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Gardai wanted rogue Tipperary driver banned from entering Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN who refused to stop at a Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny – which resulted in a high-speed pursuit across three counties – has been granted bail. The arresting Garda had requested that the man be prevented from entering county Kilkenny, but this was turned down by the judge. Kevin Keane of […]

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Rogue driver arrested after refusing to stop for gardai in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 23rd May 2019 0

A MAN was arrested after he refused to stop for gardai on a county Kilkenny road. The incident occurred on the road between Freshford and Urlingford yesterday. Gardai immediately gave chase and eventually caught up with the suspect, who was arrested and charged. He was due to appear before Kilkenny District Court.

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How Kilkenny towns can hook up to the high-speed broadband highway

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

TOWNS across Kilkenny are being given the opportunity to set up their very own community broadband services. But they only have until the end of this month have until May 31 to qualify for up to €30,000 in supports for a business plan, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) has announced. KLP CEO Declan Rice said advisory […]

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Broadband roadshows roll into Kilkenny communities this week

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE Kilkenny LEADER Partnership community broadband roadshows kick off this week. Information meetings will be held at the Freshford Community Hall tomorrow night, with another event at Mullinavat Community Hall on Wednesday evening. Both meetings begin at 8pm. KLP has teamed up with internationally-renowned fibre expert, John Graves, for the Blue Town Initiative which

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2019 Local Elections countdown – here is your full list of Kilkenny candidates

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2019 0

THE nominations are in, the campaigning is well underway and the stage is set for the May 24 local elections. Kilkenny County Council has confirmed a total of 44 candidates will contest the four electoral areas in in the city and county. Here is the full list of candidates: Kilkenny City Electoral Area (14 candidates […]

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20 rural Kilkenny communities to get more affordable broadband service

By Kilkenny Now 1st May 2019 0

Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) is teaming up with rural communities across the county to help them prepare to turn their broadband ‘not spots’ into high-speed ‘hot spots’ with a far more affordable broadband service. A series of roadshows will get underway from May 14 targeting 20 rural Kilkenny communities identified as ‘Blue Areas’ in the […]

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Brave Kilkenny couple to wed, ‘in sickness and in health’

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

By SINÉAD CONNOLLY A KILKENNY couple who plan to wed ‘in sickness and in health’ are on a mission to promote organ donation. Elaine Murphy and her fiancé Mark Kavanagh, who is on dialysis for up to nine hours a night as he awaits a kidney transplant, are due to get married in July 2020. […]

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Burglar breaks into county Kilkenny house, then smashes up toilet and shower

By Kilkenny Now 11th April 2019 0

BURGLAR broke into an unoccupied house in Freshford and caused extensive criminal damage to the property. The break-in at Pinewood Cottage was reported to gardai at around 1pm last Friday. Officers arrived at the house to discover the burglar had gained entry to the property via the back door, which was damaged. A Garda source […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny gardai hunt ‘smash-and-grab’ gang who broke into filling station overnight

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are hunting for a ‘smash-and-grab’ gang who broke into a local filling station overnight. The incident occurred in the early hours of this morning in Freshford. The gang forced their way into the premises and stole a quantity of cash. The alarm on the premises was activated at around 2am, and it appears […]

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WATER WARNING: Homes and businesses in city and county face outages

By Kilkenny Now 12th March 2019 Post a comment

HOUSEHOLDERS and business in parts of the city and county have been warned they face disruptions to their water supplies today and tomorrow. Some homes in Callan and surrounding areas have been without water since 7am this morning as leak detection works get underway. Irish Water warned “supply may take 2-3 hours to fully return to […]