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Kilkenny’s age-friendly libraries recognised

By Kilkenny Now 7th November 2024 0

Eight local libraries and Kilkenny County Council’s mobile library service have been awarded Age Friendly Status. Welcoming the news, Kilkenny County Council said the library service has been “working under the guidance of Age Friendly Ireland to achieve this status”. A spokesperson said: “Following staff training and a consultation process with local groups, organisations

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Thieves steal valuable equipment during break-in at Kilkenny farm

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2022 0

Thieves broke into a county Kilkenny farm and stole a large amount of fencing eqiupment. The break-in ocurred at a farm in Barrowmount sometime between 5pm on Wednesday, April 27 and 4pm the following day. A locla garda source told KilkennyNow: “Six 50m rolls of sheep wire and two 200m rolls of barbed wire were […]

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Thieves break into county Kilkenny house overnight and steal home heating oil

By Kilkenny Now 2nd March 2022 0

Thieves broke into the house in country Kilkenny and made off with home heating oil they stole from the property. The theft occurred overnight at a property on Ullard Road, Graiguenamanagh, sometime between Monday and yesterday morning. Gardai have asked anyone who noticed any suspicious vehicles or activity in the area at the time to […]

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Car ‘spiked’ in incident alongside quay in popular Kilkenny beauty spot

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2022 0

A motorist got a nasty surprise after he drove over a series of spikes that that were stuck onto the white paint of a stop sign along the quay side of a picturesque county Kilkenny town. Gardai confirmed they are investigating a case of criminal damage after the incident occurred in Graiguenamanagh sometime between 11pm […]

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Stunned Kilkenny village resident disturbs burglar during break-in

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2021 0

Gardai are investigating two break-ins that occured at a Kilkenny village on Friday night. In the first incident, a burglar attempted to break into a house in Deerpark, Inistioge. A Garda source confirmed suspect gained entry to the house via a ground floor window shortly before 9.30pm but was disturbed by the homeowner. A second […]

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Popular Kilkenny walking trails get funding hike

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2021 0

Government funding has been allocated to two popular county Kilkenny walking trails. Brandon Hill in Graiguenamanagh and the South Leinster Way are among 31 trails chosen for funding under the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ programme. Under the scheme, which was announced by Rural Development Minister Heather Humphreys this week, funding is provided to farmers

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Flood relief works for county Kilkenny town moves one step closer

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2021 0

  A long-awaited prevention project for a county Kilkenny town ravaged by floods has moved another step forward. The Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch Flood Relief Scheme has made its way to the national planning authority, An Bord Pleanála looking for permission to begin the project. The €9 million flood relief scheme will come as a great relief to […]

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Boardwalk at popular county Kikenny closed after anicent oak tree falls

By Kilkenny Now 27th July 2021 0

The boardwalk at a popular county Kilkenny walkway has been temporarily closed after an ancient oak tree fell last night. Nobody was injured after the oak tree, believed to be 800 years old, at Silaire Wood in Graiguenamanagh became uprooted and fell. It is not known what caused the tree to collapse. Kilkenny County Council […]

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Motorists urged: ‘Don’t double park and block roads at Kilkenny beauty spots’

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2021 0

Gardai have urged visitors to local beauty spots to stop double parking and blocking roads. It comes as the heatwave continues to drive large numbers of people to popular public areas across Kilkenny. A local Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are also appealing to motorists visiting our beauty spots and rivers to refrain from parking on […]

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Burglars bungle daylight break-in via garage of home in Kilkenny town

By Kilkenny Now 29th June 2021 0

Burglars attempted to break into the garage of a home in county Kilkenny. The incident occurred at a house in Raheendore in Graiguenamanagh sometime between 9.30am and 2.30pm last Friday. The homeowner returned to discover a series of marks on the garage doors. However, the burglars did not gain entry to the property and nothing […]