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Gardai probe bizarre break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BURGLARS forced their way into a vacant county Kilkenny house but then fled without stealing anything. The thieves forced their way into the house at Kilrush, Freshford, between 12.30pm last Thursday and 9.30am on Friday. The burglars forced open a window at the back of the house, which was vacant at the […]

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Sterling work: Kilkenny showcased to UK tour operators ahead of Brexit d-day

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is using it’s ancient and medieval history to attract UK visitors to the county, while our closest neighbours are in the middle of making history of their own, Ahead of whatever happens with Brexit, people from the UK will still be going on holidays, so Fáilte Ireland invited Albatross Travel, a […]

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Screw guns and power tools stolen from van parked in county Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a van parked in a county Kilkenny town before making off with several valuable power tools. The theft occurred at The Square, Freshford, sometime between Saturday, August 31 and Saturday, September 7. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed two screw guns were among the tools that were taken. Anyone with information about the […]

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Kilkenny centre for patients with dementia receives damning health and safety report

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A DESIGNATED centre that provides dementia care for adults in Kilkenny city failed to meet the standards required in the provision of care to its patients, according to a new report. Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Inspectors were not assured that there was “sufficient resources available to ensure care of the […]

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New housing development to transform centre of Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A COUNTY Kilkenny town will see one of its biggest developments in years after planning was approved on a major new housing plan. Kilkenny County Council gave the thumbs up to a new 19 home development just off the town centre in Freshford. The development will consist of two-bed, three-bed and four-bed […]

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Five projects receive €40,000 from community grant scheme

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BREAKDOWN of the €250,000 funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme has been released Cultural art spaces, playgrounds, sports groups, and scout halls are among the projects benefitting from the funding. Five projects received €40,000, with the other two receiving €30,000 and €20,000 each. […]

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Kilkenny County Council gives €250,000 towards seven community-led projects

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 Post a comment

CULTURAL art spaces, playgrounds, and scout halls are among the projects to receive funding as part of Kilkenny County Council’s €250,000 its Community and Cultural Facilities Capital Grant Scheme. This year, seven projects receive contributions from the council towards the capital cost of community-led cultural and amenity facilities. In all 16 applications were received

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Burglar robbed two inflatable castles during break-in at county Kilkenny home – and then bounced

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are on the lookout for a burglar who stole two bouncy castles from a county Kilkenny home. The thief  stole two large bouncy castles from a shed in the rear of a house at Barna, near Freshford, last week. The burglary took place between 2pm on Sunday, July 7 and 10pm […]

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Kilkenny car crime spree: vehicles targetted at four different locations across county

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN FOUR cars at different locations across the county had their windows smashed or bodywork damaged during a spate of similar incidents in the space of a 24-hour period. The break-ins and criminal damage of vehicles occurred on Sunday and early Monday morning at locations in Thomastown, Piltown, Threecastles and Bennettsbridge. Gardaí at […]

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Titantic exhibition design team joins forces with Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Museum

By Kilkenny Now 16th June 2019 0

THE design team behind the world-renowned Belfast Titanic project have joined forces with Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile Museum for a landmark new exhibition. The exhibition, titled 3 lives 3 deaths, one life unlived, will feature the three bodies found during excavations at the museum in 2016. The project is now at an advanced stage following the […]