

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Not just fine dining: new Castlecomer restaurant serves up a slice of local history

By Kilkenny Now 18th May 2019 0

By Sinéad Connolly A NEWLY opened county Kilkenny restaurant is serving up a little local history and a menu inspired by locally sourced produce in their critically-acclaimed fine diner. Michelin-accredited chef Keith Boyle and his wife Carmel say they delighted at the response so far to their new venture, Restaurant Lady Anne, in Castlecomer. “We’ve […]

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Vulture funds must not be allowed to hi-jack our broadband: Kilkenny election candidate

By Kilkenny Now 12th May 2019 0

VULTURE funds must never be allowed to control the new national broadband network and profit on the back of a €3 billion taxpayer-funded investment, a local election candidate has warned. Trade union official and Labour Party candidate Denis Hynes said he welcomed the Government’s €68 million investment to deliver broadband to every home, businesses and […]

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BREAKING: Terrified woman woken by burglar in her county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

A WOMAN was left shaken after a burglar broke into her county Kilkenny home in the middle of the night. The break-in occurred at a house in Kerr’s Cross, Moneenroe, Castlecomer, in the early hours of Monday morning. Kilkenny gardai said the owner of the house was woken by the  sound of somebody “rummaging through […]

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2019 Local Elections countdown – here is your full list of Kilkenny candidates

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2019 0

THE nominations are in, the campaigning is well underway and the stage is set for the May 24 local elections. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a total of 44 candidates will contest the four electoral areas in in the city and county. Here is the full list of candidates: Kilkenny City Electoral Area (14 candidates […]

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Vandal attacks shop door in middle of the night in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting a vandal who damaged the front door of a shop in the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred on Barack Street, Castlecomer, at around 3.30am last Saturday. Gardai confirmed “no significant attempt” was made to gain entry to the premises, but they are investigating a case of criminal damage. Potential […]