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Dublin football legend, Kilkenny pub owner Bernard Brogan, calls time on glittering GAA career

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2019 0

SEVEN-time All-Ireland winner, Dublin football legend and Kilkenny pub owner Bernard Grogan has hung up his boots after a glittering inter-county career. The 35-year old, whose has close family and business connection to Kilkenny, called time on his highly decorated Dublin career which included being named Footballer of the Year in 2010. In his retirement statement […]

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Kilkenny presenter Evanne ‘disappointed’ after ‘passive aggressive’ bouncer refused her entry to popular Dublin bar

By Kilkenny Now 18th October 2019 0

TALENTED Kilkenny presenter and former camogie player Evanne Ni Chuilinn has told how she was left “disappointed” after a popular Dublin pub refused her entry because she had no identification. Despite her high-profile job, security staff at Dicey Riley’s on Harcourt Street refused to allow the popular Kilkenny journalist into the pub because she did […]

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Well-known sports star accused of sexually assaulting woman outside pub

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against a well-known sports figure who is already at the centre of a rape inquiry. It is understood the alleged assault on a female victim occurred on Friday at approximately 9pm near a pub in a suburb in Dublin’s southside. A statement from the Garda Press Office […]

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Powerful new play inspires victims of domestic abuse to escape their home hell

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN DOZENS of victims of domestic abuse have come forward to seek help since a powerful new play about one family’s harrowing experience was brought to life on stage this month. Some Names Have Changed is based on the life real story of Priscilla Grainger and her 21-year-old daughter Ainie, who are also […]

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Kilkenny suspects targeted as part of nationwide prostitution sting

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

A NUMBER of people suspected of paying for sex in Kilkenny and Carlow have been questioned by gardai as part of a nationwide sting operation. A total of 38 people across the country were stopped and spoken to by gardaí last week on suspicion of having paid for prostitution services. Some of the suspects are […]

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Lucy helps Eddie Rockets make a meal deal out of diner’s 30th birthday celebrations

By Kilkenny Now 26th September 2019 0

IT was a case of going back to the future at the Eddie Rockets diner in Kilkenny today as the fast food restaurant chain celebrated its 30th birthday with a special meal deal – at 1980s prices. In Dublin, celebrity presenter Lucy Kennedy joined in the celebrations with Eddie Rockets founder Niall Fortune (pictured together […]

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Coming to Kilkenny: why more people are moving from Dublin to buy homes here

By Kilkenny Now 23rd September 2019 0

KILKENNY’S location – just over an hour’s drive from the capital – and more flexible working arrangements have helped to significantly increase the sales of local homes in the first half of the year. Property sales in Kilkenny rose by over 20% in the first six months of the year, according to a new survey […]

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Leading Kilkenny company wins prestigious national award

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

A LEADING Kilkenny company has been named overall winner of a prestigious national award. TransferMate was the winner of the first annual Deloitte Financial Services Innovation Awards, which took place in Dublin yesterday. The Kilkenny company was also named the winner of the product or service category for its ‘Global Invoice Connect’ solution. TransferMate is

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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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Enterprising Kilkenny man represents county in national finals at Google HQ

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2019 0

INNOVATIVE Kilkenny businessman John Duggan will represent his county at the finals of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Competition in Dublin tomorrow. The finals will take place at the Google Headquarters in the capital. John, co-founder of Loanitt Ltd, will be representing Kilkenny in the Best Idea Category in the national final of Ireland’s Best Young […]