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‘Have a heart’ – Kilkenny hurling legends back march for 24-hour cardio care

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2019 0

KILKENNY sporting legends have joined forces with the campaign for 24-hour cardiac care in the South East as thousands from the region prepare to march in Dublin tomorrow. The march, organised by the Health Equality for the South East (HEFSE), gets underway at 1:30pm in Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance. Thousands are expected to join the […]

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REVEALED: Level of disposable income in Kilkenny – and how we compare to other counties

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 0

PEOPLE in Kilkenny have an average disposable income of €18,928 – more than €1,700 below the national average. New figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal people in Kikenny city and county have the 13th highest level of disposable income of all counties in the country. However, we lag some distance behind the […]

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Join the Great Kilkenny Bake Off!

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2019 0

It’s the Great Irish Bake Off – Kilkenny style! A mouth-watering selection of tasty treats will be on offer as The Hub hosts a unique bake-off event this Friday. The popular Thomastown café is inviting all comers to come and take part in the event, with all proceeds going to to Temple Street Children’s Hospital. […]

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Glanbia CountryLife strike gold at customer loyalty awards ceremony

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

GLANBIA CountryLife, which has centres in Ballyhale and Castlecomer, has won a prestigious customer loyalty award. The Glanbia CountryLife Loyalty Scheme came out tops in the Irish Loyalty Awards 2019, winning the award for ‘Best Customer Experience’. CountryLife  were finalists in the ‘Best Retail (non-food) Loyalty Programme of the Year’ category as well as the […]

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House prices in Kilkenny city and county continue to rise: daft.ie survey

By Kilkenny Now 1st April 2019 0

HOUSE prices in Kilkenny city and county are continuing to rise, new figures reveal. Overall the price of a home in Kilkenny rose by 4.8% to €224,161 in the first three months of the year, according to the latest Daft.ie analysis of the property market. This is just below the 5.9% national average rise in […]

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Outrage as hero Kilkenny campaigner is clamped while receiving treatment at hospital

By Kilkenny Now 31st March 2019 Post a comment

HERO cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan was left shocked after her car was clamped while she was receiving treatment at a Dublin hospital. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who was Grand Marshall of the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Kilkenny city earlier this month, recently announced she was taking a break from social media to focus on […]

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‘Slow down, arrive alive’ – Garda warning as speeding motorists clocked on M9

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2019 0

MOTORISTS beware – gardai from the Kilkenny-Carlow division have been out in force in recent days as the level of road fatalities continues to soar. Several drivers were clocked at speeds of up to 155km/h on the M9 yesterday. Kilkenny gardai confirmed: “Speed checks on M9 yesterday evening, numerous offences detected. Let’s slow down and […]

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Kilkenny’s commuters: 20,000 leave region every day to work in Dublin

By Kilkenny Now 22nd March 2019 0

MORE than 20,000 people commute every day to Dublin from Kilkenny and neighbouring counties Carlow and Wexford. The figures are revealed in new research carried out on behalf of Vodafone Ireland which was released  to coincide with its launch of three high-speed broadband hubs in the South East. The information was compiled from the combined Vodafone network […]