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Former FAI chief John Delaney resigns from UEFA role ‘with immediate effect’

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2020 Post a comment

Former Irish soccer supremo John Delaney has resigned from UEFA’s Executive Committee “with immediate effect”. European football’s governing body made the announcement this evening. Mr Delaney left the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) last September following a series of revelations concerning his tenure. He initially stepped down as FAI CEO in March 2019 when

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‘There’s no democracy in there, democracy has gone out the window’ – Kilkenny councillor slams 15% property tax hike

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN A KILKENNY councillor has launched a scathing attack on the local authority over the controversial decision to hike the local property tax by 15% next year. Denis Hynes, along his fellow Labour councillor Tómas Breathnach, the Greens’ Malcolm Noonan and Independent Eugene McGuinness, were the only local representatives to oppose the measure […]

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Pedestrian bridge in county Kilkenny town set to be built next year

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A PEDESTRIAN bridge required to safely link a major tourist site in Kilkenny to a town centre could begin construction next summer. The €900,000 Castlecomer Pedestrian Bridge connecting the town centre to the popular Discovery Park is going to the planning stage. The bridge over the River Dinin is required to take […]

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Patient services at St Luke’s Hospital severely curtained as 150 staff strike

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 150 staff will walk out of St Luke’s General Hospital tomorrow after talks at preventing strike action by healthcare support workers broke down. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned the public to expect a “significant impact on services”. The hospital and healthcare support workers including porters, cleaners, healthcare