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SPONSORED: History in the making – new book tells how a Kilkenny carpenter became the man who built the White House

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2021 0

Few people in Ireland know the name of James Hoban but everyone knows the Kilkenny man’s most celebrated work. The carpenter from Cuffesgrange is the man principally responsible for the design and construction of the White House. A new book tells the story of this son of a tenant farmer who trained to be an architect. Hoban left his home […]

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Kilkenny self-catering providers charging between €180 and €2,887 for weekend stays

By Kilkenny Now 1st June 2021 0

The local self-catering sector is booming as hotels and guesthouses throughout the city and county finally reopen for business from tomorrow, a KilkennyNow.ie survey of prices reveals. Prices in the sector have been soaring due to rising demand as the lockdown weary population prepares for another staycation summer. The Irish Hotel Federation (IHF) has confirmed […]

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Thieves cut gate locks in latest attack on Kilkenny farms

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2021 0

Thieves tried to gain entry to a local farm after cut through locks on the gate of the property. The incident happened at a farm at Ballybur, Cuffesgrange last Saturday, May 8 close to the N76 Kilkenny to Callan road. The owner of the farm noticed that locks on a gate into one of the […]

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‘Significant’ amount of property stolen in county Kilkenny burglary

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2020 0

A “significant” amount of property was stolen during a break-in locally, gardai have confirmed. The break-in occurred at a property located on the Callan Road between Tinnypark Cross and Cuffesgrange between 5pm and 8pm on Friday. Gardai have made a public appeal for potential witnesses “who may have seen persons being dropped off by a […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Turning good cider into fine wine

By Kilkenny Now 20th November 2020 0

What’s the difference between cider and apple wine? Well, about €30 a bottle for one thing. But there are some other factors that make the wine a rather more subtle and decidedly more alcoholic product than the cider we like to pour from pint bottles over loads of ice. The process for both products begins […]

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Suspected drug dealer arrested after raid on house in Kilkenny village

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2020 0

A man has been arrested after a drugs seizure in county Kilkenny. The arrest came after gardai swooped on a private residence in the Cuffesgrange area on Wednesday and seized around €1,300 worth of cannabis herb and resin. A quantity of ‘magic mushrooms’ were also discovered in the raid. The suspect, who is in his […]

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Thieves break into Kilkenny property and make off with trailer and marquee

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2020 0

Thieves stole a trailer from a property in county Kilkenny than contained parts of a marquee. The theft of the silver Temored twin axel trailer occurred at Dairyill, Cuffesgrange sometime between 11am last Thursday and 2pm the following day. Gardaí have urged anyone who noticed any suspicious vehicles in the area around that time to […]

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Brazen jewellery thief breaks into county Kilkenny house through front door

By Kilkenny Now 28th September 2020 0

A burglar broke into a house in county Kilkenny before making off with several pieces of jewellery and cash. The break-in occurred at a property in the Ballybur area of Cuffesgrange at around 5.30pm in Friday. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The suspect entered the house through the front door and took various pieces of […]

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Kilkenny family get nasty surprise when they return home to find house ransacked

By Kilkenny Now 4th September 2020 0

Burglars broke into a house in county Kilkenny and ransacked the property before fleeing empty handed. The break-in occurred at a property in Graigue Lower, Cuffesgrange, soemtime between 4.30pm and 11pm last Saturday. The homeowners returned to the house late on Saturday night to discover a lock on the back door had been forced open. […]

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Expensive equipment being targeted in spate of burglaries on county Kilkenny farmyards

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2020 Post a comment

Gardai are asking Kilkenny residents to be on the look out for people selling farming equipment at knocked down prices, following a spate of farmyard thefts over the last week. An expensive Ifor Williams trailer was taken from a yard in Burnchurch, Cuffesgrange earlier last Thursday morning. He noticed the trailer had disappeared when he […]