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More traffic misery as Ireland’s longest bridge – linking Kilkenny and Wexford – will not open this year

By Kilkenny Now 4th December 2019 Post a comment

Ireland’s longest bridge linking South Kilkenny to county Wexford will now not open this year as planned. The Rose Fitzgearld Kennedy Bridge will not open for traffic until January 2020, Kilkenny councillors heard this morning. At a meeting of the Piltown Municipal District, councillors were told the completion date has been pushed back to the […]

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More delays to Ireland’s longest bridge, linking Kilkenny and Wexford, after worker seriously injured

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2019 0

Construction work on Ireland’s longest bridge linking Kilkenny and Wexford at Glenmore was halted for several days after a worker was seriously injured. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident at the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge on Wednesday, November 13, shortly before 8.30am. The victim, who is believed to be from Italy, […]

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Council begins clearing the path for Kilkenny Greenway

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2019 0

WORK began this week on clearing the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny and turn it into a mecca for tourists. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Kilkenny […]

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Gardai hunt truck driver involved in Kilkenny hit-and-run

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI are on the lookout for an articulated truck and its driver involved in a hit and run county Kilkenny. The incident occurred on the N25 close to Glenmore in South Kilkenny shortly after noon on Monday. The white truck was traveling southbound from Waterford towards New Ross when it hit the […]

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Why the long face? Thieves steal horse blanket from county Kilkenny property

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

THIEVES broke into a property in South Kilkenny and made off with a horse blanket. The theft occurred at Roscara, Johnswell Road, Glenmore sometime between 8am on Tuesday, September 24 and Saturday, September 28. A Garda spokesperson said: “The blanket was taken from the injured party’s garden.” Potential eyewitnesses or anyone who may have noticed […]

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‘Crumbling concrete’ delays opening of Kilkenny-Wexford bridge

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY CRUMBLING concrete could delay the opening of Ireland’s longest bridge, connecting South Kilkenny to county Wexford, into next year The €230 million,  887m Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge connecting Pink Point, Glenmore in Kilkenny to Stokestown in Wexford was found to have an issue with defective concrete in one of its supporting piers. […]

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Kilkenny gardai probe bizarre theft of cast iron bench from garden

By Kilkenny Now 29th September 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai are investigating the theft of a heavy cast iron bench from a garden. The bench was stolen from a garden in the Raheen area of New Ross sometime between September 8 and September 20. Gardai have urged potential eyewitnesses or anyone who has information about the theft to contact Glenmore Garda Station on […]

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Pet dog stolen during break-in at county Kilkenny home

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 Post a comment

GARDAI are hunting for heartless thieves who broke into a county Kilkenny home and stole a pet dog. The back door of the house in Glenmore was broken into sometime between 2pm last Thursday and midday on Sunday. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed the dog, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was the only thing that was […]

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Lightning strikes – leaving thousands in Kilkenny without power

By Kilkenny Now 21st September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THOUSANDS of Kilkenny people are currently without power after unexpectedly powerful thunderstorms hit the county. Close to 1,000 homes from all around the county are currently without power. Homes as far north as Castlecomer to as far south as Glenmore are affected, as the frequency and strength of the thunderstorms and lightning […]

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Man airlifted to hospital after horror crash in south Kilkenny has died

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

A MAN who was suffered horrific injuries in a road accident in south Kilkenny earlier this month has died. The crash occurred on the M25 near Glenmore on September 2. The victim was airlifted to from the scene and taken to University Hospital Waterford (UHW). However, the man, who is from Co Wexford, died from […]