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Kilkenny Credit Union customers can use new contactless service to pay for goods

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2021 0

Paying for good and services in Kilkenny has just become a whole lot easier for many people as a new method of transaction has been introduced for customers. Six Credit Union branches across the county are now offering their current account customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay by just […]

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Vandals smash up door of house beside one of Kilkenny’s favourite visitor attractions

By Kilkenny Now 3rd June 2021 0

Vandals caused damage to the door and window of a house right beside one of county Kilkenny most popular visitor attractions. The damage was caused to the property at Baker’s Quay in Graiguenamanagh, overlooking the scenic dock on the River Barrow, shortly after 9.30pm on Saturday night. Gardai went to the scene after they received […]

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Model, healthy eating guru and hiker hails Brandon Loop as Kilkenny’s best trek

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2021 Post a comment

With murmurings from Leinster House suggesting we won’t be permitted to travel beyond county bounds until July at the earliest, a former model, turned food influencer and happy hiker has revealed her favourite walk in Kilkenny. Roz Purcell, who hails from just across the border in Tipperary, has given the Brandon Hill loop which begins […]

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Kilkenny GAA club gets green light for big expansion plans

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2021 0

A county Kilkenny GAA club has been given the green light for ambitious plans to more than double the size of its clubhouse. Kilkenny County Council has given Graiguenamanagh GAA permission to build an extension to its current dressing rooms at their pitch in Harristown. The new two-storey building will see the club double the […]

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‘Some harsh lessons were learned’ – how Kilkenny avoided surge in Covid cases across south east

By Kilkenny Now 7th April 2021 0

Kilkenny has managed to avoid a huge surge in Covid-19 cases across the south east. The county has not recorded more than 50 cases in a week since February 14, putting Kilkenny only behind Leitrim in the national Covid incidence rate table. Cases soared locally in the countdown to Christmas and a large outbreak was […]

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Major tourism boost for Kilkenny as South Leinster Way links to Wicklow Way and Dublin

By Kilkenny Now 23rd March 2021 0

Kilkenny has received a major tourism boost after funding has been provided to connect the South Leinster Way to the Wicklow Way. More than €370,000 has been invested to connect the two hiking trails, which will create an uninterrupted 236km of walk and cycle ways, starting in Carrick-on-Suir, crossing through Kilkenny and finishing in Marley […]

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Supermarket giant gives €50m boost to Kilkenny economy

By Kilkenny Now 13th March 2021 Post a comment

A supermarket giant sourced more than €50 million of locally produced food and drink from Kilkenny suppliers last year. In a review of their 2020 business, Aldi revealed it paid €51.4 million to six county Kilkenny producers including Callan Bacon, Iverk Produce in Piltown and Mileeven Honey in Owning. Aldi operates five stores in Kilkenny […]

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Four Bank of Ireland branches in Kilkenny to close, just two survive chop

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2021 Post a comment

Just two of Kilkenny’s six Bank of Ireland branches have been saved from the chop after it was confirmed today that one-third of all its offices nationwide are to close. The branches in Callan, Thomastown, Graiguenamanagh and Urlingford will close as part of the significant changes to Bank of Ireland’s branch network and local services. […]

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WATCH: County Kilkenny town steps up to Jerusalema dance challenge!

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2021 2

The picturesque town of Graiguenamanagh put its best foot forward as the local community came together to take up the Jerusalema dance challenge. County Kilkenny featured prominantly in An Garda Siochána’s take on the dance craze that has swept the globe, with our boys and girls in blue racking up over a million hits online. […]

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WEATHER WARNING: 1,200 Kilkenny homes without power, dangerous debris loose on M7 motorway

By Kilkenny Now 23rd February 2021 0

Close to 1,200 houses in Kilkenny are without power this morning following the high winds and heavy rains that are currently battering the county. There are also reports of debris coming loose on roads across the county and motorist are being urged to drive with care. ESB Networks are reporting five different outages across the […]