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Boy (8) attacked by Rottweiler dogs at his home dies

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2020 0

An eight-year-old boy who was attacked by two dogs at his home in Tallaght, Dublin over the weekend has died. The boy was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs at around 4pm on Sunday afternoon. The dog warden was notified and the dogs were confiscated and put to sleep. The emergency services responded to a 999 […]

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COVID-19: Total number of coronavirus cases in Kilkenny confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2020 0

Kilkenny now has five confirmed cases of Covid-19. The figures are revealed in an county-by-county breakdown of coronavirus cases provided by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). Some 74 new cases were confirmed last night, bringing to 366 the total number of infected patients in the Republic. The NPHET also published an analysis of […]

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Leading Kilkenny blogger cooks up a storm at ‘Cook Off’ with top model Roz Purcell

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2020 0

As Storm Jorge was raging across the country, a leading Kilkenny blogger was cooking up a different type of storm under the watchful eye of top model and nutritionalist Roz Purcell. Laura Warren, who runs the website http://www.elitelivingnutrition.com which specialises in health and nutrition coaching, was one of five contestants chosen to take part in […]

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Kilkenny blogger joins top model Roz Purcell on Ireland’s first Dairy-Free Cook Off

By Kilkenny Now 24th February 2020 0

A leading Kilkenny blogger has been chosen to take park in Ireland’s first-ever Dairy-Free Cook Off. Laura Warren, who runs the website http://www.elitelivingnutrition.com which specialises in health and nutrition coaching, was one of five contestants chosen to take part in the event, which takes place in Airfield Estate Dundrum, Dublin, this Saturday. The Dairy-Free Cook

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In Bloom: Kilkenny amateur gardeners urged to get their green fingers out

By Kilkenny Now 14th February 2020 0

Green-fingered Kilkenny gardeners with an eye for talent are being urged to take part in this year’s Bord Bia Bloom festival. The festival returns on the June bank holiday weekend from May 28 to June 1 at the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Bord Bia Bloom is calling for budding gardeners from Kilkenny to submit entries for […]

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Woman (40s) charged over deaths of three young children

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2020 0

A woman is due to appear in court this evening after she was charged in connection with the deaths of three children at a house in county Dublin last week. The woman, who is in her 40s, will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 4.30pm. The bodies of Conor (9), Darrah (7) and […]

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‘Darkness is over the whole land’ – community in grief after deaths of three children

By Kilkenny Now 26th January 2020 0

Gardai are waiting to interview the mother of the three children whose bodies were found in a house in Co Dublin on Friday evening. Conor McGinley (9), Darragh (7) and three-year-old Carla were found dead inside their terraced home at Parson’s Court in Newcastle, a village near Rathcoole. It is believed the siblings died after […]

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Bodies of three children discovered in house

By Kilkenny Now 24th January 2020 0

Gardai are investigating the deaths of three children found in a house in county Dublin tonight. The bodies of two boys and a girl were discovered at the property in Newcastle, West Dublin, after gardai responded to a domestic incident. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “The bodies of three children, two boys and a girl, have […]

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LATEST: Human remains found in blazing car believed to be those of missing teen

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2020 0

Gardaí suspect body parts found in a burning car in Dublin this morning and further remains discovered in a separate part of the city are linked to a missing teenager. The 17-year-old was last seen in Drogheda, Co Louth on Sunday. Human remains were discovered in a vehicle in Drumcondra, north Dublin this morning. They […]

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LATEST: Gardai search for head of teenager brutally murdered and dismembered

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2020 0

Gardai are searching for the head of a 17-year-old who was abducted, murdered and his body dismembered by one of the country’s most notorious crime gangs. It has emerged the youth was formally warned by gardaí that his life was in danger days before he was abducted on Sunday. The vicitm’s body parts, including all […]